A special legislative commission on Tuesday voted to recommend the establishment of the state’s first public medical school at the University of Rhode Island. The Senate commission was formed in July ...

Are GLP-1 drugs prescribed for weight loss becoming too outsized a line item for continued coverage through the state ...

U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects. The Conference Board said Tuesday ...

The December unemployment rate of 4.3% in Rhode Island was the second highest in New England behind Massachusetts but below the national rate of 4.4%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Copley Chambers, a rooming house built in 1913 at 206 Broad St. that was restored and reopened in 2024 as housing for young adults, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ...

Shoreham Bank has appointed Sengkeo Bouchard as its new chief financial officer, the bank announced. Bouchard, a 21-year employee at the bank, previously served as senior vice president and controller ...

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. has opened submissions for its ninth annual Small Business Community Champion ...

RTX Corp. reported a 2025 year-end profit of $6.7 billion, or $4.96 per share. That’s a 41% increase from $4.7 billion, or $3.55 per share, a year prior.  The company, formerly Raytheon Technologies ...

When teams of volunteers fan out across Rhode Island after dark Tuesday on a mission that will take them through parks, alongside highway ramps, and into alleyways and parking lots, they will need to ...

For many women, heavy or irregular menstrual cycles are often brushed off as “normal”—something to endure quietly while juggling work, family, and daily life. But changes in menstrual bleeding can be ...

Rhode Island appears to be moving toward the end of a recession, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Monday in his monthly Current Conditions Index report.  The ...

The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island is unchanged at $2.82 per gallon this week, AAA Northeast said Monday. That price is 6 cents lower than the national ...