Rhode Island

Rhode Island superintendent on leave over handling of antisemitic hazing incident

The incident involved senior football players locking a Jewish freshman player in a bathroom, spraying disinfectant through the door, and shouting antisemitic slurs.

Congregational Church aerial view on Village Green in historic village of Slatersville, town of North Smithfield, Rhode Island RI, USA.
 Frank Caprio attends the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Los Angeles, California, US, June 7, 2024.

'World's nicest judge' reality star Frank Caprio dies at 88 after long cancer battle

 THE PALESTINIAN flag flies at Providence City Hall. The Palestinian flag represents October 7; it represents a desire to wipe out the Jewish people and erase the Jewish state, the writer argues

For Jews, the Palestinian flag doesn't symbolize peace - only October 7 - opinion

 Wildfires burn forests on Greek island of Rhodes

Tourists flee Greek island Rhodes wildfire, thousands evacuated


Rhode Island restaurant posts Anne Frank meme, apologizes

The meme posted by the restaurant depicts a picture of Anne Frank with the caption, "It is hotter in here than an oven...and I should know."

 Anne Frank's passport photo.

Two men post white nationalist flyers in Providence, Rhode Island

Of the five people that were reported walking around East Providence neighborhoods with these flyers, police only arrested two.

The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island

Rhode Island takes Teva to trial in multibillion-dollar opioid case

The multibillion-dollar trial will determine whether the Israeli company contributed to an opioid crisis that has caused more than 500,000 deaths over the past two decades.

 Teva building in Kfar Saba

Fed up with its tenant, a NYC synagogue seeks to replace board of historic Touro Synagogue

Tuesday’s filing with the State District Court, Second Division in Rhode Island is the latest twist in a tense and litigious relationship between Shearith Israel and Touro Synagogue.

The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island

DeSantis warns on investing in Unilever after Ben & Jerry's Israel stance

“I will not stand idly by as woke corporate ideologues seek to boycott and divest from our ally, Israel,” DeSantis said in a news release.

Florida Governor Ron Desantis speaks during a campaign rally by then US president Donald Trump at Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida, US, October 23, 2020.

Former Rhode Island governor to run for US presidency as Libertarian

Chafee will make his formal announcement at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday, Cooke told the Providence Journal.

Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee waves good bye after dropping out of the presidential race, at the Democratic National Committee's Women's Leadership Forum's 22nd annual conference in Washington October 23, 2015. Former Rhode Island Governor Chafee said on Friday he is dropping out