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Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn, seen here in a still from the 1940 film 'The Philadelphia Story,' had a brush with death. 

Stephanie Brown, a nurse specializing in cardiac surgery, became part of a growing workforce in Alaska last year when she took a job far from her Florida home.

A new report suggests ways Providence, Rhode Island, can atone for its extensive ties to the transatlantic slave trade and centuries of racism and discrimination

Climate science is clear: Floodwaters are a growing risk for many American cities, threatening to displace not only people and housing but also the land-based pollution left behind by earlier industrial activities.

A Guardian investigation finds pipes are only replaced at homeowners’ cost, and removal work risked causing increase of lead in water

The winner of the Chicago casino bid, who promised good labor relations here, nearly had to contend with a walkout over the July 4 weekend at its operation outside Providence.

While there has been some movement to the suburbs during the pandemic, major cities remain attractive places to live and work. If you’re reevaluating where you call home or considering relocating this year, here are Bankrate’s picks for the best places to live in 2022.

City officials in Providence weighing reparations for Black residents are looking beyond the Rhode Island capital’s leading role in slavery

Providence vs Richmond prediction, NCAA Tournament Second Round game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Saturday

The first trial in Rhode Island state court against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's (NYSE:TEVA) alleged responsibility for the opioid crisis begins jury selection Monday. The case begins over whether Teva contributed to an opioid crisis that has caused more than 500,000 deaths over the past two decades. Rhode Island says Teva created a…

At the age of 13, Kali "K.O. Mequinanoag" Reis found refuge in a boxing gym, the only place she could calm her mind amid a tumultuous adolescence. But it wasn't until the Providence, Rhode Island-born world middleweight champion fought her way through hard-won battles as an adult that she found…