HISTORICAL FACTS: 16 - The Untold Story

It’s not just trans kids: Republicans are coming after trans adults like me, too

This move by Missouri’s attorney general is the first attack on gender-affirming care for transgender adults – and it won’t be the last

The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2023

Brickbat: Pounding the Pavement

Providence, Rhode Island, police captain Stephen J. Gencarella was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading no contest to simple assault. Gencarella and another officer arrested Armando Rivas after he refused to move his vehicle from the travel lane of an interstate on-ramp. Rivas struggled with the two officers.…

Reason · Apr 24, 2023

Trump’s immigration policy tore this family apart. Four years later, they are finally reunited

Ernesto Ortega Lima and his family were separated in 2018 as they tried to cross into the US while fleeing gang violence in Guatemala

The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2023

'I took on the world's tallest building climb in NYC and it was terrifying but worth it'

Steve Graves visited New York and Boston, taking in the Old South Meeting House, the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and the floating USS Constitution Museum in the latter city

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

Man allegedly attacks jail guards after arrest for trying to stab flight attendant with broken spoon

Francisco Torres being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

The Rhode Island Scumbag’s guide to betting the 2023 MAC men’s basketball tournament

The Rockets just keep winning. Don't expect that to change with an NCAA Tournament bid on the line.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 8, 2023

The Rhode Island Scumbag’s guide to betting the 2023 Big East men’s basketball tournament

The Rhode Island Scumbag drops his picks for the local conference -- including a live dog in St. John's and one team to fade, fade, fade.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 7, 2023

‘It’s easy to grin, when your ship’s come in’: The yacht dubbed Seafood from the movie ‘Caddyshack’ has been sold

First listed for sale five months ago, the boat is now owned by a marketing professor from Rhode Island.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 1, 2023

Addiction treatment may be coming to a pharmacy near you

Despite an overdose epidemic that killed 107,000 people last year, nearly 9 in 10 Americans who need medication to treat their addiction to deadly opioids aren’t receiving it.

Tribune News Service · Feb 27, 2023

US Rep. Cicilline to step down, lead nonprofit foundation

Rhode Island congressman David Cicilline is stepping down this summer to lead his home state’s largest funder of nonprofits

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023