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Winged ferry that glides like a pelican tested for coastal transportation

Regent Craft is testing a new type of winged passenger ferry on Narragansett Bay. The vessel, called Paladin, glides over ...

Reporter says former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave her a chip bag filled with cash

A New York City reporter says a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams gave her a potato chip bag filled with cash following a ...

Frank Caprio, Rhode Island judge who drew a huge online audience with his compassion, dies at age 88

Retired Providence, Rhode Island, Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio, who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of ...

Near-term chances of an eruption at Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano now considered 'extremely low'

Officials have lowered the alert level for a volcano near Alaska’s largest city to normal. The Alaska Volcano Observatory ...

Facing bankruptcy, Claire's sells to private equity as the future of some CT stores remain unknown

Claire’s announced in a release Wednesday that it entered into an agreement to be purchased by an affiliate of Ames Watson, a ...

Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa and Syria, UN experts say

U.N. counterterrorism experts warn that Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a ...

What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it heads past the US East Coast

Hurricane Erin is causing dangerous swimming conditions along the East Coast even as the strength of the storm weakened. Erin ...

Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East Coast

Hurricane Erin is strengthening again and forecasters say it could re-intensify into a major hurricane. The storm is creeping ...

This Ukrainian startup makes drones — and soon, cruise missiles — to strike deep inside Russia

Ukraine's defense industry is gaining global attention for its innovative drone technology. Last September, a Ukrainian-made drone attacked a Russian ammunition depot more than 620 miles away.

A soldier in New Zealand is sentenced to two years in military prison for attempted espionage

A New Zealand soldier, who pleaded guilty to attempted espionage, has been sentenced Wednesday to two years in military prison followed by discharge from the army. His guilty plea Monday marked ...

Mike Collins argues he can unite Georgia GOP in challenge to Democratic US Sen. Jon Ossoff

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to unite President Donald Trump’s base with traditional business ...

Prosecutors link LA contract to Smartmatic 'slush fund' as voting tech firm battles Fox in court

The voting technology company suing Fox News for defamation is now entangled in a widening bribery investigation. Federal prosecutors in Miami last year charged Smartmatic's co-founder Roger ...