This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccurate headline." As Rhode Island's capital, Providence is ...

That's where you can enjoy the best that each state has to offer, with a short walk between buildings. You can have maple ...

Erik Chaput teaches at Providence College and Western Reserve Academy. Russell DeSimone is an independent scholar from ...

However, the recent commercialization of Federal Hill's history as a so-called "underworld" undermines its true legacy and ...

If it feels like we just had an election for CD1, it's because we did: Rep. Gabe Amo won the 2023 special election to replace ...

Exiled for his criticism of the colonial charters and the Puritan partnership of church and state, Williams eventually founded the colony of Rhode Island and served as its President. Williams argued ...

When George Washington took the oath of office as the nation’s first president in New York City the following year, Rhode ...

United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited Rhode Island on Tuesday to help launch the state’s home energy ...

Rhode Island's independent streak – it was the only state to reject ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol in 1920 – dates back to its 17th century ...

Puerto Rico has been a veritable colony of the United States for well ... Puerto Rico is territorially larger than Delaware and Rhode Island, and it has more people than many American states.