SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — One of Rhode Island’s most famous restaurants has been damaged after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning. Union Fire District Steve Pinch says firefighters arrived at 3:45 a.m. to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown. The cause of the fire was […]
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Bakery in New Hampshire wins in free speech case over a pastry shop painting
By KATHY McCORMACK and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire town’s attempt to force a bakery to remove or alter its painting that shows sunbeams shining down on a mountain range of doughnuts, a muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries is unconstitutional, a judge ruled in a First Amendment […]
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High school coach who did naked fat tests found not guilty of child molestation, sexual assault
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A jury has found a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach not guilty of second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault after he spent decades asking hundreds of male student-athletes if they were “shy or not shy” before asking them to get naked so he could check […]
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Strike averted as submarine designers in Connecticut agree to contract with Electric Boat
GROTON, Conn. (AP) — The union for about 2,500 submarine designers at Electric Boat in Connecticut has tentatively agreed to a new contract with the company, averting a strike that would have begun Monday. The Marine Draftsmen’s Association-United Auto Workers of America, Local 571, essentially the workers responsible for designing the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarine […]
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Marcell Ozuna homers for second straight day, and Braves beat Red Sox 10-4 for series win
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered for the second straight day, former Boston outfielder Alex Verdugo had three hits and the Atlanta Braves beat the Red Sox 10-4 on Sunday to win the three-game series. Austin Riley also had three hits for the Braves (24-23), who moved a game above […]
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Knicks beat Celtics 119-81 in Game 6 and advance to face Pacers in Eastern Conference finals
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks viewed reaching the Eastern Conference finals as just another step in a season that’s not over. It’s not time to celebrate. Try telling that to the thousands of fans dancing and chanting inside and on the streets all […]
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Chris Sale strikes out 8 and leads the Braves to a 4-2 win over the Red Sox
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale struck out eight and pitched seven innings of one-run ball Friday night, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Sale (2-3), who won a World Series with Boston, earned his first win since April 25. The 36-year-old left-hander allowed […]
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US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Charter Communications has offered to acquire Cox Communications, a $34.5 billion merger that would combine two of the top three cable companies in the U.S. Cox is the third largest cable television company in the country, with more than 6.5 million digital cable, internet, telephone, and home security customers. […]
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Endurance swimmer is attempting first-ever swim around Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ anniversary
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — Lewis Pugh has followed an unspoken rule during his career as one of the world’s most daring endurance swimmers: Don’t talk about sharks. But he plans to break that this week on a swim around Martha’s Vineyard, where “ Jaws” was filmed 50 years ago. The British-South […]
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Malloy’s 9th inning single gives Tigers 6-5 win over the Red Sox
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Justyn-Henry Malloy hit a pinch-hit single in the ninth to end the game and give the Detroit Tigers a 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Aroldis Chapman (2-2) walked Andy Ibáñez to start the inning. Connor Wong threw the ball into center field […]
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Javier Baez hits a pair of 3-run HRs, including one in 11th, to lift Tigers to 10-9 win over Red Sox
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Javier Baez hit his second go-ahead, three-run homer in the 11th inning for his first multi-homer game in Detroit, lifting the Tigers to a 10-9 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. The AL-leading Tigers were ahead in the first, third, fourth and sixth […]
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20 Democratic attorneys general sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal funds
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions. According to the complaints, both Secretary of […]
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Jurors deliberate fate of high school basketball coach who conducted naked fat tests
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press WAKEFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the child molestation trial of a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach who asked hundreds of male student-athletes to take off their underwear so he could check their body fat. Defense attorneys contend Aaron Thomas conducted the tests because he was focused […]
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Knicks take a 3-1 lead over the Celtics with a 121-113 victory as Tatum is injured in final minutes
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks had just taken control of the game with another fourth-quarter kick when Jayson Tatum fell to the court with a potentially severe right leg injury. The specifics of Tatum’s injury are uncertain but the situation in the Eastern […]
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Gleyber Torres homers and drives in 3 runs as Tigers rout Red Sox 14-2
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Gleyber Torres homered and drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 14-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. Trey Sweeney also homered and leadoff hitter Kerry Carpenter scored three times in the first three innings for the Tigers, who improved […]
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Devers’ homer boosts Giolito to first win since 2023 as Red Sox beat Royals 3-1
By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rafael Devers’ 440-foot homer snapped a 1-1 tie and Lucas Giolito pitched into the seventh inning for his first win since 2023 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Sunday. Giolito (1-1) allowed two singles and one unearned run in […]
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Before they name a 2028 nominee, Democrats will have to decide which state will weigh in first
By HANNAH FINGERHUT, MEG KINNARD and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Before they can name their next presidential nominee, Democrats will have to decide which state will weigh in first. In 2022, President Joe Biden forced a shake-up of the 2024 election calendar, moving South Carolina’s primary ahead of contests in Iowa, New […]
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Crochet, Red Sox beat KC 10-1 to end Royals’ winning streak at 7
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Garrett Crochet allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings, Rafael Devers was 4 for 4 with three RBIs and the Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City 10-1 on Saturday night to end the Royals’ winning streak at seven. Crochet (4-2) struck out nine […]
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Celtics rout Knicks 115-93 to cut New York’s lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Payton Pritchard scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics easily got their first win in the Eastern Conference semifinals by routing the New York Knicks 115-93 on Saturday in Game 3. The Celtics went 20 […]
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Fermin hits a 12th-inning single to give Royals 2-1 win over Red Sox, 16th win in last 18 games
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Freddy Fermin hit a line drive RBI single into left center in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Steven Cruz (1-0) pitched the 12th for his first major […]
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15 states sue over Trump’s move to fast-track oil and gas projects via his ‘energy emergency’ order
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources. Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency ” on the first day of his presidency. The order urges […]
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Trial of ex-high school basketball coach who conducted naked fat tests comes to a close
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Attorneys will soon deliver closing arguments in the trial of a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach facing criminal charges after authorities say he repeatedly asked male student-athletes to remove their clothes while alone with him so he could check their body fat. Aaron Thomas, 57, […]
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Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump’s push to deregulate
By PATRICK WHITTLE and ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press STONINGTON, Maine (AP) — Virginia Olsen has pulled lobsters from Maine’s chilly Atlantic waters for decades while watching threats to the state’s lifeblood industry mount. Trade imbalances with Canada, tight regulations on fisheries and offshore wind farms towering like skyscrapers on open water pose three of those […]
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Alex Bregman, Wilyer Abreu carry Red Sox past Rangers, 6-4
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a tiebreaking two-run single and had a solo homer, Wilyer Abreu added two solo shots and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Bregman and Abreu each drove in three runs for Boston, which was 1-4 against the […]
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Rangers’ bats come alive with new coach Boone in dugout, beating the Red Sox 6-1
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over six strong innings, Texas had 16 hits in their first game since adding Bret Boone as a hitting coach and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night. Eovaldi allowed just one run on five hits in rainy conditions that […]