2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (430+ words) Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70. ESPN announced Melrose’s death Wednesday after his wife informed…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (747+ words) McKee’s defeat ends his bid for a second full term and marks the first time in more than 30 years that a sitting Rhode Island governor has been beaten in a primary. Foulkes, a former senior executive at CVS and the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (168+ words) A 25-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a house party in Taunton Sunday that left one person dead and seven others injured, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced Wednesday. Sienna Barboza, of New Bedford,…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (601+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (168+ words) A 25-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a house party in Taunton Sunday that left one person dead and seven others injured, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced Wednesday. Sienna Barboza, of New Bedford,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1060+ words) Many party members, including those facing tight races, are skipping the two-day affair, citing conflicting obligations or balking at demands that they pony up for access. Others are hoping an appearance alongside President Donald Trump will put them in the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (476+ words) The company’s new CEO, John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook on Sept. 1, introduced the latest lineup at the Steve Jobs Theater. After cycling through other updates to the iPhone, the Apple Watch and AirPods along with artificial intelligence…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (479+ words) The S&P 500 index fell 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 311 points, or 0.6%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.4%. The losses were broad, with retailers among the companies leading the market lower. Amazon fell 1.8% and Starbucks fell 1.5%. Nearly…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (821+ words) Trust in government information has also become more partisan since Trump’s first term, the survey found. “It’s pretty hard to trust anything that’s being communicated,” said Shannon Ingram, 46, a Democrat who lives in Maryland, pointing to shifting health recommendations as…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (419+ words) The Miami-based center issued the warning and a hurricane watch for Kauai and Niihau as Lowell was forecast to pass the islands to the west late Monday while traveling north. Forecasters said rainfall totals of 6-10 inches (15-25 centimeters), with maximum totals…...