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Indian national convicted in US for sexual assault during flight

A federal jury in the United States has convicted Varun Arora, an Indian national living in the country without authorization, for sexually assaulting a fellow traveler onboard a domestic flight from Rhode Island to Washington D.C. in August 2024. The case highlighted the distressing nature of the assault, wherein Arora…

The Times of India

This state is home to the happiest employees

Rhode Island’s employee happiness score was 46 percent higher than the national average

The Independent UK

Rhode Island wants to finally ditch Mr. Potato Head from its license plates

The Mr. Potato Head number plate costs approximately $40, with half of that amount directly supporting the Rhode Island Community Food Bank

The Independent UK

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Mystery buyer revealed of $79.5M Wyoming ranch that is bigger than Rhode Island

Christopher Robinson purchased the 916,000-acre Pathfinder Ranches through his family-owned company

The Independent UK

This State Has No Affordable Cities for the Average Homebuyer or Renter: What Should Residents Do?

One state has priced out average homebuyers and renters—find out why affordability vanished and what residents can do to cope.

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Watch firefighter crawl across frozen pond to rescue dog

A dramatic rescue in Rhode Island captured hearts and headlines as a firefighter crawled across a frozen pond to save a dog that had fallen through thin ice.

The Independent UK

‘It was the chillest dog I’ve ever seen in my life’: Rhode Island firefighters rescue yellow lab trapped in ice

“The dog never made a sound," said Steve Howard, deputy chief of the Misquamicut Fire Department, in a phone interview on Friday. "He was pretty chill.”

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Rhode Island firefighters rescue a yellow Lab from an icy pond on New Year's Day

Firefighters in Rhode Island rescued a yellow Labrador named Phoenix on New Year's Day after he fell through an ice-covered pond

The Independent UK

Casino Night Turns Nightmare as Man Is Lured to Hotel Room and Robbed at Knife-Point in Rhode Island

A man was allegedly lured from the Bally's Twin River casino floor to a hotel room and robbed; three suspects now face charges.

International Business Times UK

Pilot reports UFO hovering mid-air next to the plane, traffic controller wishes him ‘good luck with the aliens’

Not a lovely companion to have mid-air.

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Nation six times smaller than Rhode Island agrees to take in migrants from US

The small island nation supported the United States in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and is heavily reliant on the US for financial support

The Independent UK

'Good Luck With the Aliens': Rhode Island Pilot's Viral UFO Encounter Leaves Air Traffic Control Baffled

Pilot reports mysterious silver canister hovering near aircraft at 3,500 feet as air traffic control admits they have no explanation for the object

International Business Times UK

Brown University shooting suspect died two days before body discovered, autopsy shows

Suspect’s body was discovered after he allegedly killed an MIT professor and two Brown University students

The Guardian - US

There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings

A group of college students braved the frigid New England weather on Dec. 13, 2025, to attend a late afternoon review session at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Eleven of those students were struck by gunfire when a shooter entered the lecture hall. Two didn’t survive.

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International Business Times UK

Brown University Shooting Updates: FBI Releases New Photos, Manhunt Continues for Gunman

Authorities are continuing an intensive manhunt for the gunman behind the deadly Brown University shooting after the FBI released new surveillance images.

The Guardian - US

Brown university shooting: police release more videos of person of interest as FBI offers reward – as it happened

Authorities continue to search for gunman who killed two students and injured nine others in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday

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Trump’s response to the Rhode Island shooting? Confirming it happened and then it was back to regularly scheduled programming

Two students are dead, but the president is embracing the holiday spirit.

The Independent UK

The Latest: A person is in custody after deadly Brown University shooting leaves 2 dead, 9 wounded

Police in Rhode Island say they have a person of interest in custody after a shooting at Brown University killed two students and wounded nine others

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The Guardian - US

Brown University shooting: authorities say they released sole person of interest

At least two people were killed and nine others injured in Saturday attack that occurred in engineering building on Providence, Rhode Island campus

The Guardian - US

Brown University shooting: person of interest in custody is in his 20s, police chief confirms – as it happened

Officials refuse to share name of person or details of arrest; Donald Trump says ‘Things can happen’ in comments shared by White House

Euronews

Police detain suspect in shooting killing two at Brown University

Police detained a person of interest after a gunman killed two people and wounded nine during final exams at Brown University in Rhode Island on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Brown University shooting latest: Officials admit manhunt for double killer could take ‘some time’ after initial suspect cleared

Police release ‘person of interest’ more than 24 hours after mass shooting at Rhode Island Ivy League school with suspect on the loose

The Independent UK

Two promising students killed, nine wounded and a false lead: What we know about hunt for Brown University gunman

An initial person of interest was released and the manhunt continues for gunman who opened fire in Ivy League classroom

The Guardian - US

Brown University shooting: what we know so far about the attack in Providence, Rhode Island

A person who was taken into custody after two people were killed and several more critically injured was later released

The Independent UK

A list of deadly shootings on college campuses in the US

The latest shooting on a college campus in the U.S. unfolded Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island

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