Dec 2 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — More than 2,000 experts wrapped up a week of negotiations on plastic pollution Friday, at one of the largest global gatherings ever to address what even industry leaders in plastics say is a crisis. It was the first meeting of a United Na...
Nov 8 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island voters are deciding Tuesday whether the Democratic Party will maintain its three-decade hold on the U.S. House seat being vacated by longtime Democratic Rep. Jim Langevin, or if a Republican will join the delegation...
Nov 8 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — State Treasurer Seth Magaziner has won the congressional seat in Rhode Island being vacated by longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, keeping it in Democratic control. Magaziner defeated Republican Allan Fung, a former C...
Nov 8 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Democratic Gov. Dan McKee has defeated Republican challenger Ashley Kalus to win his first full term in office. McKee is a former lieutenant governor who became the state’s chief executive in March 202...
Nov 8 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island voters are deciding Tuesday whether Democratic Gov. Dan McKee will get to serve his first full term in office or if they want a change in leadership. Republican challenger Ashley Kalus often says it's ...
Oct 31 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In liberal Rhode Island, Republican Allan Fung stands a chance of flipping a U.S. House seat and possibly helping his party gain control of the chamber. There is just one Republican in New England's congressional d...
Sep 13 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee eked out a victory in his Democratic primary on Tuesday, beating back strong challenges from a pair of opponents as he seeks his first full term in office. McKee, the former lieutenant g...
Mar 23 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — Rhode Island leaders want offshore wind to supply more of the state's power in order to cement its position as a hub for the industry, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and set an example for other states looking to stave off the worst effects of a warming planet. The General Assembly is considering Democratic Gov. Dan […]
Mar 18 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Newport, Rhode Island, is in a bind: Should the city continue propping up its landmark Cliff Walk, even though chunks of the path keep crumbling into the sea? Last week, coastal erosion knocked out 30 feet (9 meters) of the paved trail, which winds its way beside Gilded Age mansions high […]
Jan 18 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on. Nuclear power is emerging as an answer to fill the gap as […]
Jan 18 2022 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — The Canadian Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on. Nuclear power is emerging as an answer to fill the gap as […]
Mar 2 2020 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The U.S. Navy is overhauling its approach to education because the nation no longer has a massive economic and technological edge over potential adversaries, according to a strategy released Monday. The Education for Seapower Strategy 2020, provided to The Associated Press ahead of its release, is the first unified, comprehensive education strategy […]
Sep 17 2017 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — NANTUCKET, Mass. — Chelsea Manning told a crowd at a "creative thinkers" conference in Nantucket on Sunday that she's not an "American traitor" as her critics have claimed and she did what she thought was the right thing to do. Manning attended the annual conference for The Nantucket Project in Massachusetts. The Nantucket Project is […]
Aug 31 2017 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — NEWPORT, R.I. — President Donald Trump and Navy leaders say the nation needs about 350 ships, roughly 75 more ships than the fleet has today. But there isn't money in the defence budget to buy a lot of new ships at once, and they take years to build. Adm. John Richardson, the chief of naval […]
Jun 28 2017 — Jennifer McDermott, The Associated Press — PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Syrian doctor says he won't return to the United States to finish his studies at Brown University because of the Trump administration's travel ban. Khaled Almilaji said Wednesday there's too much uncertainty, even though he possibly could get a student visa under the scaled-back version of the ban. The administration has […]