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7 postal workers charged with mail theft from Rhode Island distribution hub
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged seven postal workers with stealing mail — targeting brightly colored cards that might contain checks or gift cards — as part of mail theft ring, officials said Wednesday. A supervisor and six workers collaborated to remove...
Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time — even while corralling misbehaving preschoolers or debating politics with friends over a...
Bally's: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Bally's Corporation (BALY) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $173.9 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Providence, Rhode Island-based company said it had a loss of $3.61 per share....
Textron: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Textron Inc. (TXT) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $201 million. The Providence, Rhode Island-based company said it had profit of $1.03 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.20 per share....
Citizens Financial Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Citizens Financial Group Inc. (CFG) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $334 million. On a per-share basis, the Providence, Rhode Island-based company said it had net income of 65 cents. The results fell...
Book Review: 'City of Ruins' completes a masterful Don Winslow trilogy
Years ago, when novelist Don Winslow first read Aeschylus, he recognized that the Greek father of literary tragedies had explored every major theme found in modern crime fiction, from murder, vengeance, and corruption to power, justice and redemption. He became obsessed, he said recently, with the...
Harris leads Boston College over Providence 62-57 in NIT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Claudell Harris Jr. scored 17 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 52.1 seconds left, and Boston College knocked off Providence 62-57 on Tuesday night in the NIT. Harris shot 6 for 15 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line...
Providence and Boston College play in NIT matchup
Boston College Eagles (19-15, 10-13 ACC) at Providence Friars (21-13, 12-11 Big East) Providence, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Providence and Boston College square off in the National Invitation Tournament. The Friars are 12-11 against...
Providence, Boston College play in NIT
Boston College Eagles (19-15, 10-13 ACC) at Providence Friars (21-13, 12-11 Big East) Providence, Rhode Island; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Providence plays Boston College in the National Invitation Tournament. The Friars' record in Big East play is...
No. 9 UConn's Aaliyah Edwards leaves Big East quarterfinals with facial injury
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — UConn center Aaliyah Edwards left the Huskies Big East quarterfinal with Providence on Saturday after taking an elbow to her nose. The injury occurred as she was fighting for a rebound on the offensive end with the Friar's Sarah Bandoma with just over six...
