After weeks of testimony and a streamlined approach, prosecutors rested their case in Karen Read’s second trial, focusing on forensic evidence and her own statements while avoiding controversial witnesses from the first mistrial
An unseasonable coastal storm is set to bring wind gusts over 40 mph and up to 2 inches of rain to Rhode Island and southern New England, as cold air and a strong jet stream fuel an unusual late-spring weather pattern
Only 11 North Atlantic right whale calves were born this season — far short of the 50 needed for recovery — as entanglements, ship strikes, and changing ocean conditions continue to threaten the species’ survival
