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North Korea's most crucial ally is exploring shifts in its policy toward the authoritarian regime, experts on East Asian relations said last week.

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A top Carcieri administration official voiced strong opposition to a bill -- up for public hearing on Thursday, in the closing hours of the legislative session -- that would force Twin River to continue dog-racing past the point in early-August when it will have run the minimum number of races required by state law.

A Northern Fur Seal stretches his mouth on the trainer's command at the New England Aquarium in Boston on Friday, June 26, 2009.[Agencies] NEWPORT, R.I. a ' Scott Greenberg reached the breaking point of frustration when he was slapped with a $25 ticket for unwittingly leaving his Honda Accord in a spot reserved for Newport residents.

NY1's Valarie D'Elia filed the following report. Midweek getaways are usually the most cost-effective way to travel to a highfalutin' destination, and that's the case with Rhode Island's coastal icon, Newport.

Kevin Vargas caught a 50-pound striper aboard Neal Vitullo's charter boat Played For It yesterday, according to David Henault of Ocean State Tackle .

The famous aircraft carrier Forrestal will be cut up for scrap or sunk as an artificial reef, the Navy has determined.

A Rhode Island newspaper is changing its pricing structure in order to take advantage of people who want to read its news only online.

Fort Adams State Park in Newport brings to four the number of areas closed to swimming because of high bacteria counts, the state Department of Health said Wednesday.

Hitomi Gilliam, an internationally acclaimed floral designer and author, and David Howard, former gardener for Prince Charles at Highgrove, will be the featured speakers during the Newport Flower Show this weekend.

Here's a bit of an amatuer review of some restaurants I went to recently during a 2 day trip to Newport RI with the family.

Boeing Co. a s fifth delay on the 787 Dreamliner triggered a bigger share sell-off than any of the previous four, surprising investors just one week after a top executive said he considered the plane ready to fly.

In the 17th century there was a pirate from Rhode Island. Or perhaps he was a privateer.

Here are five free U.S. attractions recommended by the users of the Web site TripAdvisor.com: 1. Mallory Square, in Key West, Fla., where you'll find food vendors, acrobats, musicians and a spectacular sunset.

I am vacationing in Newport this week and wanted to report on a meal @ Scales and Shells on Thames that was excellent if not marred by the ridiculous actions of the head chef that will keep me from returning.

TRANSATLANTIC yachtsman John Falla was this morning homing in on the finish line of the 2,900-mile race he has sailed single-handed. At 5.01am Guernsey time he was just 14 miles from the Ostar finish line at Newport, Rhode Island.

Pssst. Come closer. There's a weekend garden tour in Newport. Pass it on. The Secret Garden Tour is back, for the 26th consecutive year.

Two police officers saved a South Carolina man from drowning after the man's motorboat overturned off treacherous Brenton Reef Friday morning.

In this Aug. 10, 2008 file photo, Sonny Rollins performs at the Newport Jazz Festival at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. NEW YORK - Jazz legend Sonny Rollins is still collecting trophies.

The Rhode Island Supreme Court has suspended the law license of Paul B. McCarthy for two months in connection with a mortgage refinancing that he conducted in New Jersey.