The U.S. Department of Justice requested a pause on an order by a federal judge in Rhode Island to fully pay 42 million Americans their food aid benefits by the end of Friday, a move that could ...

The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. on Thursday was in response to a challenge from cities and nonprofits ...

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to deliver full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said that it is working to comply with a federal judge’s order to provide full food ...

Rhode Island ranks 28th in obesity, according to an analysis from the personal finance website WalletHub that uses publicly available data from the CDC, Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics and ...

The federal budget bill passed by congressional Republicans restricts who can qualify for Medicaid and institutes work rules.

Five people, including residents from Rhode Island, were rescued from a sailboat in North Carolina on Thursday.

(WJAR) — Rhode Island and Massachusetts announced on Thursday that both states are part of the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, an initiative to restore trust in public health. The coalition is ...

In 2025, California’s legislature passed and the governor signed a new law expanding the family caregiving leave component of ...

The annual U.S. winter outlook report predicts La Niña weather patterns throughout the country. Here's what it means for Rhode Island's winter.