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TPR: The Public's Radio
thepublicsradio.org > npr > daisy-hernandez-argues-citizenship-has-never-been-a-fixed-legal-status

Daisy Hernández argues 'Citizenship' has never been a fixed legal status

8+ hour, 21+ min ago  (105+ words) Author Daisy Hern'ndez grew up in New Jersey in a community she describes as "the United Nations of Latinos," with parents from Cuba and Colombia and relatives from Puerto Rico and Peru. Her new book Citizenship uses her family story…...

Baltimore Sun
baltimoresun.com > 03/18/2026 > rhode-island-high-school-hockey-team-rallies-to-championship-after-fatal-ice-rink-shooting

Rhode Island high school hockey team rallies to championship after fatal ice rink shooting

8+ hour, 3+ min ago  (797+ words) The high school senior's mother, brother and grandfather should have been there to celebrate one of the most exciting moments in his hockey career, but that opportunity was robbed when all three were killed in a shooting that erupted while…...

TPR: The Public's Radio
thepublicsradio.org > npr > how-iran-is-wasting-american-resources

How Iran is wasting American resources

8+ hour, 21+ min ago  (170+ words) Iran is using an affordable strategy to even the playing field in the war with the U.S. It's using drones that cost in the thousands of dollars to combat American missiles that cost several million. Military analysts have already signaled concern…...

TPR: The Public's Radio
thepublicsradio.org > npr > ice-officers-are-taking-dna-samples-from-protesters-theyve-arrested

ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters they've arrested

6+ hour, 37+ min ago  (834+ words) In late January, Ben and his wife Gabby were driving to their home in Northeast Minneapolis when they received a message on an activist group chat that federal immigration officers were nearby. They had been observing ICE activity in the…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline.com > story > news > good-news > 03/19/2026 > amenity-aid-provides-toiletries-as-rhode-island-only-hygiene-bank > 88982375007

Amenity Aid is RI's only hygiene bank. How it works.

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (118+ words) Amenity Aid is Rhode Island's only hygiene bank, operating like a food bank for hygiene essentials that government programs (like SNAP) don't cover. We define hygiene insecurity as the inability to afford products needed for basic personal hygiene " a reality…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline.com > story > news > local > 03/19/2026 > how-operation-no-one-dies-helped-thousands-sleeping-outside-in-rhode-island > 89209450007

How this Providence program helped thousands of homeless people this winter

10+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1552+ words) If we're going to practice what we preach, our church'all churches'should be open to those who don't have a place to be at night during the winter, and all throughout the year for that matter, if possible,said Kevin Simon,…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline.com > story > news > politics > courts > 03/19/2026 > manny-pona-one-of-ris-most-infamous-killers-is-suing-for-parole > 89210012007

One of RI's most notorious killers is challenging the Parole Board. Here's why.

10+ hour, 41+ min ago  (112+ words) He had a 15-year-old witness gunned down before she could testify against him. Now, 'Manny' Pona wants a 'meaningful' chance at parole. One of RI's most notorious killers is challenging the Parole Board. Here's why. Charles E. "Manny" Pona committed one…...

The Providence Journal
jsonline.com > story > lifestyle > travel > 03/19/2026 > spring-break-2026-rhode-island-yankee-magazine-new-england > 89177939007

Yankee Magazine picked out 3 must‑see RI spring break events for 2026.

4+ min ago  (759+ words) Spring break in Rhode Island is right around the corner. Spring break in the Ocean State goes from April 20 through April 26, 2026, according to a recommendation by the Rhode Island Department of Education. Some schools have their weeklong recess a week…...

BostonGlobe.com
bostonglobe.com > 03/19/2026 > metro > real-housewives-rhode-island-mcgowan

‘The Real Housewives of Rhode Island’: What could possibly go wrong?

30+ min ago  (798+ words) Rhode Island has always had a bit of a reality TV feel to it. Not because of big, over-the-top personalities, but because of the way everything overlaps. It's a place where everyone knows everyone, and where there's a constant sense…...

USA TODAY
jsonline.com > story > sports > hockey > 03/19/2026 > colin-dorgan-rhode-island-high-school-hockey-state-title-rink-shooting > 89222394007

Rhode Island hockey team wins state title after deadly rink shooting

6+ hour, 11+ min ago  (129+ words) A Rhode Island high school hockey team won the state championship just weeks after a deadly shooting at a local rink. The February shooting at a hockey arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, left three people dead, plus the gunman. The…...