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President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly called off a trip to Denmark, announcing in a tweet that he was postponing the visit because the country's leader was not interested in selling him Greenland. The move comes two days after Trump told reporters that owning Greenland, a self-governing country that is part of the kingdom of Denmark, "would be nice" for the United States from a strategic perspective. Trump's announcement suggests that, despite his [...]

RIO DE JANEIRO - High above this Brazilian city, in a jungle blanketing a mountain, the turtles were out and the scene was hopeful. Scientists were reintroducing 15 mud-caked tortoises to this urban forest where they had once been plentiful. Children were running around. People were oohing and aahing. A stern-looking security guard briefly appeared to smile. But not government biologist Katyucha Silva. She was thinking about dogs. What [...]

 The Providence Journal delivers accurate, timely news about the moments that matter most. To receive stories like this one in your inbox, sign up here. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry King is seeking a divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn King, after 22 years.The 85-year-old talk show host filed a petition to end the marriage Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.Larry King [...]

The bullhook -- a rod with a blunt or pointed hook at one end -- has been used for centuries to get elephants to do humans' bidding. And although the tool is now associated with some of the worst abuses of the hulking animals and prohibited in several cities and states, it has remained in use at top American zoos. That is set to change. The board of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, an accrediting organization that previously defended bullhooks as essential management tools, [...]

The Providence Journal delivers accurate, timely news about the moments that matter most. To receive stories like this one in your inbox, sign up here.PAWTUCKET — Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus have been detected in mosquitoes in Attleboro and Seekonk, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.Both Bay State communities border Pawtucket. Seekonk also borders East [...]

PROVIDENCE — Michael Marrapese, son of Mafia enforcer Frank L. “Bobo” Marrapese Jr., pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of murdering his ex-girlfriend in Cranston in March.Marrapese will continue to be held without bail.Marrapese is charged with killing 29-year-old Lauren Ise, who was found dead March 13 in her apartment on Bay View Avenue.Court records indicate that the 40-year-old Marrapese has been arrested almost every year since 1997, [...]

URI basketball star Lamar Odom will also be on the ABC reality show.

PROVIDENCE -- A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service.The watch is in effect through 9 p.m."A frontal system will approach [...]

The Providence Journal delivers accurate, timely news about the moments that matter most. To receive stories like this one in your inbox, sign up here.BOSTON — The former president of the Massachusetts State Police labor union and the union's former lobbyist were arrested Wednesday and charged with misusing union funds for their own personal gain.FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents [...]

PROVIDENCE — Attorney General Peter Neronha called for witnesses to come forward as he briefed local media Wednesday on an investigation launched after a truck was driven into protesters outside the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center on Aug. 14.