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LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier is set to be prosecuted in connection with the deaths of two civil rights protesters in Northern Ireland more than 40 years ago, part of an event known as Bloody Sunday.One former soldier, identified as soldier "F',' was one of 17 former members of the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment whose actions in Londonderry on Jan. 30, 1972 were being considered for criminal charges. He is to be charged with two murders and four attempted murders [...]

PROVIDENCE -- Expect partly sunny skies with a high near 53 in Providence today."High pressure moves offshore today with milder weather moving into the region," the National Weather Service says in its forecast discussion.Friday looks warmer, with a high near 59, but scattered showers are expected after 10 a.m. Heavy rain and gusty winds are possible along the coast Friday, according to the weather service.Saturday should be mostly sunny with a high near 50, while Sunday [...]

 NEW YORK — Gambino crime family boss Frank (Franky Boy) Cali was gunned down and run over Wednesday night in a gory hit in front of his Staten Island home, police sources said.Cali, 53, was shot six times in the chest, and run over by a blue pickup truck on Hilltop Terrace near Four Corners Road in Todt Hill about 9:15 p.m. Medics took him to Staten Island University Hospital, where he died.A panicked family member called 911, telling a dispatcher Cali was [...]

Madeline Peltz works the night shift at the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America. Given the timing of that particular shift, one of her main responsibilities is watching Tucker Carlson's 8 p.m. show on Fox News. And she's watched a lot of Tucker Carlson. Carlson has been in the public eye for some 20 years - first as a print journalist, then a television commentator, founder of the conservative site the Daily Caller, and now, Fox News [...]

PROVIDENCE - The city’s Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) check station will be relocated to the Providence Public Safety Complex garage by April 1, according to the mayor’s office.The station will operate out of the ground floor of the garage at 349 West Fountain St. Services will operate Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.The City Council Special Committee on Public Safety had [...]

TEMPLETON, Mass. – Route 2 in both directions was shut down for the most unusual of reasons: a bear den has been found in the median. State environmental police are relocating the bear family at mid-morning Thursday. Both sides of the highway were closed for about 30 minutes, before officials opened the eastbound lanes about 10 a.m. The shutdown is near Exits 19 and 20 in Templeton, which is about 25 miles northwest of Worcester. [...]

BURRILLVILLE — A 39-year-old Harrisville firefighter died Wednesday evening after he was injured in a crash on Broncos Highway, Burrillville police said Thursday morning.Ryan J. Ferris, who had been trapped in his vehicle, was removed and flown to Rhode Island Hospital, where he later died, according to a news release from Maj. Dennis C. Leahey.Ferris, a member of the Harrisville Fire Department, was among four people injured in the crash, which involved four different [...]

WARWICK — Moments after Michael Marrapese was ordered held without bail in the murder of his ex-girlfriend Lauren Ise, her brother rose from his seat and shouted threats.Marrapese struggled with the sheriffs and said something unintelligible as they rushed him away from the courtroom, while Ise’s brother yelled expletives at him, adding, “You know what time it is! That was my sister!”Magistrate Joseph Ippolito Jr. immediately ordered Ise’s [...]

EAST SANDWICH, Mass. — A woman had minor injuries after a turkey crashed into her compact sport utility vehicle’s windshield Monday morning, according to police. The turkey died. The 43-year-old woman was driving a 2007 Kia Sportage east on Route 6A in East Sandwich at around 8:30 a.m. when the vehicle struck the turkey as it was crossing the road, according to a post on the Sandwich Police Department’s Facebook page. [...]

MIAMI (AP) — Mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor has been arrested in South Florida for stealing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo, authorities said.According to a Miami Beach police report, the 30-year-old McGregor was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with robbery and criminal mischief. An attorney for McGregor called the altercation "minor" and said the popular fighter would cooperate with authorities.McGregor was leaving the [...]