QUINCY, M.A. (WLNE) - Grocery chain Stop & Shop has signed on to be among the first pharmacies in the U.S. to administer future COVID-19 vaccines. Of course, this will be once one is authorized or approved and recommended for…
This photo provided by Eli Lilly shows the drug Bamlanivimab. On Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration cleared emergency use of Bamlanivimab, the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19. The drug is for…
WILMINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday cheered news about the promising development of a coronavirus vaccine but cautioned Americans need to be aggressive about mask wearing and social distancing as infections continue to surge around the country. The…
Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with U.S. regulators. Monday’s announcement doesn’t…
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., center, addresses a crowd as Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, left, and President of the Boston Branch of the NAACP Tanisha Sullivan, second from left, look on during a Markey campaign stop, Tuesday, Nov.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): Note: For races in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, visit the ABC6 Election Results page here. 1:27 a.m. President Donald Trump has won four of Nebraska’s five electoral votes, while Democrat…
Poll workers acting as proxies for "park and vote" voters wait in line at the Lewis and Clark County election headquarters in Helena on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020./Independent Record via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Joe Biden…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) – Voters lined up in Cranston ready to vote before the doors even opened at 7:00 a.m. The sentiment across the board was excitement, but anxiety. "Nervous. Just want to do…
Springfield, Mass. — Rhode Island senior Fatts Russell has been named to the 2021 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award watch list, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall…
FILE - In this April 4, 2013, file photo, a mechanized shovel loads a haul truck with coal at the Spring Creek coal mine near Decker, Mont. The United States is out of the Paris climate agreement on the day…
By Frank Bajak, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a major ransomware assault against the U.S. healthcare system. Independent security experts say it has already hobbled at least five U.S. hospitals this week, and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Attorney General Peter Neronha announced Monday that a total of eight Rhode Island contractors face felony and misdemeanor charges. Four contractors face felony charges while four more are facing misdemeanor charges in Providence District Court for…
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced a revised field of teams and schedule for the 2020 Air Force Reserve Tip-Off Tournament, which…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate as Republicans powered past Democrats’ boycott of the session. Democratic senators refused to show up in protest of the…
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — The family of a Texas soldier whose on-base killing sparked calls in Congress for changes in the way the military handles sexual abuse and harassment is entitled to benefits, including compensation, because her death happened “in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - The Providence Police Department held a briefing Wednesday morning, where they released new footage showing the events that led up to the officer-involved moped crash on Sunday. The investigation…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - As questions continue to swirl over what happened with a moped accident that involved a Providence police officer, the Providence External Review Authority will…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A monitor appointed to oversee the handling of sexual abuse claims at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire has resigned, accusing campus officials of thwarting his efforts. Jeffrey Maher was appointed as the school’s independent compliance overseer…
By Mark Sherman, Lisa Mascaro, and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett presented her approach to the law as conservative and fair on Monday at the start of fast-tracked confirmation hearings, while…
By David Sharp, Associated Press SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Mainers got their first opportunity to legally buy marijuana for recreational use, but a supply shortage was a potential buzzkill. Retailers blame the pandemic and a limited number of licensed…
By Todd Richmond, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s governor on Wednesday called in the National Guard ahead of an expected announcement about whether a police officer would face charges in the fatal shooting of a Black teenager…
By Mark Pratt, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The next phase of the Boston Public Schools reopening plan was delayed Wednesday because the city’s coronavirus positivity rate has climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh…
FILE - This Aug. 2, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook”…
By Danica Kirka and Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In the latest blow to the beleaguered film industry, the second-largest movie theater chain in the U.S. is temporarily shuttering its locations Thursday due to a lack of…
