News on Rhode Island

AP poll: Understanding those barks and meows

2010-04-16T13:47:53Z

AP poll: Most people say they can understand their pets' woofs, meows and purrs

When your dog says "Woof," you hear an eager, "Let's take a walk." And your cat has a certain entitled meow that you know means, "Put more food in my bowl — now!"

You are not alone.

Sixty-seven percent of pet owners say they understand their animals' barks, purrs and other sounds, according to an Associated...

Cadmium Lead Glassware

2010-11-22T12:48:45Z

In this Sept. 16, 2010 photo, metals lab supervisor Marissa Cartwright, of Coventry, R.I., adds purified water to test samples taken from the surface of commemorative glassware at ToyTestingLab, in Warwick, R.I. The tests were conducted to see whether ...

Rhode Island Governor

2010-11-01T15:33:04Z

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, walks with Rhode Island Republican gubernatorial candidate John Robitaille prior to a rally in Cranston, R.I., Monday Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

Copyright 2010 Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is seen on the floor of the Statehouse rotunda In Providence, R.I. In a campaign season brimming with partisan rancor, leading Democrats and Republicans in a few states have found common cause in opposing ballot measures they say would wreak havoc by lega...

Providence Plantations

2010-10-26T10:01:50Z

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2000 file photo, the seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is seen on the floor of the Statehouse rotunda in Providence, R.I. On Nov. 2, 2010, voters will decide for the first time whether to change the state name by dropping the words "Providence Plantations," an issue that has been debated for years. (AP Photo/...

RI Governor Caprio

2010-10-27T13:56:19Z

Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor, Frank Caprio, left, shakes hands with Carmela Butler, the business manager at Masal Sales in Cranston, R.I., Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Caprio, widely seen as more conservative than the independent seeking to lead the heavily Democratic...