Supermodel fights back against body-shaming trolls

Gigi Hadid is not here for any body-shaming.

Photographing gay Russians

When photographer Tatiana Vinogradova set out to document the intolerance toward homosexuality in Russia, her first challenge was finding people willing to be captured on camera. "Reality has driven the gay community underground," she said. "In Russia, only 1% of the gay population dares to live openly."

Providence man dies in crash on Rt. 95, Foxboro

FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) — State police have identified a Rhode Island man who died in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Massachusetts.WLNE-TV reports police say 33-year-old Albizu Fernalbiz, of Providence, was killed in the accident in Foxboro.The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday in the southbound lanes.  

Brown University rescinds honorary degree it gave Bill Cosby

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University has rescinded the honorary degree it granted Bill Cosby, becoming the third university to take such action in less than a week.Brown President Christina H. Paxson says the university's board Friday revoked the doctorate of humane letters it granted Cosby in 1985. Fordham and Marquette universities Thursday also rescinded their honorary degrees.Paxon says [...]

Last words to son: 'Try to escape'

Separatist win puts Spain in crisis

A pro-independence alliance has won a majority of seats in the Spanish region of Catalonia, plunging Spain into a constitutional crisis just two months ahead of national elections.

Obama, Castro to meet at UN

President Barack Obama will meet with Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday for a bilateral meeting at the United Nations General Assembly, the White House announced Sunday.

A swimming success: Barrington's Theroux makes it around Aquidneck Island

Endurance athlete covers 40 miles in a little under 17 hours on Saturday.

Photos of stampede aftermath

A stampede during one of the last rituals of the Hajj -- the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca -- has killed and injured hundreds in Saudi Arabia. The stampede occurred Thursday, September 24, during the ritual known as "stoning the devil" in Mina, near Mecca, Islam's holiest city.

Cranston police offficer receives medal for March rescue

CRANSTON, R.I. -- A Cranston police officer who rescued a driver from a burning car received the prestigious New England Association of Chiefs of Police Medal of Valor at the organization’s annual banquet in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, Tuesday.Police Officer Brenton Medeiros received the award. The medal of valor is awarded to police officers who show extraordinary heroism. The officer must be fully aware of the imminent threat to his or [...]

Texas visitor beaten, robbed outside Providence train station

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A young man was charged with beating and robbing a visitor from Austin, Texas, outside the Providence Amtrak Station Wednesday night. Andrew Martel Oliano, 18, is now also under investigation in a theft from a person at a nearby 7-Eleven on Monday and an armed robbery at Waterplace Park last Friday night, where a couple was asked, "Do you want to die?" Police were called around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday about three men seen attacking another man at [...]

Two arrested after Providence fight video featuring samurai sword goes viral

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A daytime street brawl in Elmwood started by a couple with a samurai sword went viral on social media — and prompted the arrests of two men.The 3-minute, 22-second, video starts with 45-year-old David Thomas carrying a samurai sword and threatening violence, as a woman with him yells at a man [...]

She's the world's most fashionable DJ

Given the splendor of the clothes, the drama of the sets and the beauty of the models, runway music is rarely the focus of your average fashion show. Not that this is a bad thing. If you don't notice it, it's because someone is doing their job right.