United States — Rhode Island
Tracked across 24 events · 345 articles · First seen Mar 07, 2025 · Last active May 28, 2026
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Impact: United States — Rhode Island experienced a mass shooting at a youth hockey game in United States — Pawtucket, Rhode Island, adding to a recent history of gun violence in the state. The governor of United States — Rhode Island monitored the situation.
Feb 16, 2026 · 33 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island successfully defended against a lawsuit from the United States — United States Department of Justice seeking detailed voter data, with a federal judge siding with the state's election officials.
Apr 17, 2026 · 7 articles
Accidents
Impact: United States — Rhode Island was buried under record snowfall, leading to travel restrictions, suspension of public transit, and power outages. One fatality due to carbon monoxide poisoning was reported in Newport, United States — Rhode Island.
Feb 22, 2026 · 67 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is the location where the decades-long sexual abuse by Catholic priests occurred, and where the Attorney General's investigation was conducted.
Mar 04, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
A federal judge, Mary McElroy, blocked the United States — United States Department of Justice's sweeping demands for confidential transgender patient information from United States — Rhode Island, the state's largest provider of gender-affirming care…
Impact: United States — Rhode Island was the target of subpoenas from the United States — United States Department of Justice seeking confidential transgender patient information, which a federal judge ultimately blocked, protecting the hospital's patient data.
May 14, 2026 · 6 articles
Accidents
Impact: United States — Rhode Island, through its Governor Dan McKee and its strict gun laws, is impacted by the shooting at Brown University, highlighting ongoing debates about gun control.
Dec 13, 2025 · 25 articles
Accidents
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is the state where the shooting occurred, and its state resources, including the United States — Rhode Island State Police, were deployed to assist in the response.
Dec 13, 2025 · 6 articles
Accidents
Impact: United States — Rhode Island received nine people with gunshot wounds from the Brown University shooting, with one in critical condition and six requiring intensive care.
Dec 14, 2025 · 12 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is the state where Frank Caprio served as a municipal judge for nearly four decades and where his show 'Frank Caprio' was filmed.
Aug 20, 2025 · 26 articles
Regulatory
Impact: Legislators in United States — Rhode Island plan to reintroduce a bill requiring regulators to collect data on technology use after a previous attempt failed.
Feb 18, 2026 · 7 articles
Regulatory
Impact: The lawsuit against the United States — United States Department of Health and Human Services was filed in federal court in United States — Rhode Island.
May 05, 2025 · 6 articles
Regulatory
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the twenty US states that joined the lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's H-1B visa fee.
Dec 13, 2025 · 9 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the states joining United States — California in the lawsuit against Donald Trump's H-1B visa fee.
Dec 12, 2025 · 14 articles
Domestic
Impact: A federal judge rejected the United States — United States Department of Justice's bid to force United States — Rhode Island to turn over non-public data on registered voters, highlighting legal setbacks for the Trump administration's election integrity probes.
Apr 19, 2026 · 6 articles
Regulatory
NYU Langone Health received a federal grand jury subpoena from the United States — United States Department of Justice, marking the first known criminal probe into a hospital for providing gender-affirming care to minors. The…
Impact: United States — Rhode Island was subject to an administrative subpoena from the United States — United States Department of Justice regarding gender-affirming care, which a federal judge in Texas ordered it to comply with.
May 12, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Impact: United States — Rhode Island is one of the states joining the lawsuit against Donald Trump's new global tariffs.
Mar 05, 2026 · 16 articles
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