BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Celebrates Trump Administration's Decision to Drop Appeal of Court Order Blocking Illegal Conditions on Transportation Grant Funding * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss its appeal of the final judgment permanently blocking the Trump Admini  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Calls for Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem * Washington, DC - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement calling for the impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: "Secretary Kristi Noem is not fit to lead. During her tenure, she has failed in her most basic duty: upholding the Constitution and the rule of law. She has willfully obs  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo, Meeks Challenge Trump, Secretary Lutnick Plan to Sell Advanced AI Chips to China * WASHINGTON, DC - On January 12, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) challenged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick over President Donald Trump's dangerous decision to loosen export controls and approve the sale of advanced AI chips to China.   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrapup: * * * The ASAM Weekly for January 13, 2026 Experience would tell us not to make predictions for 2026, but let's try to make sense of the evidence anyway... Telehealth flexibilities have been extended for controlled substances, and an exception for buprenorphine inductions has been made permanent ( ASAM ). Teenage alcohol and substance use continue to remain at  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Jan. 14 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Glory, grit, and mud: Little-known facts from Bryant's athletic community * From eagerly wading into a mud pit for a competitive game of Oozeball to watching the New England Patriots hold their training camp on Bryant's grounds, here's a look at some of the university's little-known athletic facts: Several members of the Bryant community have competed in the Olympic Games. Benjamin Schulte '18 swam for   more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * New study quantifies sargassum's multi-million dollar impact to U.S. coastal economies * A newly published study led by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ( WHOI ) and the University of Rhode Island ( URI) provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of the economic damage caused by recurring sargassum seaweed inundation events  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Announces Investments in Innovation Governor McKee, Chair of the Rhode Island Commerce Board, announced today that the Board awarded $300,000 in incentives through the state's Innovation Voucher program to support business growth. "Rhode Island continues to experience real momentum - having added more than 36,000 private sector jobs since I becam  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Jan. 15 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * Research Opportunities from Oyster Health to Aquatic Robots Empower Marine Biology Student to Carve His Own Path at RWU For Konnor Collins, the ocean wasn't just a distant fascination, it was a calling. Growing up in landlocked Broken Arrow, Okla., he developed an early curiosity about marine life. "I didn't grow up around the ocean, so it was always something kind of distant and unknown to me," Col  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 15 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Using advanced motion capture, URI study examines impact of motor skills on language development Assistant Professor Marc Maffei's study seeks early indicators of language disorders in children * Despite the well-documented academic, cognitive, and social difficulties associated with persistent language disorders, predicting early-life language issues remains a significant challenge for resear  more