PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 14 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University scholar elected president of the American Studies Association * Alexander Weheliye, a professor of modern culture and media at Brown University, has been elected president of the American Studies Association, the largest scholarly organization focused on the interdisciplinary study of United States history and culture within a global context. Weheliye's three-year leadership cycle with t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Announces $140 Million in Federal Funding for Haverhill Line Improvements * BOSTON -Governor Healey today announced that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has won $139.6 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to make major improvements to the Haverhill Commuter Rail line, helping deliver faster, safer and more reliable service for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Hosts Special Medal Ceremony for Local Korean War Veteran * CRANSTON, RI - The second oldest of four boys growing up in Providence in the midst of the Great Depression, Richard Mende, 94, had just completed high school when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952 during the Korean War. In an effort to connect this local Army veteran with the military honors he earned in service to the nati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Defense Democrats Demand Accountability from Hegseth After Reports of Crisis Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln * WASHINGTON, DC-Today, all thirteen members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) minority, as well as the Democratic leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding answers about deteriorati  more