The UN had plans to build a city that would serve as its headquarters and the world's capital. A World War II Scituate spy base was key.

Warwick is also known for retail therapy — shoppers, get your credit cards ready, as Warwick is the Retail Capital of Rhode Island, a moniker earned by the city's two massive malls and stores.

Rhode Island's independent streak – it was the only state to reject ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol in 1920 – dates back to its 17th century ...

The smallest state in the U.S. is getting big praise from the nation's capital. National Cyber Director Harry Coker, Jr. praised Rhode Island’s public schools for making students “cyber safe.” ...

U.S. travelers might be back on the roads for holidays, but that doesn't mean that all governments have returned from the recession with millions to blow on a public party. For the first time in ...

"Rhode Island woke up today with a start," a Page One story in The Evening Bulletin of Jan. 24 began. "It was definitely in the running for capital of the world." In the months after World War II ...