When he took over as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was going to tackle the issue of sexual assault in the military head-on and look for new approaches. He also launched an Independent ...

PROVIDENCE – An "assault weapons ban" has been posted for a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee but it is not yet clear how different it may look from the version that has already won House ...

A three-person panel on Friday ordered a 45-day suspension without pay for a Providence police officer accused of assaulting a handcuffed suspect. The Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights ...