– Mon, Oct 15, 2012PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have dropped by two cents in the past week.
AAA Southern New England said Monday that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.94.
Costs for fuel in Rhode Island have dropped four cents in the past month. The local price is 16 cents higher than the national average of $3.78 a gallon.
A year ago, gas cost $3.55 a gallon in Rhode Island.
One of the first lessons one learns in English class is that context is everything. The same holds true in Spanish.
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades.
TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO, Italy, May 25 (Reuters) - Giro d'Italia leader Vincenzo Nibali rode through a snowstorm to claim his second stage win in the race on Saturday to stand on the verge of overall victory with one stage remaining. The Italian broke away with 2.5 kilometres to go on the race's last summit finish at Tre Cime di Lavaredo, overtaking earlier breakaways to finish with around 17 seconds' advantage over Colombian Fabio Duarte. Colombia's Rigoberto Uran was third. ...
Henny Youngman, the late borscht belt comedian, told hundreds of politically incorrect jokes. One of them was his response when asked, “How’s your wife?” “Compared to what?” he’d say.
Ultimately, many of the photos and cellphone records of Trayvon Martin released online Thursday by George Zimmerman’s defense attorneys – indicating that the slain teenager smoked marijuana, got into fights at school, and had an interest in, and perhaps access to, guns – may be ruled inadmissible in court. But they are already making the rounds in the court of public opinion, which can influence everything from fundraising efforts to the mind-set of potential jurors in Mr. Zimmerman's murder trial.
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said Thursday.
A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below as the driver ...
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