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Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after building criticism over immigration enforcement - The Boston Globe Noem’s departure caps a tumultuous tenure overseeing immigration enforcement tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits.

President Donald Trump fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department.

Yes, indeed.

Hall of Fame college football coach Lou Holtz has passed away, his family said in a post on his X account.

Longtime editor of the Valley Breeze, Ethan Shorey, steps down.

After historic blizzard, snow dumping into Rhode Island waters raises environmental concerns - The Boston Globe Dumping snow into R.I. waterways is usually banned, but RIDEM made an exception after record-breaking snowfall during the blizzard last month.

Chatted with Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management about snow dumping in Rhode Island waters. DEM knows of two agencies and a business who used Narragansett Bay for excess snow. The environmental agency OK'd dumping despite the risk of pollutants after last week's epic blizzard.

@peterneronha.bsky.social's report listed the priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence with the largest reported number of child victims

Who are the clergy ‘credibly accused’ of abuse in the Providence Diocese report? - The Boston Globe Many of the accused clergy, which includes priests and deacon, have since died. They worked in 36 Rhode Island cities and towns.

Here is the full list of clergy members in Rhode Island with accusations against each, and where they were assigned.

The report by @peterneronha.bsky.social included a map of more than 300 documented victims who reported sexual misconduct by 75 clergy members

Beat the winter cold with longevity stew - The Boston Globe May this soup, and so many others, help you live long and prosper.

🍜 Winter Soup Club writer Joe Yonan is back with a winter stew that's sure to keep you warm and nourished.

The Providence Place mall is up for sale. But is the age of the indoor mall over? - The Boston Globe Nearly three decades after it opened as a bet on revitalizing downtown, luxury brands are retreating and vacancies are mounting.

What will become of the Providence Place Mall? The massive downtown shopping center’s future is uncertain until a new owner comes in

Meanwhile classic mall stores keep leaving — two more closed just while @alexagagosz.bsky.social and I were reporting this story

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Live updates: Trump say Iran’s supreme leader is dead The U.S. and Israel struck Iran on Saturday. President Donald Trump said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, telling Iranians to take back their country.

Iranian state media reports the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Rep. @amo.house.gov said, "After months of shifting justifications and misleading statements, Donald Trump has launched a war of choice with more strikes on Iran. There has been neither an explanation to the American people nor a clear and present danger to the US to justify this escalation."

RI Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor said, “For decades, the Iranian regime has engaged in sustained hostility toward the United States and our allies ... The U.S. has both the right and the responsibility to defend its personnel and deter further attacks.”

Iran’s foreign minister says supreme leader and president are alive, ‘as far as I know.’ Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe President Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979.

Iran’s foreign minister says supreme leader and president are alive, ‘as far as I know.’ Follow live updates.

Cat saved after days stuck in a tree following massive blizzard in R.I. - The Boston Globe “She wanted to be safe. She was just petrified, overall freezing. Couldn’t stop shaking,” Matthew Lyons said about the rescue.

A Rhode Island man said he climbed 40 to 50 feet to save Pixie, a cat that had been stuck up in a tree during Rhode Island’s record snowstorm.

One of Africa’s soccer giants will be based in Rhode Island for the World Cup - The Boston Globe The team from Ghana will train at Bryant University and stay in Providence ahead of its matches at the tournament

Ghana's Black Stars are making Rhode Island their home base for World Cup. “This is a big deal for our state. We get to showcase all the things that make us special — our food, our amazing Rhode Island summer and our people,” @amo.house.gov said. “It’s going to be a great setting for the World Cup.”

Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

"America’s own citizens are leaving in record numbers, replanting themselves and their families in lands they find more affordable and safe."

Four states and counting sending help to dig out R.I. and Mass. - The Boston Globe Vermont, New England’s snowiest state, has sent heavy-duty trucks and drivers to southern New England after record-setting snowfall, and more help is on the way.

The Vermont plows assisting in storm cleanup in Rhode Island have names: Plow "Mc Nugget" is in East Providence, "Mr. Pushy" is on the south side of Providence, and "Snow Destroyer" is in North Providence.

These are Rhode Island's new snow records:

I now understand why there's a Dunkin' on every corner of New England. #blizzardof26

Most of the remaining homes without power are centered in Charlestown, Rhode Island, according to the RI Energy Power Outage map. Here is the breakdown.

If you know you know … 📦

Here’s what it was like walking to the MBTA station about a quarter of a mile from my apartment.

Pawtucket residents are helping out where they can.

My apartment has written into the lease that they are not responsible for plowing the parking lot. So tenants are out here, trying to get their vehicles out.

Rhode Island power outages down to about 15,000.

This is a look at yesterday’s low-pressure system as it passed by New England and bottomed out at 965 millibars, ever so close to the Blizzards of ‘78 which was 955.

In unprecedented decision, The Boston Globe will not print a paper for Feb. 24 delivery due to blizzard - The Boston Globe A massive nor’easter that blasted New England with snow and turbulent winds made it nearly impossible for the paper’s printing staff to get to work in Taunton.

In an unprecedented decision, executives determined that the conditions during Monday’s blizzard made it impossible to print and deliver a paper Tuesday morning.

In unprecedented decision, The Boston Globe will not print a paper for Feb. 24 delivery - The Boston Globe A massive nor’easter that blanketed New England with snow and turbulent winds made it nearly impossible for the paper’s printing staff to get to work in Taunton.

The @bostonglobe.com presses are quiet tonight, as its executives have made the unprecedented decision to not print and deliver a paper Tuesday due to Monday's monster of a blizzard. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/23/b...

I took a stroll through my neighborhood in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and struck up conversations with a few neighbors. Among them was 18-year-old Yaniky Fernandes and his brother, who were diligently digging out. I had the opportunity to speak with Yaniky about the historic blizzard.