In the News… quick recap of the week’s news – Sept. 13, 2025

Busy news week, as usual – here’s a roundup of news items of interest in the greater Rhode Island area, nationally and internationally – and passings of note. Search for more info on any of these or let us know if you would like more information.

RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY

People in 4 states – including RI – sickened with Salmonella with home delivered prepared meal kit, Metabolic Meals

Beth Israel and Mass General on list of Best Overall Hospitals in US by US News & World Report

Karen Holmes, WCVB-TV in Boston retiring

Gov. Healey has said in interviews with the press now that Massachusetts is not a sanctuary state and Boston is not a sanctuary city.

TF Green Airport being renovated, reports there will be an indoor water feature

Boston’s “T” now has guards for fare escapers

4 tornadoes in the Worcester area – at least 1 mile apart from each other

Rachel Miller, president of Providence City Council said that Providence should take back schools now and that “We’re at a moment when we need to disagree”, in reaction to murder of Charlie Kirk.

New Girl Scout cookie for this year – the Exploremores!

Newport City Councilor, and former “Mayor of Newport, Xay Khamsyvoravong is weighing a run for lieutenant governor

Tufts students from families making less than $150K will pay no tuition

Rooms to Grow to close, owners are retiring

Striped bass harvest to be cut by 12 percent in 2026

Josh Kraft pulls out of run for Mayor of Boston

Media shakeup in RI as ABC6 is sold, sports report Nick Coit and meteorologist Kelly Bates, among others, eliminated.  ProJo said to have lost 3 veteran writers.  

Some MA schools used AI to score MCAS exams and some were graded incorrectly – approximately 1,400

A new legislative commission will studying the possibility of creating a statewide whole-home repair program to assist low-income homeowners and owners of small multi-family homes in repairing and upgrading their homes.

Trinity Brew House in downtown Providence sells for over $2M

Whole week ahead of upper 70s – safe beach weather – ahead – remember; no lifeguards

Chan’s Restaurant in Woonsocket up for sale – again

Public’s Radio staff take buyout:  Lynn Arditi, Dave Fallon and Sally Eisele

After Brown saw a drop in Black and Hispanic students last year, enrollment has partially rebounded for the class of 2029

Brown awarded $20 million from National Science Foundation to lead artificial intelligence research institute aimed at mental health support – new AI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants.

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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

2 Powerball winners to share $1.8B – from Texas and Missouri

Eight OPEC+ countries agree to boost oil production next month by 137,000 barrels per day;

‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Wins First-Ever Emmy in Wake of Cancelation

Warner Bros. sues AI startup Midjourney for use of images of Batman, Superman, and other intellectual property

A decadeslong peace vigil outside the White House was dismantled after an order related to the clearing of homeless encampments in D.C.

Egypt is pushing ahead with a luxury tourism project at Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery, one of the world’s holiest sites

Egypt is pushing ahead with a luxury tourism project at Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery, one of the world’s holiest sites

Howard Stern NOT leaving his radio station – put out a fake news piece that Andy Cohen was taking it over… click bait world – not good to do in a tough times news world

Shares of Tylenol’s parent company, Kenvue, fall over 9%

Russia unleashes largest-ever drone attack on Ukraine, including striking cabinet building in Kyiv for the first time

ICE workplace raids ramp up across the U.S.

Chicago stats for last weekend:  18 shot, 6 dead

George Soros and his empire will be federally investigated for election interference and RICO

The FCC is considering banning contraband phones in prisons as they are often used for crimes, drug dealing, etc.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun Operation Patriot 2.0 in the Boston area, a multi-week enforcement surge aimed at sanctuary cities

Fall back day for adjusting our clocks – Nov. 2^nd

Gen Z – young people today ages 13 to 28 – now leads in church attendance – per Christianity Today

Appeals Court Upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against President Trump, who had appealed the ruling

“Operation Midway Blitz” launched in Chicago – first arrest – Juan, convicted of forcible rape of a child under 13. Some media embedded with ICE.

Fighter jets being sent to Puerto Rico, a territory of the US, to assist in the effort to keep drugs from entering the US.

Howard Stern pulled a prank on media saying his show is done and Andy Cohen will be taking it over – not true.

Gen Z – young people today ages 13 to 28 – now leads in church attendance – per Christianity Today

The CEO of blade manufacturer LM Wind Power, a subsidiary of US wind turbine giant GE Vernova, has resigned from the company less than two years after his appointment.

Prime Minister of Nepal, K. P. Sharma Oli, resigned amid widespread protests, primarily over bans on social media – revolution led by Gen Z – 22+ killed, govt. backed down on ban, new govt being formed

No more renovations in Cracker Barrel restaurants

57 people in US illegally detained at raid in Rochester, NY snack bar plant

2024 job gains were exaggerated by nearly 1M workers on top of a reported 577K in downward revisions. This brings the Biden jobs overstatement to 1.5M

SCOTUS agrees to review tariffs

SCOTUS allows the withholding of $4 billion in foreign aid

Shake Shack launched a new French onion soup menu

Israel took out Hamas leadership while they were “hiding” in plain sight in Qatar. 5 killed, 1 Qatar security guard

Banksy mural of a judge attacking a protester to be removed outside of London’s Royal Courts of Justice

NIH Director quote: “Our children are going to live shorter, less healthy lives than we are.” The MAHA Strategy to Make Our Children Healthy Again “is a path out of this nightmare scenario.”

Amtrak’s new Acela trains are nine minutes slower than their older counterparts going from Boston to D.C. due to the tracks, the overhead power system, the switches and the signals. Amtrak says the trains, which can travel up to 160 mph, will get faster over time.

Obesity overtakes being underweight among world’s young, per UNICEF

Apple unveiled its thinnest phone at its annual product launch event in Silicon Valley.

Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, in Denmark, will cut 9,000 jobs in order to strengthen the company’s focus on growing opportunities in obesity and diabetes medications.

High school seniors’ reading and math scores fallen to their lowest levels in more than 20 years, according to the latest National Assessment of Education Progress.

Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills closer to challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

Barron Trump moved into the White House – 2^nd year in NYC college – doing semester or year in different location.

Taylor Frankie Paul will be the next lead of The Bachelorette – single mother of 3, with 2 fathers of her children

Prince Harry met with King Charles, first time in years – made a comment to the media that he doesn’t know how much time his father has left

Shooting of Charlie Kirk at UVU event. Kirk died of a massive gunshot wound to the neck. Local 22 year old brought in to police, said to have confessed

22 year old Tyler Robinson charged with murder of Kirk, after his father and a minister turned him in on Thursday night. Comes from a well to do family, possibly a student at the state Utah university, no evidence of gun play or ownership. Was a gamer. Mother a social worker, father some career in law enforcement. No info on work history, personal relationships, etc. Had recently become more active in politics.

North Korea is executing citizens for watching foreign films as it tightens control over their private lives, according to a UN report

Ego Nwodim leaving ‘SNL’ after 7 years

ICE officer shoots suspect who dragged officer with car near Chicago.

Appeals court allows Venezuelan and Haiitian immigrants brought in under Biden, temporarily, to now be deported. This overturns the stay of this action.

Memphis is the next city to see National Guard deployed to as it is the #1 city for crime – welcomed by local leaders

In a unanimous 53–45 vote cutting the confirmation threshold from 60 to 51 and stripping Chuck Schumer and the Democrats of their power to block President Trump’s nominees

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PASSINGS