Members of the Kennedy family pose in 1967 with Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston at the christening of Patrick Joseph Kennedy, held by grandfather Joseph P. Kennedy and his niece, Ann Gargan. In the rear are Rose Kennedy, Joan Kennedy and Sen. Edward Kennedy. Joining their brother are Edward Jr. and Kara, in the foreground.
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Members of the Kennedy family pose in 1967 with Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston at the christening of Patrick Joseph Kennedy, held by grandfather Joseph P. Kennedy and his niece, Ann Gargan. In the rear are Rose Kennedy, Joan Kennedy and Sen. Edward Kennedy. Joining their brother are Edward Jr. and Kara, in the foreground.

WASHINGTON -- When the archbishop of Boston said John F. Kennedy's funeral Mass in 1963, he departed from the Latin text to address the late president in English. "May the angels, dear Jack, lead you into Paradise," said Richard Cardinal Cushing. "May the martyrs receive you at your coming."


SWANSEA, Mass. -- Police say that an attempt to kidnap a Bristol, R.I. backfired, leading to his escape and a two-hour shotgun standoff with a homeowner and his son and daughter late Tuesday night.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Catherine Rhodes pitched her tent on the State House lawn Wednesday to protest what she says is a lack of shelter and help for the homeless this winter.

WARWICK, R.I. -- In an abbreviated day of testimony, jurors heard again from a medical consultant who said that Michael Woods' death was "definitely preventable" had he been given treatment immediately.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Drunken drivers beware. The state has a new law that allows the police to compel motorists who are suspected of drinking and are involved in crashes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to undergo blood-alcohol testing.

Lawyers to get $59 million from Station fire settlement

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- No one who lost a loved one or suffered injuries in the Station nightclub fire stands to make as much money as some of the lawyers who filed lawsuits in their behalf.

R.I. public college presidents, non-union workers to take pay cut

The presidents of the state's three public colleges and about 300 non-union employees of Rhode Island's higher education system will take a 2-percent pay cut for the next six months, in response to Governor Carcieri's call for all state departments to reduce expenses.




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