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NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A son of the woman police say killed two of her grandsons in a Connecticut murder-suicide is serving a prison sentence for a 2008 murder.

WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of arguing constitutional fine points and citing rival statistics, senators wrangling over gun control saw and heard the anguish of a bereft father.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Trying to stay a step ahead of drug chemists, Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a proposal to ban whole classes of chemical compounds that mimic the highs of marijuana and amphetamines.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A water company buying up smaller systems to consolidate service in Connecticut is seeking a nearly 17 percent rate increase.

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) — A Portsmouth woman was fatally stabbed Wednesday on a public bus and a male passenger arrested in what police said was a domestic incident.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A 30-year-old Pawtucket man has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for having an unregistered machine gun and ammunition and for violating the terms of his release after serving a prison term on a separate firearm conviction.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Cellphone providers would have to provide data about the location of a missing person's cellphone if police determine the person is in danger under legislation introduced in Rhode Island's General Assembly.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Trying to stay a step ahead of drug chemists, Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a proposal to ban whole classes of chemical compounds that mimic the highs of marijuana and amphetamines.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The city of Providence has joined Boston, New York, Seattle and other cities in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act.