Budget cuts and tuition hike for UMass

Budget cuts and tuition hike for UMass

By Colin A. Young

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON  Gov. Charlie Baker's veto of more than $5 million in University of Massachusetts funding "presents challenges" for the state's five-campus system, its administration says, and university officials hope legislators will overturn the cut.

Rhode Island beach blast blamed on hydrogen gas
Rhode Island

Rhode Island beach blast blamed on hydrogen gas

Associated Press

Written by Amy Anthony

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A mysterious blast on a Rhode Island beach likely was caused by the combustion of hydrogen gas buildup because of a corroded copper cable under the sand, investigators announced Friday.

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