The Rhode Island couple awoke one morning in 1998 to find the name of their street changed: Kinsley Avenue was now Providence Place, which happened to be the name of the 1.3 million-square-foot mall rising on 13 prime downtown acres. Townsend and Yoto were among the Providence residents objecting to the mall — the [...]

Aug 27th, 2008 | NEW YORK — New data show New York City residents are contracting the virus that causes AIDS at three times the national rate. Assistant health commissioner Dr. Monica Sweeney says the figures underscore the continued need to promote HIV testing and prevention. The city health department said Wednesday that almost 4,800 [...]