They were for Rhode Islanders living in the 19th century, and it's that belief that gave the state its own vampire tale: the legend of Mercy Brown. Mercy Lena Brown (who was called "Lena" by her ...

On a gray morning in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, dozens of coat-bundled seniors make their way up the ramp behind a local food bank. Inside, some reach for ripe bunches of bananas and others ...

Mercy Brown was not what you probably think of when you hear the word "vampire". For starters, she did not turn into a bat or drink human blood, nor did she live in a Gothic castle in the far reaches ...