Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company has laid off its entire staff in the wake of financial difficulties, according to multiple media reports.

“The Supreme Court has refused to take up a Boston University student’s constitutional challenge to a $675,000 penalty for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them on the Internet.”

Still unable to pay its workers, 38 Studios LLC, the cash-strapped video game design firm founded by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, has released a video trailer for its new game, code-named “Project Copernicus.”

The woman believed to be Brown University’s oldest living graduate is set to celebrate her 108th birthday with members of her college sorority.

A janitor at the Providence Journal Building was arrested Monday night after a loaded .22-caliber pistol and box of ammunition were found in his backpack in a break room.

At the annual city budget address last night, Mayor Angel Taveras presented the Providence City Council with a $638.4 million budget proposal that prioritizes education, economic development and public safety. Taveras reiterated his calls for municipal pension reform and increased contributions from the city’s nonprofits. Though a deal between Providence and the University has yet to be reached, parts of the budget rely on the outcome of the negotiations.

The Sportsman’s Inn, a long-standing adult entertainment venue and hotel on Fountain Street, was sold Friday to a group of investors who intend to convert the four-story brick building into a boutique hotel, real estate broker Peter M. Scotti said.

Providence police say Nicole Cianci, daughter of former mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, was found dead this morning in a house on Knight Street where she lived.