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    Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead, officials say
    A man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility where he had rented a unit, officials said.
    A bouquet is left outside of the engineering and physics building at Brown University, the site of a mass shooting last weekend that left two people dead and nine others injured, on December 14, 2025, in Providence, Rhode Island. A suspect in the shooting and a killing in Massachusetts was found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility.
    Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to block access to gender-affirming care for minors.
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks  after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
    Reclassification would not make it legal for recreational use by adults nationwide, but it could change how the drug is regulated.
    Scenes at the Herbiculture cannabis dispensary
    A bag, hoagie and long wait for ruling: What we learned at Luigi Mangione’s pretrial hearing
    Luigi Mangione’s pretrial hearing wrapped up Thursday with a judge saying he plans to rule in May on what evidence prosecutors will be able to use in his New York trial for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York.
    Trump’s handpicked board votes to rename DC arts institution to Trump-Kennedy Center
    President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said.
    President Donald Trump tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Monday, March 17, 2025.
    US says price increases eased last month but Americans aren’t feeling it
    U.S. inflation slowed unexpectedly last month, according to data that was delayed, and likely distorted, by the government shutdown.
    Grocery Outlet Inc. cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of its newest store in Overlea, Maryland on January 23, 2025.

The new grocery boasts cheaper prices than competitors. While the store officially opened at 7am, there were shoppers lined up around the shopping enter as early as 5am.
    US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67
    The official response to the first lawsuit filed by one of the victims’ families said that the government is liable in the crash partly because the air traffic controller violated procedures.
    The U.S. government admitted in a federal court filing that it was liable in a deadly helicopter and plane crash that killed 67 people. In July, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy spoke during an NTSB fact-finding hearing on the midair collision.
    Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder
    An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims.
    Rabbi Yossi Friedman speaks to people gathering at a flower memorial by the Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, following Sunday's shooting in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
    US Capitol statue of civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place
    The U.S. Capitol will display a statue sculpted by Steven Weitzman of Maryland that shows Barbara Rose Johns protesting at her segregated Virginia high school.
    A statue of Virginia civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns, whose statue will replace one of Robert E. Lee as one of Virginia's two statues on display at the Capitol, is unveiled Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others
    The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others.
    President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    What to know about the search for the Brown University shooting suspect
    With the Brown University shooter still on the loose Tuesday, police fanned out to Providence schools to reassure parents, kids and teachers as investigators pushed for new evidence that might help them crack the case.
    This combo image made with photos provided by the FBI and the Providence, Rhode Island, Police Department shows a person of interest in the shooting that occurred at Brown University in Providence, R.I., Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (FBI/Providence Police Department via AP)
    Timeline: The deportation saga of Kilmar Ábrego García
    Here’s a timeline of what we know about Kilmar Ábrego García and key events in his legal battle with the Trump administration.
    Kilmar Ábrego García listens to speakers at a rally on his behalf outside the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore after being released from detention in Pennsylvania.
    Rob Reiner’s son arrested after stabbing deaths of Hollywood icon and his wife
    The case will be given to prosecutors on Tuesday as they consider formal charges against Nick Reiner.
    Rob Reiner at a film screening at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025, in Hollywood, California. He and his wife, Michele, were found dead Sunday at their Los Angeles home.
    Rob Reiner, son of a comedy giant who became one in turn, dies at 78
    Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
    Actor Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer arrive at the premiere party for "The Wolf of Wall Street" at the Roseland Ballroom on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, in New York.
    Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9
    Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody after a shooting that rocked the Brown University campus during final exams, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded.
    A police vehicle rests at an intersection near crime scene tape at Brown University.
    Mass shooting at Brown University leaves at least 2 dead, 8 hurt
    Officers were hunting through buildings on the Ivy League campus more than two hours after the shooting erupted on the second day of final exams.
    Emergency personnel gather on Waterman Street at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday, during the investigation of a shooting.
    Trump says ‘we will retaliate’ after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS
    “This is an ISIS attack,” the American president told reporters at the White House before departing for the Army-Navy football game in Baltimore.
    IN FLIGHT - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of press aboard Air Force One on November 14, 2025 while in flight from Washington, DC to West Palm Beach International Airport. Trump is scheduled to spend the weekend at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
    Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
    The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    Luigi Mangione’s to-do list: Pluck eyebrows, avoid cameras and evade FBI after CEO murder
    A to-do list and travel plans found during Luigi Mangione’s arrest and revealed in court shed new light on the steps he may have taken — or planned to take — to avoid capture after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in New York.  (William Farrington/New York Post via AP, Pool)
    Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect
    Moments after Luigi Mangione was handcuffed at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, a police officer searching his backpack found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in a pair of underwear.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York.
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