Education Dec 23 Trump administration says it will begin garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default Millions of borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on their payments. By Annie Ma, Associated Press
Nation Dec 21 Watch 5:44 How a school program from Baltimore is using hip-hop to teach social-emotional skills Nationwide, schools are looking for better ways to connect with students and support their emotional well-being. A Baltimore-based organization called “We Do It 4 the Culture” is using hip-hop and storytelling to help students learn empathy and express themselves. Ali… By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young
Politics Dec 19 Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at President Donald Trump’s direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program. By Elliot Spagat, Hallie Golden, Associated Press
Nation Dec 16 An MIT professor was shot at home. Authorities say no suspect is in custody Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, died at a local hospital on Tuesday morning after the Monday night shooting in Brookline, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. By Associated Press
Dec 15 WATCH: Providence officials offer new videos of Brown University shooting suspect By Patrick Whittle, Leah Willingham, Associated Press During a news conference Monday afternoon, authorities screened video that showed a masked suspect wearing a dark two-tone jacket about two hours before the attack. Continue reading
Dec 15 Authorities release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting By Kimberlee Kruesi, Amanda Swinhart, Holly Ramer, Associated Press The disclosure, made at a hastily convened late night news conference, represents a dramatic setback in an investigation into killings that set off hours of chaos on the Ivy League campus. Continue reading
Dec 14 Brown University latest incident on list of deadly shootings on college campuses in the U.S. By Associated Press A shooting Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, left two people dead and at least nine other critically injured. Here is a look at other deadly shootings on U.S. college campuses in recent decades. Continue reading
Dec 14 Live updates: Deadly shooting at Brown University By Associated Press The incident happened Saturday afternoon in a classroom during final exams and paralyzed the campus, with students sheltering in place for hours. Continue reading
Dec 14 Person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting, police say By Kimberlee Kruesi, Amanda Swinhart, Holly Ramer, Associated Press The attack Saturday afternoon set off hours of chaos across the Ivy League campus and surrounding Providence neighborhoods as hundreds of officers searched for the shooter and urged students and staff to shelter in place. Continue reading