Dec 19 Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into U.S. By Elliot Spagat, Hallie Golden, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 16 An MIT professor was shot at home. Authorities say no suspect is in custody By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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
Dec 12 After Trump's 'garbage' slur, a Vermont school building flew a Somali flag. Then came the threats By Amanda Swinhart, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press The Somali flag was flown alongside the Vermont state flag and beneath the United States flag at a building that includes K-12 classrooms. Somali students cheered and clapped, telling administrators the flag flying meant a great deal to them. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 3:30 A principal's Brief But Spectacular take on bringing hospitality to education By Brief But Spectacular Joseph Martinez is the longtime school principal of Carpenter Community Charter in Los Angeles. Families know him as the principal who literally picks up trash in the morning and dresses up for school plays, but also as the steady hand… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 6:53 What the end of a Biden-era student loan program means for borrowers By John Yang, Azhar Merchant The Trump administration has reached a joint settlement with seven states that will effectively shut down a key Biden-era student loan relief program. But what about the roughly 7 million people currently enrolled in it? Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post’s… Continue watching