Dec 18 WATCH: Suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor's killing found dead, officials say By Kimberlee Kruesi, Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Authorities said Thursday that they're looking into a connection between last weekend's mass shooting at Brown University and an attack two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump's handpicked board votes to rename performing arts center the 'Trump Kennedy Center' By Associated Press White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the vote on social media, attributing it to the “unbelievable work" Trump has done on the center since he returned to office in January. Continue reading
Dec 18 Bishop Ronald Hicks named new archbishop of New York By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration… Continue reading
Dec 17 U.S. says strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific, marking 26th known strike By Associated Press The U.S. military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels. Continue reading
Dec 17 U.S. government admits negligence in DC midair collision that killed 67 people By Associated Press The government admitted Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation's capital, killing 67 people. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 8:23 Son of Louisville mayor reflects on past trauma after Brown University shooting By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant, Jenna Bloom Five days after a shooting at Brown University left two students dead and nine others injured, authorities have not identified a suspect. For one family, this shooting was a harrowing reminder of another traumatic incident, the attempted assassination of Louisville… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 8:39 Colorado becomes refuge for Texas family seeking gender-affirming care for trans teen By William Brangham, Sam Lane In 2023, we introduced you to a transgender girl named Leah. She was living in Texas with her parents, John and Mary. We concealed their identities because families like theirs faced growing threats. Since then, lawmakers have taken steps to… Continue watching
Dec 17 Lumbee Tribe's federal recognition is assured after final push by Trump By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press The Senate's passage of the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday has also secured the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina's federal recognition as a tribal nation. Continue reading
Dec 17 Rob Reiner's son Nick appears in court, faces 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents By Andrew Dalton, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Nick Reiner, son of Rob Reiner, appeared in court as he faces charges of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents. Continue reading
Dec 17 Trump administration accuses U.S. Virgin Islands of violating Second Amendment By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.S. government sued the U.S. territory, its police department and Police Commissioner. It accuses them of obstructing and systematically denying American citizens the right to possess and carry guns. Continue reading