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Lead A person of interest was detained on Sunday in connection with a Saturday afternoon shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, police said. The attack occurred at about 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) in a classroom inside the Holley engineering building and left two students dead and nine others injured. Authorities lifted a … Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin on 14 December 2025 ahead of negotiations with US and European envoys aimed at advancing a framework for ending the war. US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner reached the German capital earlier for adviser-level talks that will address ceasefire terms, security guarantees and reconstruction. The visit … Read more

A person of interest is in custody in connection with a shooting that struck Brown University on Saturday, leaving two students dead and nine wounded, city and university officials said. The arrest followed an early-morning apprehension at a Coventry hotel and came as campus and nearby neighborhoods were released from a shelter-in-place order Sunday. Authorities … Read more

Lead On the evening of December 14, 2025, a gun attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney killed 12 people and wounded others during a Hanukkah gathering. Police said two people are in custody and have been detained for questioning. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the incident a targeted attack on the Jewish community and described … Read more

Lead Josh O’Connor hosted Saturday Night Live on Saturday, arriving at Studio 8H after a week he described as nerves at a 10 out of 10. His three-minute monologue leaned into his self-effacing, “soft boy” persona and a running joke about a proposed live-action Ratatouille role. Despite a warm opening and a standout pre-taped sketch, … Read more

On Dec. 14, 2025, two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah gathering on Bondi Beach in Sydney, killing at least 11 people and wounding 29. New South Wales police described the incident as a terrorist attack targeted at the city’s Jewish community. Officers shot one suspect dead at the scene and arrested a second, who … Read more

Lead On Dec. 14, 2025, a masked gunman entered a first-floor lecture hall at Brown University and opened fire as a review session for Principles of Economics was ending. Joseph Oduro, a 21-year-old senior and teaching assistant, said he and roughly 60 students were in the room when shots began; one student suffered a leg … Read more

Lead Erich Richter’s Week 15 NFL card delivers spread-by-spread guidance for Sunday and Monday games, leaning with favorites in key NFC and AFC matchups. Picks highlight Giants (-2.5), Bengals (+2.5), Texans (-9.5) and Steelers (-3) on Monday, with several model-based splits and weather or injury considerations noted. The column combines model projections with recent form, … Read more

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11, 2025 intended to limit state-level artificial intelligence rules the administration says slow innovation. The order directs the attorney general to form an AI litigation task force and asks the commerce secretary to identify state laws that conflict with a new federal policy and consider withholding … Read more

Lead: Google is developing a new feature called Motion Cues for Android that aims to reduce motion sickness for passengers who use their phones in moving vehicles. Evidence found in the Android Canary 2512 build shows code and APIs that would let privileged system components render on-screen motion dots synchronized to device movement. The feature … Read more

Comedian and actor Amy Schumer announced on December 13, 2025, that she and chef Chris Fischer have decided to end their marriage after more than seven years together. The announcement, posted on Schumer’s Instagram, described the separation as mutual and affectionate and said both parents will remain focused on raising their son, Gene, together. The … Read more

Lead On the night of Saturday, Dec. 13 into Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, a winter storm moved into the Tri-State area, prompting a Winter Weather Advisory and a citywide First Alert Weather Day. The advisory covers New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, the lower Hudson Valley and southern Connecticut from 10 p.m. Saturday until … Read more

Lead Police in Sydney say two people are in custody after shots were reported and several people were hurt at Bondi Beach on Sunday evening. The incident occurred as a Hanukkah gathering was taking place at the shoreline; witnesses and broadcasters showed scenes of people on the sand and nearby areas. New South Wales police … Read more

Lead: Victor Wembanyama returned from a three-week absence to help the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-109 in the Emirates NBA Cup Semifinal in Las Vegas on Tuesday, snapping OKC’s 16-game winning streak. Wembanyama played 21 minutes and finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, supplying an emotional lift that swung the … Read more

Lead: The Indiana Senate voted 31-19 on Thursday to defeat a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan backed by former President Donald Trump and national GOP operatives, prompting threats of political and financial retaliation. Twenty-one Republican senators joined all 10 Democrats to block the bill, ensuring it cannot be revived until the 2027 session. National Republican leaders, … Read more