Officials say a man who is suspected in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility. Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez says 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente was found dead Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Neves Valente is a former Brown student and Portuguese national. Perez says they believe the suspect acted alone. U.S. attorney for Massachusetts Leah B. Foley says Neves Valente and MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro attended the same academic program in Portugal between 1995 and 2000.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors. The sweeping proposals announced Thursday are the most significant moves the Trump administration has taken to restrict the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgical interventions for transgender children — include cutting off federal Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals that provide such care. President Donald Trump has also signed an order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The switch wouldn’t make cannabis recreationally legal nationwide. But it could open new avenues for medical research and reduce tax burdens on the industry.
Turning Point is beginning its annual Christian youth conference, the first event since the assassination of founder Charlie Kirk. The four-day meeting in Phoenix kicking off Thursday gathers thousands of young supporters of the MAGA movement, which faces internal debates over its future. A year ago, the conference celebrated President Donald Trump’s victory. Now the movement faces challenges, including debates over antisemitism. Turning Point is being led by Kirk’s widow and is confronting its own future. The event features MAGA influencers like Donald Trump Jr. and Tucker Carlson. Erika Kirk has stepped into the spotlight, addressing conspiracy theories surrounding her husband's death.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is set to testify before lawmakers for the first time since pressuring broadcasters over late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Carr has closely aligned with the administration’s aggressive posture toward media outlets it views as hostile since being appointed to the position last November. Carr earlier this year warned broadcasters, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way," after he said comments Kimmel made regarding Charlie Kirk were “truly sick." Carr's remarks drew bipartisan criticism and raised concerns about government interference in the media.
The effort to find a man who walked onto Brown University’s campus and shot nearly a dozen students in a crowded lecture hall has raised serious questions about the school’s security systems and the urgency of the investigation itself. On Sunday, officials released a person of interest without charges, leaving investigators scrambling for new leads. The shooting killed two students and injured nine others. The FBI and Providence police have released footage but have not identified the suspect. Students and community members are frustrated by security gaps. The lack of campus footage has led police to seek public tips, and the investigation continues.
President Donald Trump is blaming Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy. The statement Monday, even for Trump, was a shocking comment that came as police were still investigating the deaths of the director and his wife as an apparent homicide. The couple were found dead at their home Sunday in Los Angeles. Trump has a long track record of inflammatory remarks, but his comments were a drastic departure from the role presidents typically play in offering a message of consolation or tribute after the death of a public figure.
The latest shooting on a college campus in the U.S. unfolded Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Authorities say two people were killed and eight others critically injured in the shooting that took place in a building where final exams were underway. The suspect was dressed in all black and left the building on foot. Other recent deadly shootings on college campuses include the September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University and a Dec. 9 shooting at Kentucky University that left one student dead and another critically injured.
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk appears in court for 1st time as a judge weighs media access
The Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk has made his first in-person court appearance as his attorneys push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case. A Utah judge on Thursday heard arguments about the public’s right to know details in Tyler Robinson’s case. The defendant's attorneys say the swarm of media attention could interfere with his right to a fair trial. Prosecutors have charged Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of the conservative activist on the Utah Valley University campus. They plan to seek the death penalty. Judge Tony Graf briefly halted livestreaming of Thursday's proceedings by a media pool after Robinson's shackles were seen in the video.
CBS News says it will host a prime-time “town hall” event next week with Erika Kirk, widow of assassinated activist Charlie Kirk. She will be interviewed by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss for the event, scheduled to be telecast at 8 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 13. Kirk has taken over as head of the conservative group Turning Point USA, which was founded by her husband. She'll be questioned by young evangelicals and religious and political leaders, as part of an invited CBS audience. Charlie Kirk was shot on Sept. 10 while speaking to a group of college students in Utah.
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