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Multiple people shot near Brown University, police say - 2025-12-13T17:41:36-05:00
Brown University says it's working with law enforcement to search for a suspect after its report of an "active shooting situation" on its Rhode Island campus.

United Airlines flight returns to Dulles airport after engine loses power during takeoff - 2025-12-13T17:16:27-05:00
Shortly after departing the Virginia airport on Saturday, the Tokyo-bound plane's engine cover separated and caught fire, according to the transportation secretary. No injuries were reported.

After failure in the Senate, House GOP has its own health care proposal - 2025-12-13T16:14:23-05:00
House Republicans released proposed legislation late Friday that would not extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies.

Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight - 2025-12-13T15:14:27-05:00
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.

Chile votes in polarizing presidential runoff as far-right takes lead - 2025-12-13T14:16:53-05:00
Chile heads to a presidential runoff on Sunday, with far-right contender José Antonio Kast — a supporter of former dictator Augusto Pinochet — tipped to win.

2 U.S. service members and 1 civilian are killed in ISIS attack in Syria - 2025-12-13T13:56:08-05:00
The attack, which took place in the city of Palmyra, comes a year after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the lifting of U.S. sanctions.

Church Nativity scenes add zip ties and gas masks to protest immigration raids - 2025-12-13T10:04:21-05:00
Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, accusing the churches of abusing sacred imagery.

Fired Michigan football coach charged with home invasion and stalking - 2025-12-13T09:08:39-05:00
Fired University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore "barged his way" into the apartment of a woman with whom he had been having an affair after she reported the relationship to the school and he lost his job, prosecutors said.

To 'graduate' from poverty, they can borrow to build a business. So why aren't they? - 2025-12-13T08:34:36-05:00
It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency. But in this innovative Uganda project, something isn't clicking.

King Charles III says early diagnosis allows his cancer treatment to be reduced - 2025-12-13T08:22:19-05:00
The monarch revealed the positive outlook in a recorded message broadcast on British television as part of a campaign to promote screening, which increases the likelihood of successful treatment.