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Providence mayor asks FBI to give $50K reward to tipster whose Reddit post helped lead to suspected Brown University gunman

Saturday, December 20

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) -- The mayor of Providence is asking FBI Director Kash Patel to give the $50,000 reward offered for information in the Brown University mass shooting to a local tipster who provided a detailed account of the suspect.The man, only identified by authorities... Read More.

Brown, MIT suspect had 200 rounds, laser sights as authorities feared hit list: US attorney

Friday, December 19

(BOSTON, Mass.) -- It was Thursday morning when investigators definitively determined the same individual opened fire on a study group at Brown University and, two days later, murdered an MIT professor -- raising fears among law enforcement officials that the killer may have... Read More.

Timeline of the Brown University mass shooting and MIT professor slaying

Friday, December 19

(NEW YORK) -- Two elite Northeast institutions of higher education have been rocked by horrific acts of gun violence, just days apart.In the first incident, two people were killed and nine were injured in a mass shooting at Brown University, when a gunman opened... Read More.

Holiday travel Friday: Storms, wind and fire danger slam US coast to coast

Friday, December 19

(NEW YORK) -- Traveling for the holidays Friday may be turbulent, as gusts and widespread rain move into the Northeast, fire warnings persist in the West and storms linger on the West Coast until the end of the year.Here is a look at the... Read More.

Milwaukee judge found guilty of felony obstruction in helping undocumented man evade arrest

Friday, December 19

(MILWAUKEE) -- A Wisconsin judge accused of concealing an undocumented man to prevent his arrest by immigration authorities was found guilty of felony obstruction, according to ABC Milwaukee affiliate WISN, which was in the courtroom for the trial.Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Read More.

After years of speculation, DOJ to release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files documents

Friday, December 19

(WASHINGTON) -- After years of legal battles and online speculation, the Justice Department on Friday is set to release what a top DOJ official says are "several hundred thousand" documents from the investigations into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose connection to... Read More.

New details emerge on Brown and MIT shooting suspect after dayslong manhunt

Friday, December 19

(NEW YORK) -- New details about how police caught up to Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the 48-year-old former Brown graduate student who perpetrated a mass shooting at Brown University and killed an MIT professor, have emerged after a dayslong manhunt where he made a... Read More.

Brown University and MIT shooting suspect found dead; identified as former grad student

Friday, December 19

(NEW YORK) -- The suspect in last weekend's mass shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and nine others wounded was found dead Thursday -- and authorities said he is the same man who gunned down an MIT professor two days after... Read More.

Trump signs executive order easing marijuana restrictions by reclassifying drug

Thursday, December 18

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Currently, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug, the most restrictive federal category that includes heroin and LSD.Under this change, it moves to a Schedule... Read More.

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family dead in small plane crash in North Carolina: Officials

Thursday, December 18

(NORTH CAROLINA) -- Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and members of his family died when a small plane crashed and caught fire during landing at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina on Thursday, according to the family and officials.The North Carolina Highway Patrol... Read More.

US launches new strike on alleged drug boat, bringing total death toll to 99

Thursday, December 18

LONDON -- U.S. Southern Command announced on Wednesday that American forces struck another alleged drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing four people the command described as "narco-terrorists."Wednesday's strike was the 26th since such operations began on Sept. 2. The total death toll as... Read More.

House Democrats release another batch of Epstein photos

Thursday, December 18

(WASHINGTON) -- One day before the deadline for the Justice Department to release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday publicly disclosed another batch of photographs provided by the late financier's estate in... Read More.