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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Rhode Island Crime

He dreamed of being a doctor. She was a leader in the college Republicans club. What we know about Brown shooting victims.

Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov were attending a review session for a popular economics class when a gunman came into the classroom and opened fire. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Crime

Anxiety over pace of Brown University shooting investigation mounts as search for killer continues

Investigators are focused on finding images that can reveal the gunman's identity as some residents become frustrated with the pace of the case. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Brian Walshe convicted of murdering his wife, faces life sentence without parole

Jurors deliberated over two days before finding Walshe, 50, guilty of first-degree murder. He will be sentenced on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Nation

Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested after the director and his wife were found dead at their home

The 32-year-old son of Hollywood icon Rob Reiner was arrested on suspicion of murder and held without bail Monday in the stabbing deaths of his parents in their Los Angeles home, authorities said. Continue reading →

Media

Brian McGrory to rejoin Boston Globe as editor

McGrory, currently the chair of Boston University’s journalism department, previously served as Globe editor from 2012 until early 2023. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Four charged with plotting New Year’s Eve attacks in Southern California, prosecutors say

Federal authorities said Monday that they foiled a plot to bomb multiple sites of two US companies on New Year’s Eve in Southern California after arresting members of an extremist anticapitalist and antigovernment group. Continue reading →

Nation

Milwaukee judge on trial for aiding immigrant told staffer she’d take ‘the heat’

Prosecutors played audio recordings Monday as they tried to show jurors that a Wisconsin judge knew what was at stake earlier this year when she directed an immigrant to a private door while federal agents were in the courthouse to arrest the man. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security

The filing came in response to a lawsuit filed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation asking a federal judge to halt the project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress. Continue reading →

The World

World

Hong Kong media tycoon’s conviction was years in the making

In this case, he was convicted of two counts of conspiring with foreign forces to impose sanctions against Hong Kong and another of publishing seditious material in the former British colony. Continue reading →

World

An anticorruption call helped topple a government

As the protests took off, the demands grew, with calls for the government to resign and even for two of the most powerful politicians behind the government to go. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine and allies agree on security guarantee for peace proposal

The United States, Ukraine, and Europe have agreed on a NATO-like guarantee for the future security of Ukraine, two US officials said Monday. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Why couldn’t DCF save A’zella Ortiz’s life?

In a new report, the state child advocate says that the agency needs to improve services to children remaining with their families. Continue reading →

Columns

The Walshe murder verdict was a win for justice. The bill is another story.

Walshe, a man with a relish for the high life, qualified for two seasoned, well-regarded defense lawyers. It may be justified. But it would be nice to know exactly how. Continue reading →

Letters

Getting at the heart of Holyoke schools’ challenges

Two educators argue that the city's struggling district needs to be viewed within a wider context than just its standardized test scores. Continue reading →

Metro

Rhode Island Crime