Brown Shooting and an M.I.T. Professor’s Killing: What We Know

A single suspect carried out the shooting at Brown University and the killing of an M.I.T. professor, and was later found dead in New Hampshire, authorities said.A memorial at the Barus and Holley building on the campus of Brown University, in Providence, R.I. on Tuesday.

F Francesca Regalado

A Reddit Post Led to a Breakthrough in the Brown Shooting Investigation

A Reddit user provided information that helped identify Claudio Manuel Neves Valente as not only the suspect in the campus shooting, but also the murder of an M.I.T. professor.A vehicle is loaded onto a tow truck outside the storage facility in Salem, N.H., where the Brown University shooting suspec

A Ashley Ahn and Qasim Nauman

Europe to Lend $105 Billion to Ukraine, Without Touching Russian Funds

European Union officials wanted to use Russia’s frozen assets to back a major loan to Ukraine. Facing opposition in their own camp, they settled on another way.Antonio Costa, center, president of the European Council, said at a news conference early Friday in Brussels that the newly reached deal wou

J Jeanna Smialek

With New E.U. Loan, Ukraine Avoids Budget Crunch and Can Plan War Effort

The loan will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. It also bolsters Ukraine’s position in ongoing peace talks.Members of Ukraine’s 148th Artillery Brigade at a firing position in the Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine in October.

C Constant Méheut

Putin Reaffirms Broad Military Goals for Russia in Ukraine

President Vladimir V. Putin spoke at an annual news conference that highlights his grip over Russia and often sets the Kremlin’s tone for the next year.President Vladimir V. Putin at his annual year-end news conference in Moscow, on Friday. He said Russia was not ready to settle the Ukraine conflict

I Ivan Nechepurenko and Paul Sonne

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households.The rate increase is widely viewed as an attempt to ultimately help cool inflation and give wages a chance to keep up.

R River Akira Davis

How the Army Caused Alarm in the Washington Skies Years Before a Fatal Crash

An aged helicopter fleet and inexperienced pilots from nearby Fort Belvoir had raised “widespread concern” among local pilots before a midair collision killed 67 people.Helicopter helmets and a model of a Black Hawk helicopter on display in the home of Austin Roth, who served two decades in the Army

K Kate Kelly

Takeaways From the Trial of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan

The Milwaukee judge was charged with obstructing federal immigration agents, who were trying to arrest a man who had appeared before her on a battery charge.Judge Hannah C. Dugan, right, outside the federal courthouse in Milwaukee earlier this week.

J Julie Bosman

Trump Administration to Appeal Harvard Funding Case

Facing a deadline to appeal, the Justice Department told the courts late Thursday that it would try to overturn a judge’s ruling in favor of Harvard.The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

A Alan Blinder

F.D.A. Turmoil Keeps Spotlight on Its Commissioner

The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary.Dr. Marty Makary, the F.D.A. commissioner, has faced intense criticism as the agency undergoes top-level turnover in critical areas like drug approvals.

C Christina Jewett

Britain Is Preparing for Attacks on Its Soil. Critics Say It Must Move Faster.

As military officials sound the alarm over Russian hybrid attacks, the chair of Parliament’s defense committee said the government’s progress on ramping up home defense was “glacial.”British soldiers during an exercise in Smardan, Romania, in February. In June, the British government published a str

L Lizzie Dearden

Falling Enrollment, Money Woes: The New School Seeks a Path to Survival

The New York City university has embarked on an overhaul that some professors and students say imperils its standing as a bastion of the liberal arts.Students and faculty members at the New School, including Danielle Twiss, a doctoral student studying Marxist political economy, rallied over budget c

S Sharon Otterman

After the Louvre Heist, Museums Look for Lessons to Help Stop Thieves

Museums and the consultants who advise them have been busy reviewing their own precautions in the aftermath of the brazen daylight break-in at the Louvre.A member of the security staff at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Experts say U.S. institutions are reviewing the Louvre heist to ensure they do n

G Graham Bowley

U.S. Will Pay $450,000 to Wildfire Fighters With Cancer

They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke.Members of a wildfire crew last August in San Luis Obispo County, Calif.

H Hannah Dreier

Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Decade-Old Antisemitic Posts Re-emerge

Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her just-announced post as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s director of appointments after the Anti-Defamation League resurfaced the comments.Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her new post a day after it was announced, apologizing for her remarks and for b

D Dana Rubinstein