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Brown University Shooting |
A gunman who targeted students at Brown University Saturday remained at large yesterday, after authorities said they would release a person of interest from custody. The gunman, who has yet to be publicly identified, killed two people and wounded nine others, with one of the wounded victims in critical condition as of this writing. See live updates here.
At roughly 4 pm ET, a masked gunman entered the university's engineering building and opened fire on people in the hallway. He then entered the first-floor lecture hall, where a group of about 60 students was wrapping up an economics study session. Some students managed to escape through the room's side doors, while many were shot while hiding under desks. Law enforcement officials say the attacker fired more than 40 rounds from a 9 mm handgun before fleeing. The introductory class, Principles of Economics, has 475 registered students, of whom over 80% are freshmen.
The attack follows deadly shootings this year at Kentucky State University, Utah Valley University, and Florida State University. Learn about recent college campus shootings here. |
Two gunmen—a father and his son—attacked a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia, yesterday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more. One gunman is dead, while the other is in custody. Authorities called the shooting a terrorist attack on Australia's Jewish community.
The attack took place shortly before 6:45 pm local time at Bondi Beach, Australia's most popular beach, where hundreds gathered to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah (see explainer). Witnesses say the two attackers emerged from behind a small silver hatchback parked by a footbridge and opened fire on the crowd. A bystander was recorded tackling one of the gunmen and wresting the rifle from his hand. Improvised explosive devices were later found in one of the suspects' cars.
Shootings are rare in Australia, which has among the lowest gun-related death rates in the developed world. However, antisemitic incidents have been on the rise following Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks and the Israel-Gaza war. The country has the world's largest per-capita Holocaust survivor population after Israel. |
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 Heisman Trophy Saturday night, the first time in school history a player has won the sport’s most prestigious award. It caps a perfect regular season for the No. 1 Hoosiers—also a school first—which won the Big Ten championship. Watch Mendoza’s moving speech here.
The selection is the latest in one of the most remarkable turnarounds in college sports history. Before this season, Indiana had had the worst winning percentage (43%) of any major conference team (going back to 1882). Since the arrival of head coach Curt Cignetti in 2024, the Hoosiers have gone 24-2 despite having a roster that ranks 72nd based on recruiting services. Indiana will face the winner of Oklahoma and Alabama in the upcoming playoff (Jan. 1).
In related news, Navy topped Army in the 126th meeting between the two service academies. See our favorite resources on college football here. |
Editor's note: In our Sunday edition, we confused the terms referring to an airplane's "roll" and "pitch." Pitch describes the movement of the nose up and down around the wing‑to‑wing axis, and roll refers to the banking of the wings around the nose‑to‑tail axis. Thank you to readers for catching the error. |
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> How Hanukkah became a major holiday (w/video), along with the best resources we've found on the Jewish "festival of lights." |
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Historybook: US Bill of Rights ratified, becomes law (1791); Eiffel Tower builder Gustave Eiffel born (1832); Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull killed (1890); Walt Disney dies (1966); Actress Joan Fontaine dies (2013).
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