An MIT professor was fatally shot at his home, and police launched a homicide investigation

Nuno Louriero, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was fatally shot at his home near Boston, and authorities said Tuesday they had launched a homicide investigation.

Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

Los Angeles (ap) — Los Angeles prosecutors said Tuesday that Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner will be charged with two

Damage from record flooding in Washington state is profound; more on the way, governor says

The extent of the damage in Washington state is profound but unclear after more than a week of heavy rains and record flooding, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday, as more rain was in the forecast.

In Vanity Fair interview, top Trump aide Wiles reveals White House tensions, points to missteps

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles revealed internal tensions in the Trump administration over issues from immigration enforcement to government downsizing in comments published by Vanity Fair on Tuesday.

Unemployment rate hit a four-year high last month

(cnn) — The Us labor market grew even more exclusive in November. Unemployment rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in

Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and ​leaving Venezuela, a move set to sharply escalate tensions between Washington and Caracas.

Last US cents sold at auction for a sum of $16.76M were worth a pretty penny

To those who argue that the U.S. penny had no value: Some coin collectors beg to differ. The U.S. Mint sold 232 three-cent sets for a sum of $16.76 million at an auction last Thursday hosted by Stack's Bowers Galleries.

CDC ends guidance that all newborns should get hepatitis B vaccine, in major policy shift

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday ended guidance that all newborns receive the ​hepatitis B vaccine, leaving it to parents, in consultation with a health care provider, to decide.

Judge says he is unlikely to immediately halt Trump's $300M White House ballroom project

A federal judge in Washington said on Tuesday that he was not inclined to order the Trump administration to ​immediately halt work on a $300 million White House ballroom on the site of the East Wing.

Trump adds 7 countries, including Syria, to full travel ban list

President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded a list of countries subject to a full travel ban, prohibiting citizens from an additional seven countries, including ​Syria, from entering the United States.

Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner's son, Nick, with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

Rob Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.

'It's a miracle': 10-year-old boy burned in plane crash returns home

A story that's touched hearts across the country came full circle Monday as classmates, teachers and neighbors helped welcome home Philadelphia plane-crash survivor 10-year-old Ramesses Vazquez-Viana.

Police fan out to Providence schools to calm worries with the Brown University shooter still loose

Police have been sent to Providence schools to reassure worried parents that their kids will be safe with the Brown University shooter on the loose and no indication yet that investigators have zeroed in on a specific suspect in the attack.

US up 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%

The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports.

Rhode Island joins Utah on the diverse list of states to experience a college campus shooting

Last Saturday, two people were killed and nine others wounded at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, after a gunman dressed in black entered the Ivy League school's engineering building during final exams and began firing.

University of Utah athletics private equity deal catches the attention of Congress

Federal lawmakers are exploring ways to block colleges from entering into private equity deals, possibly putting plans at risk for the University of Utah after it announced last week a first-of-it-kind proposal.