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What to know about MIT professor Nuno Loureiro and the investigation into his shooting 12/17/2025 01:43pm • Authorities are searching for a suspect in the killing of Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a prominent physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was shot at his home near Boston. Loureiro, a married 47-year-old from Portugal, was shot Monday night and died Tuesday at a local hospital. Au Over 1,600 people have been killed in attacks on health centers in Sudan this year, WHO chief says 12/17/2025 11:43am • CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,600 people have been killed in attacks on medical facilities and health care centers in war-torn Sudan so far this year, the United Nations health chief said Wednesday — the latest daunting statistic in the devastating conflict in the African nation. Tedros Adhanom Ghebr An MIT professor was fatally shot at his home and police launched a homicide investigation 12/17/2025 05:46am • BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — 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. Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old physicist and fusion scientist, was shot Monday night at his home in Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts 12/17/2025 01:38am • UKHIYA, Bangladesh (AP) — In moments when she is alone, when there is a break in the beatings from her husband, the girl cries for the school that was once her place of peace in a world that has otherwise offered her none. Ever since the military in her homeland of Myanmar killed her father in 201 To find living donors for kidney transplants, a pilot program turns to social networks 12/17/2025 12:05am • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fernando Moreno has been on dialysis for about two years, enduring an “unbearable” wait for a new kidney to save his life. His limited world of social contacts has meant that his hopes have hinged on inching up the national waiting list for a transplant. That was until e The Latest: Hegseth and Rubio brief lawmakers on US military escalation 12/16/2025 09:45pm • President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as questions mount over the swift escalation of U.S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Brown University shooting leaves students, community frustrated with official response 12/16/2025 07:00pm • PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The ongoing effort to find a man who walked onto Brown University ’s campus during a busy exam season and shot nearly a dozen students in a crowded lecture hall has raised questions about the school's security systems and the urgency of the investigation itself. A day aft Signs You Need a Hearing Aid 12/16/2025 07:00pm • According to the National Council on Aging, one in three people age 65 to 74 has difficulty hearing. Common among older adults, key indicators of hearing loss may include listening to the TV or radio at high volumes, or asking people to repeat themselves in conversation. Educating yourself on the si Understanding the Different Roles of In-Home Care Providers 12/16/2025 07:00pm • When you're trying to arrange in-home care for yourself or a loved one, one of the first challenges is understanding the difference between a home health aide and a skilled nurse. Both play important roles in supporting older adults or people with disabilities at home, but the type of help they prov What Is Postpartum Family Planning? 12/16/2025 07:00pm • If you are meticulously preparing for your pregnancy, don't wait until your first postpartum checkup to think about what you do after giving birth. Postpartum family planning involves the use of contraceptives during the first 12 months after giving birth to prevent unintended pregnancies that occur Home Health Care vs. Home Care: What's the Difference? 12/16/2025 07:00pm • If you or a family member or friend are recuperating from an illness, getting less independent with age or have a disability or chronic illness that requires care, you may be able to receive that care and assistance in your home rather than at a hospital, nursing home or rehabilitation facility. Man Doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death avoids prison time 12/16/2025 06:06pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death was sentenced Tuesday to 8 months of home confinement. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence that included 3 years of supervised release to 55-year-old Dr. Brown mourns the loss of an aspiring doctor and campus leader to the campus attack 12/16/2025 04:11pm • A makeshift shrine of flowers and condolence cards has gone up outside of the Brown University building where a gunman killed two students and wounded nine others, with the Ivy League school and surrounding community trying to make sense of the tragedy. As investigators pursue clues about the gunman Doctor who helped supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death sentenced to 8 months of house arrest 12/16/2025 02:57pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctor who helped supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death sentenced to 8 months of house arrest. Britain’s BBC is both beloved and maligned. Now it faces a $10 billion Trump lawsuit 12/16/2025 09:01am • LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a television documentary he claims was “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory and malicious.” Britain’s national broadcaster has apologized to Trump over the way it edited a speech in the progra