Authorities have identified former Brown student Claudio Neves Valente as the gunman in the Brown University attack and the killing of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro, and the case has already led President Trump to suspend the U.S. diversity visa lottery that once gave him a green card.
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Six injured as gas explosion levels home in Hayward, California
A natural gas explosion in the Ashland neighborhood near Hayward, California, has destroyed homes and injured six people after a construction crew damaged an underground gas line, with federal and state investigators now probing the Bay Area blast.
Brown University campus shooting kills 2, injures 9 as classes canceled
A campus shooting inside an engineering building at Brown University in Providence has killed two students and injured nine others during final exams, as police and the FBI hunt for a masked gunman who remains at large.
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee puts fresh pressure on skilled foreign workers
The Trump administration has imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, a dramatic increase that spares most existing holders but faces legal challenges from 20 US states and could reduce hiring of skilled workers from countries like Nepal.
US plan could require foreign tourists to give 5 years of social media history
The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would force visa-free tourists from 42 countries to disclose five years of social media history and other personal data before entering the United States, raising serious privacy and tourism concerns.
Trump AI order benches US states from writing their own rules
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order creating a national AI policy framework that aims to stop US states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence regulations, using a new litigation task force and funding threats to push back against stricter local laws.
US cancels citizenship ceremonies for migrants from 19 travel ban countries
The U.S. has abruptly canceled or delayed some citizenship ceremonies and paused most immigration cases for migrants from 19 travel ban countries, citing a new national-security review and leaving thousands of long-term applicants in limbo.
Bondi Beach terror attack: Gunmen kill at least 12 at Hanukkah celebration in Sydney
Key takeaways At least 12 people have been killed and 29 others injured after gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, in what authorities have declared a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community. The shooting began early Sunday evening near Archer Park and the Bondi Pavilion, where around 1,000 people...
US Supreme Court Takes Up Trump Birthright Citizenship Case
The US Supreme Court has taken up Trump v. Barbara, a major case on Executive Order 14160 that seeks to limit birthright citizenship for children of non-citizen parents, a decision that could directly affect Nepali and other immigrant families in the United States.
Pokhara Airport Corruption Case Becomes Nepal’s Biggest
Pokhara International Airport, once promoted as a symbol of Nepal’s aviation future, has now become the center of what investigators describe as the country’s largest single-project corruption scandal. A parliamentary subcommittee under the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found massive irregularities and possible graft in the China-funded project, with estimates ranging from nearly Rs 10...







