La tensión militar entre Donald Trump y Nicolás Maduro ha provocado un aumento de la guerra electrónica en la región.
Nuno Loureiro, 47, was killed by an old classmate who was on the run from a shooting at Brown University, the authorities said.
Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.
The examination confirmed that the suspect had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His body was found late Thursday in a storage unit in New Hampshire.
The selection of Scott Beardsley by the G.O.P.-appointed board comes after the previous president resigned under pressure from the Trump administration. A new Democratic-appointed board could try to overturn the choice.
Un usuario proporcionó información que conduciría a un gran avance no solo en la búsqueda del atacante del campus, sino también del sospechoso del asesinato de un profesor del MIT.
Las autoridades identificaron a un hombre portugués como sospechoso del tiroteo en la Universidad Brown y del asesinato de un profesor del MIT. La policía dijo que murió de un disparo autoinfligido.
We tell the story of the search for the suspect in not one but two killings.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said President Trump ordered the program to be suspended after it emerged that the shooting suspect used it to move to the United States.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Monica-Grace Mukendi’s career demonstrates the lasting impact of OneGoal, a nonprofit that helps low-income students attend college.
Adults need to set up rules for students so that it’s not on them to self-regulate when it comes to going tech-free.
Nuno F.G. Loureiro, the professor, attended the same physics program in Portugal as the man suspected in his killing.
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.
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 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.
Officials identified a man from Portugal as the suspect in the deadly shooting at Brown University and the killing of an M.I.T. professor. The police said on Thursday he died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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 long-running case had been on hold for nearly a year because of higher court appeals and the retirement of the military judge.
During his 16 years in office, he earned national acclaim for his focus on education. But losing his bid for the Senate in 1984 cost him a shot at the presidency.
Investigators are also examining the possibility that the case is connected to the killing of an M.I.T. professor in his home in Massachusetts.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chose Sherif Soliman, a veteran of municipal government and the chief financial officer of the City University of New York, to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
The Silicon Valley college town has changed drastically as Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and other tech founders have scooped up multiple properties.
Trump is giving himself an A-plus-plus-plus, but the rest of America is anxious.
Joyce Arthur says she is a living testimony to the benefit of investing in African girls’ education.
Early decision isn’t just for the rich, as long as people with lower incomes can get accurate price quotes before agreeing to attend if they get in.
Mr. Musk has ambitions to remake education, but his latest effort to open an elementary school in Texas appears to have faltered.
Ana Vaz monitored crucial fish stocks in the Southeast and the Gulf of Mexico until she lost her job at NOAA.
Officials said that they were working with physical evidence, including DNA, and that they were seeking a second man who appeared to have crossed paths with the possible suspect’.
It is rare for a gunman in a high-profile shooting to get away, and many are apprehended within days. The authorities shared grainy video and begged for tips as the search stretched into its fourth day.
For the students in the Brown University review session, concerns about grades and questions about economic concepts would be forgotten in an instant.
The students face discipline for recording Mr. Summers, the former Harvard president, discussing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a Harvard class.
The Providence Police Department released enhanced security camera footage of a suspect in the Brown University shooting walking through the neighborhood hours before the tragedy took place.
The New York Times examined data from 18 of the nation’s top law schools and found that first-year Black enrollment had increased at only four, including at Harvard.
Mientras Estados Unidos aumenta la presión contra Nicolás Maduro, los expertos dicen que Trinidad y Tobago, el país más cercano a la costa norte de Venezuela, ya ha tomado partido.
After determining that a man they had detained was not the killer, Rhode Island officials have searched for more evidence and released photos of a possible gunman.
Trekking across Malaysia, her adopted country, she found more than 150 unrecorded plant species. “She’s one of the greatest botanists who ever lived,” a colleague said.
The professor, Nuno F.G. Loureiro, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Tuesday morning. The authorities said they had opened a homicide investigation.
Readers mourn Rob Reiner and take offense at the president’s crude response. Also: America snubs its allies; phone scams; former President Joe Biden’s library.
The United States and Trinidad say U.S. Marines installed a radar in Tobago to combat drugs — but this war materiel isn’t designed for operations based at sea or on land.
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.
International patients can bring a hospital as much as $2 million for a transplant. In recent years, they have typically gotten organs faster than U.S. patients.
After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community.
Mia Tretta, a Brown student, survived a deadly shooting at her high school in 2019 and another attack on Saturday. As the authorities search for the gunman in the latest attack, she is coping with trauma again.
Kash Patel’s impulse to publicize the work of the bureau under his leadership has revived questions about his competence and his future in the administration.
Alan M. Garber was appointed after his predecessor resigned under pressure. He has been in the role as Harvard fended off challenges from the Trump administration.
Police officers investigating the Brown University shooting released a man they called a “person of interest.” Officials defended the twist in the case as the normal course of policing.
For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home.
The clips were captured on Saturday and show a man walking on sidewalks near the Brown campus after the shooting.
Authorities in Providence, R.I., released a second video from security camera footage of a possible shooting suspect walking down the sidewalk on Saturday.
Brian McGrory led the news organization for a decade until he departed in early 2023.
A gunman who killed two students at Brown University is still at large. There were no specific threats against other schools, but many are taking precautions.
Un hombre armado irrumpió el sábado en un aula del campus de Rhode Island. Dos personas murieron y otras nueve resultaron heridas.
MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, 18, was gentle and extroverted, his sisters and a friend said, and had dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon.
We have the latest from Brown University and Bondi Beach.
Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University.
Hours after announcing they had detained a person in connection with the deadly shooting at Brown University, officials appealed to the public for new leads.
The authorities said they had released a man whom they could not connect to the deadly shooting at Brown University. Officials said they are still searching for the gunman. Students held a candlelight vigil following an overnight lockdown.
The killing of two college students brought an unwelcome and unusual spotlight to the mayor of Providence, R.I., a place where many residents know each other.
As the shooter remained at large, students sheltered in place in classrooms and basements, waiting for the all clear.
Officials provide an update on the shooting that happened at Brown University on Saturday.
Authorities said that a gunman shot two students and injured nine more in an attack in a classroom at Brown University on Saturday. On Sunday, officials said that an individual in connection with the shooting had been detained.
The student, in his first year at Brown, was shot in the leg. He described helping others who were more seriously injured as they hid in their classroom.
Joseph Oduro, 21, said he was leading an economics study session for about 60 students when a masked man entered the room and started shooting.
Both women said the shooting on Saturday had damaged a sense of security they had cultivated for years based on the notion that they were unlikely to witness two school shootings in one lifetime.
A typical Saturday night on the Ivy League campus was shaken by the killing of two people and the wounding of 9 others.
Two people were killed and nine others injured during an attack on the Rhode Island campus. Officials were searching for a gunman late Saturday.
Here’s what to know about the Rhode Island university, where a shooting on Saturday killed two people and injured eight others.
Students remained locked in their dorms and classrooms as the police searched for the shooter, who was described as a man wearing black. At least two people are dead, and eight are in critical condition.
Leading the Southeastern Conference for 12 years, he masterminded its rise as a national power, lifted by a flood of money from TV rights, bowl games and other sources.
The claims last year by a conservative publication against Darryll J. Pines prompted a yearlong investigation and an extensive review of his published works.
South Korea has a notoriously grueling college entrance exam. This year’s English portion was so difficult that it led to a resignation. Could you answer some of the questions correctly?
His library foundation has told the I.R.S. that by the end of 2027 it expects to bring in just $11.3 million — not nearly enough for a traditional presidential library.
Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner could reshape civilization.
Justice Department officials have been considering whether to bring new charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, after a different judge dismissed the original case against him.
The center at the university’s public health school was also a focus of the Trump administration after having been examined in a Harvard antisemitism report earlier this year.
The benefits of serving have never been more appealing, but the Pentagon needs a better approach to recruiting new talent.
Venezuela depende excepcionalmente del petróleo para mantener en funcionamiento el gobierno y pagar las necesidades básicas.
Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the government running and pay for basic necessities.
Some disciplinary measures have been imposed on the lecturer, including being monitored as she teaches a class on diversity and social justice.
The University of Michigan fired Sherrone Moore earlier in the day, an abrupt end to his career there, one of the highest profile jobs in college football.
Faced with an affordability crisis and rising energy demands, Gov. Kathy Hochul has slowed progress on New York’s efforts to fight climate change.
Leaders of colleges and universities on a panel at the DealBook Summit said other challenges they face include government pressure and preparing graduates for a new world.
Patty Scanlon bought a box of snapshots for $20 at a flea market and was stunned to find family photos of Ms. Lake, whose house burned down in January.
Colleges should not be allowed to squeeze applicants in a vice.
The school has been brought to heel by conservative critics of higher education. It is part of a broader transformation at the state’s universities.
Los múltiples guiños al presidente Trump hacen que muchos duden sobre si la política venezolana merece esa distinción.
It’s not just humans who suffer from leading one another astray. So do fish, flies and even bacteria.
The birds lingered for days at a Catholic school near Cincinnati as agencies haggled over who was responsible for removing them. Officials said the public health risk was low.
María Corina Machado is being honored for her push for democracy even as she backs President Trump’s military buildup and aggressive campaign against Venezuela.
The police said a suspect had been arrested after the shooting in Frankfort, Ky. The second student was in critical but stable condition, a university spokesman said.
The government says it will fast-track immigration for U.S. H-1B visa holders and spend more than $1 billion to attract researchers from the United States and the rest of the world.
The protest was over the removal of another instructor, who gave a failing grade on a paper about gender that relied on the Bible as its main source.
Caleb E. Nelson, a leading originalist law professor, challenged the conventional wisdom of the “unitary executive theory” in an article that was debated in the parties’ briefs ahead of Monday’s arguments.
El padre de Any Lucía López Belloza dijo que agentes migratorios se presentaron en su casa de Austin, Texas, el domingo. Su hija fue deportada a Honduras durante un viaje sorpresa a casa.
The father of Any Lucía Belloza López said agents appeared at his home in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. His daughter, 19, was deported to Honduras during a surprise trip home for Thanksgiving.
Ancestry’s clarification of a policy has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the company’s vast trove of records.
When students are treated like customers, they can demand educators grade accordingly.
Gehry, who died on Friday at 96, made an invaluable contribution to classical music by designing spaces with stunning acoustics.
The new repost option, sandwiched between comment and share, has led to consternation and accidental reposts by some users.
A Nobel laureate, he identified an enzyme that cuts DNA, laying the groundwork for milestones in scientific research and medicine, like insulin.
Readers react to President Trump’s disparaging comments about Somalis in the U.S. Also: Academic censorship; a prejudice against psychiatric medication.
Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting law professor from Brazil, said he would leave the country rather than be deported, according to federal officials. He was arrested after firing a pellet gun near a synagogue.
Everyone loves tiny dancers. Now some artists are considering why they bring us such joy — and what lessons they might have for grown-ups.
Yoav Segev said he was harassed “for being Jewish and Israeli” during a campus protest in October 2023, an episode that had drawn the attention of Republicans in Washington.
The success of efforts to turn Phoenix into a dominant center of semiconductor manufacturing may hinge on efforts to train local workers.
The transformation of Phoenix into a semiconductor hub by Taiwan’s TSMC illustrates the difficulties of large-scale projects in the United States.
El pequeño pueblo de Churchill alberga dos de las mayores infraestructuras árticas de Canadá, pero años de abandono las han dejado en mal estado. Mientras crece la rivalidad entre superpotencias en la región, la localidad se prepara para asumir un papel prominente.
The plaintiffs, white and Asian students, said they would qualify for scholarships given out by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, but for their race.
He put fellow New Jerseyans at the center of his work, and a critic praised the “mysterious emotional tensions” in his pictures of ordinary people.
While growing evidence shows that carbon emissions are harming the economy, the journal Nature found that an outlier paper had deep flaws.
President Trump promised a deal last summer. Other universities have agreed to pay millions to settle with the federal government since then, but Harvard, which was asked to pay much more, has not.
The tiny town of Churchill has two of Canada’s largest pieces of Arctic infrastructure, but years of neglect have left them in poor shape amid growing superpower rivalry in the region.
Officials told staff members at two student-run publications, called Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice, that they were not compliant with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo on diversity programs.
The essay, written for a psychology class by a University of Oklahoma student, called the idea of multiple genders “demonic.” The instructor said it did not answer the assignment.
After Marvin Dunn sued, the trustees of Miami Dade College voted for a second time to hand over a prime property for President Trump’s future library. He says he’ll keep fighting.
El Oxford English Dictionary busca identificar términos nuevos o emergentes que tengan alguna relevancia social y cultural. En 2025, la indignación está bajo el reflector.
A professor at Yale, he immersed himself in communities after catastrophic events like Three Mile Island, the Exxon Valdez oil spill and Hurricane Katrina.
At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major.
Any Lucía López Belloza, de 19 años, fue detenida por agentes de inmigración en el aeropuerto de Boston antes de un vuelo para sorprender a su familia en Texas. Ahora está en Honduras.
And if you’re angry about it, that just proves the point.
Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.
The enrollment chiefs at Tulane and the University of Chicago attracted many early applicants. Now both of them earn a lot of money.
Less than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that.
The university will pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations, the second highest payment by a school facing pressure from the administration.
He designed museums, schools and libraries before winning international acclaim late in life for 15 Central Park West in Manhattan, hailed as a rebirth of the luxury apartment building.
Readers respond to a guest essay about America’s fentanyl problem. Also: A dark echo at Penn.
Durante siglos, los eruditos se han sentido desconcertados por el movimiento de las figuras monolíticas de Rapa Nui. Un estudio reciente demostró una técnica plausible para su traslado.
The school, one of several to face pressure campaigns from the Trump administration, would pay a $75 million fine and have its research funding restored under terms of the agreement being discussed.
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
Los estudios los han relacionado con el cáncer colorrectal y otras afecciones digestivas.
Readers express sorrow about her cancer and dismay at her cousin’s actions as health secretary. Also: Revenge prosecutions; Mark Kelly; donors to universities.
Vahid Abedini, who colleagues said was in the United States on an H-1B visa, was arrested on his way to a conference in Washington. It was unclear why.
My students’ easy access to chatbots forced me to make humanities instruction even more human.
Tenemos buenas noticias sobre este ingrediente clásico del otoño.
Weary of being captive to geopolitics, car companies are looking for ways to replace powerful rare-earth magnets in electric motors.
Studies have linked them to colorectal cancer and other digestive conditions.
James Bundy leads the theater program at Yale while directing his own revival of “Hedda Gabler.” He told us about a week in his cultural life.
A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry.
This power elite was already used to ignoring the powerless. Redeeming a disgraced sex offender was a logical next step.
Students and alumni set aside rivalries at the 141st Harvard-Yale football game on Saturday to summon support against attacks on higher education under the Trump administration.
The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color. (Just mind the due date.)
Readers respond to a guest essay proposing a shortened three-year course of study for aspiring doctors.
The storied stadium is at the center of a battle between Pasadena and U.C.L.A. that’s about money, nostalgia, geography and so much more.
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
The Trump administration says it needs the information to investigate antisemitism and accuses the university of flouting a subpoena.
A pollster and political strategist, he was a key figure in John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and used his prominence to speak out in defense of Israel.
Even as the disgraced financier’s crimes were revealed, newly released emails show how academics at top universities stuck by Jeffrey Epstein, often seeking his help and offering it in return.