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The assault began at around 1:30 a.m. local time and was continuing into the morning.

The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump's name to the performing arts center.

The White House press secretary announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with a daughter who was due in May. She and her husband have a 1-year-old son.

Brian Cox once toured as a keyboardist in major rock and pop bands. Now he's a particle physicist on a new world tour with a dazzling show he designed in an era of science disinformation and denial.

The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands over nearly three weeks.

The grand jury received testimony that the man had acted to defend his son, who had faced bullying before the shooting, a local prosecutor said.

Records show how government departments played down residents' warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.

She was the first to crawl, the first to cut a tooth, the first to recognize her name, and the last to die. And, like her sisters, she resented being exploited as part of a global sensation.

A former roadie, Mr. Bamonte joined the band in 1990. He played on five albums and in hundreds of shows and was "a vital part of the Cure story," the band said.

Some G.O.P. senators join Democrats in urging Trump to adopt hard line with Putin