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Emergency vehicles responded to the area and at least one helicopter landed on the National Mall. Police said a suspect is in custody.

Duke Webb, a Green Beret, Went on a Shooting Rampage. Is the Army at Fault? 12/01/2026

High-tempo Special Operations training can cause brain injuries that accumulate unnoticed. One soldier says that is why he snapped and killed three people.

Dave Philipps

Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case 12/01/2026

Robert K. McBride had been serving as the top deputy to Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer

University of Michigan Picks Kent D. Syverud, Syracuse Leader, as Its Next President 12/01/2026

Kent D. Syverud will become the fifth person to run Michigan since the start of 2022, inheriting a school that also has debated diversity.

Alan Blinder

Supreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits Against Oil Companies 12/01/2026

The justices heard arguments over whether oil companies sued by Louisiana could move the cases from state to federal court, a venue thought to be friendlier to corporate interests.

Abbie VanSickle and Karen Zraick

Iran Says It Is Prepared for War but Ready to Negotiate After Trump’s Warnings 12/01/2026

The comments came after President Trump said he was “ looking at some very strong options” to curb the Iranian authorities’ harsh repression of anti-government protests.

Aurelien Breeden and Sanam Mahoozi

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution 12/01/2026

In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.

Maxine Joselow

Paramount Threatens Board Fight Over Warner Bros. Discovery 12/01/2026

The announcement was the latest in a series of increasingly aggressive actions by Paramount to buy Warner Bros.

Lauren Hirsch

In Venezuela, Amnesty for Political Prisoners Stokes Hope and Frustration 12/01/2026

Venezuela’s new leaders and President Trump have alluded to a major release of political prisoners, but the liberations have been slow to come.

Anatoly Kurmanaev

Nearly 15,000 Nurses Go on Strike at Major New York City Hospitals 12/01/2026

Workers are demanding more robust staffing levels and higher pay. The strike comes three years after a smaller job action won significant gains.

Joseph Goldstein

New Children’s Vaccine Schedule May Not Be the Last of RFK Jr.’s Big Changes 12/01/2026

Comments by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies suggest the revised schedule may presage an approach to immunization that prizes individual autonomy and downplays scientific expertise.

Apoorva Mandavilli

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Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., AP source says