↑ news GOP lawmaker vows to give parents more power as schools 'blatantly' violate students' rights - A new GOP-led bill would give parents more power to fight schools when they are denied access to classroom materials related to sexuality and gender that their kids are being taught.Person of interest identified in Brown University shooting, sources say - A person of interest has been identified in the shooting at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, multiple sources told CBS News.China warns of rising war risk after historic US arms sale to Taiwan - China warns massive $11.1 billion U.S. weapons sale to Taiwan could spark war, calling the island a 'powder keg' amid rising tensions.Greg Biffle's Friend Says NASCAR Champion, Wife and Kids Were on Plane That Crashed with Multiple Fatalities - The FAA confirmed to PEOPLE that a plane crashed around 10:20 a.m. on Dec. 18Mom praises House for passing key immigration bill, bashes Crockett for dismissing daughter's murder - House passes Kayla Hamilton Act targeting immigration screening after 20-year-old's murder by MS-13 gang member. The bill heads to the Senate.NASCAR legend Greg Biffle and family killed in plane crash - Biffle was named one of the 75 greatest drivers in 2023Tren de Aragua gang leader charged with racketeering conspiracy and cocaine trafficking under Trump crackdown - Federal authorities indict Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua, on terrorism and drug trafficking charges.Romanian court sentences US rapper Wiz Khalifa to 9 months for drug possession - American rapper Wiz Khalifa was sentenced by a court in Romania on Thursday to nine months in jail for drug possession, more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country. Khalifa was stopped by RomaniaCheap Trick defends Trump-hosted Kennedy Center performance as a tribute to KISS - Cheap Trick addressed its performance at President Donald Trump's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, stating the band performed as a tribute to KISS.Trust these numbers? Economists see a lot of flaws in delayed CPI report showing downward inflation - Thursday saw the release of a much lighter-than-expected inflation report for November, and economists are already questioning its significance.