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Four children allegedly attacked a 51-year-old man in Providence, Rhode Island, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, NBC affiliate WJAR reported. The incident happened Monday on Manton Avenue. Witnesses told police several people assaulted the man, knocking him to the ground, repeatedly punching and kicking him. The man was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where he reportedly remained in serious condition Wednesday. “In the early morning hours of January 20, detectives were notified that the victim’s condition had significantly deteriorated,” a Providence police spokesperson said, according to WJAR. Authorities told the outlet that three juveniles were taken into custody later Tuesday after a separate disturbance, admitting to being involved in the attack of the man on Manton Avenue. A fourth child was apprehended Tuesday night. The suspects include three 12-year-olds and an 11-year-old, and they are facing felony assault and conspiracy charges. They’re being held at the Rhode Island Training School. Additional charges are expected to be filed in the other disturbance. More Providence news Brown University 16 hours ago ‘We are still Brown': Spring semester gets underway after deadly shooting Rhode Island Jan 17 Mother and son identified as victims of Christmas morning fire in Providence

Authorities are searching for a missing teenager from Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Boston police said on Wednesday that they were looking for 15-year-old Adrianna Goncalves, who was last seen around 7:50 a.m. Tuesday on Crestwood Park. When she was last seen, Goncalves was wearing black pants, a black North Face coat, grey and black sneakers and gold jewelry, police said. She was carrying a bag described as khaki or cream-colored. Police did not give a physical description of Goncalves, but they released a photo of her. Goncalves is known to frequent Kensington Park and Harrishof Street, both in Roxbury. Anyone with information is asked to call 617-343-4275. Anonymous tips can also be left by calling 1-800-494-8477, by texting “TIP” to 27463, or by visiting the Boston Police Department’s website.

A former Uvalde police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary during the critical first minutes of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. Jurors deliberated for more than seven hours before finding Adrian Gonzales, 52, not guilty in the first trial over the hesitant law enforcement response to the 2022 attack, in which a teenage gunman killed 19 fourth-graders and two teachers. Had he been convicted, he faced up two years in prison on more than two dozen charges of child abandonment and endangerment. Gonzales appeared to fight back tears and hugged his lawyers after the verdict was read in a courtroom in Corpus Christi, hundreds of miles from Uvalde, where his legal team said a fair trial would not have been possible. “Thank you for the jury for considering all the evidence,” Gonzales told reporters. Asked if he wanted to say anything to the families, he declined. Several family members of the victims sat in silence in the courtroom, some crying or wiping away tears. “Faith is fractured, but you never lose faith,” said Jesse Rizo, whose 9-year-old niece Jackie Cazares was killed. He said he was frustrated by the verdict and hopes the state will press ahead with the trial of former Uvalde schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo, the only other officer who has been charged over the police response. “Those children in the cemetery can’t speak for themselves,” Rizo said. Jurors declined to speak to reporters while leaving. Arredondo’s trial has not yet been set. Paul Looney, his attorney, told The Associated Press that he believes the verdict will result in prosecutors dropping the case against his client. “These people have been vilified, and it’s horrible what’s been done to them. These guys didn’t do anything wrong,” Looney said. A rare trial ends in acquittal The nearly three-week trial was an unusual case in the U.S. of an officer facing criminal charges on accusations of failing to stop a crime and protect lives. The proceedings included emotional testimony from teachers who were shot and survived. Prosecutors argued that Gonzales abandoned his training and did nothing to stop or interrupt the teenage gunman before he entered the school. “We’re expected to act differently when talking about a child that can’t defend themselves,” special prosecutor Bill Turner said during closing arguments Wednesday. “If you have a duty to act, you can’t stand by while a child is in imminent danger.” At least 370 law enforcement officers rushed to the school, where 77 minutes passed before a tactical team finally entered the classroom to confront and kill the gunman. Gonzales was one of just two officers indicted, angering some victim’s relatives who said they wanted more to be held accountable. Gonzales was charged with 29 counts of child abandonment and endangerment — each count representing the 19 students who were killed and 10 others who were injured. Jurors talked about ‘gaps’ in case, lawyer says During the trial jurors heard a medical examiner describe the fatal wounds to the children, some of whom were shot more than a dozen times. Several parents told of sending their children to school for an awards ceremony and the panic that ensued as the attack unfolded. Gonzales’ lawyers said he arrived upon a chaotic scene of rifle shots echoing on school grounds and never saw the gunman before the attacker went inside the school. They also insisted that three other officers who arrived seconds later had a better chance to stop the gunman. “He was the lowest man on the totem pole. They thought he was easy pickings,” Nico LaHood, one of Gonzales’ attorneys, said of prosecutors after the acquittal. Uvalde School Shooting Aug 12, 2025 ‘My kids are in there, bro … please.' Uvalde releases video, records of slow police response Uvalde School Shooting Jun 27, 2024 Former Uvalde school district police chief charged with child endangerment after…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that proposed tariffs against European allies are off the table after what he described as a tentative agreement with NATO tied to Greenland and Arctic security. Trump said there is now a “concept of a deal” following talks in Switzerland, easing trade tensions that flared after European countries pushed back on his interest in acquiring Greenland. “I think it’s going to be a very good deal for the United States — also for them,” Trump said to CNBC. The announcement came after the president said the United States would not use military force to take Greenland from Denmark. Instead, Trump said the focus has shifted to cooperation with allies on security concerns in the Arctic region. “We’re going to work together on something having to do with the Arctic as a whole, but also Greenland — and it has to do with the security, great security, strong security, and other things,” Trump said. Earlier Thursday, the European Union said it would pause adoption of a U.S. trade deal reached last summer in response to Trump’s proposal to impose tariffs on a handful of EU countries opposed to U.S. ownership of Greenland. Trump later said those tariffs were removed as negotiations progressed. “We took that off, because it looks like we have, pretty much, a concept of a deal,” he said. “It’s a little bit complex, but we’ll explain it down the line.” Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Alan Leventhal told NBC10 Boston he agrees with the president on security concerns in the Arctic, particularly as ice caps continue to melt. “Minerals and resources on the seabed in the Arctic Ocean are going to open up,” Leventhal said. However, he warned that pressuring allies could risk a broader trade conflict and send the wrong signal to adversaries like Russia and China as it pertains to taking over territory by force. “I think the best path is to work with the Danes and the Greenlanders to achieve whatever we want on Greenland, short of owning Greenland,” Leventhal said. Trump said the agreement would “last forever,” though he did not provide details. He also said owning Greenland would give the United States a greater incentive to defend it through his proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system. More on Greenland Trump Administration 9 hours ago Trump pauses Greenland-linked tariffs on 8 European countries Trump Administration 16 hours ago Trump says he won't use force to acquire Greenland in Davos speech Trump Administration Jan 19 Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel snub as Europe eyes tariff retaliation