HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A graduate student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill was charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a professor — the latest incident in a spate of national gun violence — leaving a college community reeling and authorities trying to determine a motive.

Nursing pillows help new moms breastfeed, but an NBC News investigation found that dozens of babies have died in incidents involving the horseshoe-shaped cushions.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled Boppy loungers after babies suffocated. But other infant loungers remain for sale, and more babies have died.

The American Academy of Pediatrics warns that weighted sleep sacks and swaddles could be deadly. Nested Bean and Dreamland Baby say their products are safe.

The cancer specialist has been charged with second-degree sexual assault for allegedly sneaking up behind a graduate student and grabbing her breasts, court records show.

NBC News analyzed surveillance video showing a Mississippi Capitol Police officer appearing to shoot his gun in a predominantly Black Jackson apartment complex.

A defrocked New York priest accused of sexual abuse continues to run a charity that could put him in contact with children, according to public records.

The Mississippi Capitol Police has shot four people in Jackson since August with little public explanation — a toll that has alarmed some residents.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed's ouster sparks student protests at Bethune-Cookman over living conditions

The victims of Saturday’s mass shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio included a beloved manager and many longtime regulars.

Authorities were hunting for a motive on Monday after the deadly shooting at a dance hall in Monterey Park that left 10 people dead, and at least 10 injured.