A colleague of the Milwaukee judge accused of helping an immigrant evade arrest is testifying at her criminal trial that she was shocked by her fellow judge’s behavior. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Kristela Cervera testified on Tuesday that, “Judges shouldn’t help defendants evade arrest." The testimony on the second day of trial came after officers involved in the arrest told the jury that Judge Hannah Dugan’s behavior on April 18 made it more dangerous for them to do their jobs. Dugan is on trial on charges of obstruction and concealment for her role in the incident.

President Donald Trump is traveling to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware this week for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed Saturday in an attack in the Syrian desert that is testing the rapprochement between Washington and Damascus. The U.S. Army says the two guardsmen killed in the attack were 25-year-old Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, of Des Moines, and 29-year-old Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, of Marshalltown. Both were members of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment. Trump will got to Delaware on Wednesday.

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says the Pentagon’s escalating investigation into his plea to troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military. He told reporters Tuesday that it was meant to send a message to “not speak out against this president or there will be consequences.” Kelly said the Defense Department did not notify him of an investigation. The Pentagon confirmed late Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office escalated a preliminary review of Kelly to an official command investigation over “serious allegations of misconduct.” Such investigations are very common but not against a retired service member, much less a sitting member of Congress.

Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to recover from torrential rains that have battered the enclave for days, flooding camps for the displaced, collapsing buildings already badly damaged in the two-year war and leaving at least 12 dead, including a two-week-old baby. The Gaza Health Ministry, which is part of the Hamas-run government, said on Tuesday that the two-week-old died of hypothermia as a result of the weather. The baby was brought to the hospital a few days ago and was transferred to intensive care but died on Monday. Shifa Hospital says a man died in Gaza City after a home already damaged during in Israeli strikes, collapsed because of the heavy rainfall.

A wildlife photographer has discovered one of the oldest and largest collections of dinosaur footprints in an Italian national park. Officials announced Tuesday that the footprints date back about 210 million years to the Triassic Period. The site is near the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic venue of Bormio. Experts say the site contains as many as 20,000 footprints over five kilometers. The prints were made by long-necked bipedal herbivores, similar to a Plateosaurus. Lombardy regional governor, Attilio Fontana, called it a “gift for the Olympics,” although public access plans have not yet been made.

Curt Cignetti has been named The Associated Press coach of the year in college football for the second consecutive season. He is the first coach to win the award back-to-back since it was first presented in 1998. Cignetti has led Indiana to unprecedented success, with a 24-2 record over two seasons. The Hoosiers are 13-0 this year, Big Ten champions for the first time since 1967, and the top seed in the College Football Playoff. Cignetti received 47 first-place votes. Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea received two each, and Virginia’s Tony Elliott got one.

Donna Summer has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall said. The Queen of Disco is known for such timeless tunes as “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” “Bad Girls,” “Dim All the Lights,” “On the Radio” and “She Works Hard for the Money.” Summer died in 2012 at age 63. She was welcomed into the Songwriters Hall on Monday at a ceremony held at The Butterfly Room at Cecconi’s in Los Angeles. It was led by Academy Award-winning songwriter Paul Williams. Summer’s husband, Bruce Sudano and their daughters Brooklyn Sudano and Amanda Sudano Ramirez were in attendance.

Howard Stern has announced he's staying on SiriusXM for another three years. He told listeners Tuesday that he's “figured out a way to have it all.” Stern, 71, says he created a more flexible schedule, allowing him more free time. He made the announcement during his last show of the year and will be back live on Jan. 5. Stern joined Sirius in 2006, becoming one of the highest-paid personalities in broadcasting. SiriusXM is facing challenges with a shrinking subscriber base and competition from free platforms like Spotify.

Rome has opened two subway stations. One is deep beneath the Colosseum that mixes the modernity of high-tech transport with artifacts from an ancient era. Commuters and tourists who entered the station on Tuesday beside the iconic amphitheater can view displays of ceramic vases and plates, stone wells and suspended buckets. They can also see the ruins of a cold plunge pool and thermal bath from a first-century dwelling. Screens show the excavation process serving both to delight archaeology enthusiasts and justify why it has taken so long to open.

U.S. President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a documentary he claims was defamatory. The BBC has apologized for editing a speech in the program but insists there's no basis for the lawsuit. The documentary, aired before the 2024 U.S. presidential election, allegedly portrayed Trump as inciting violence on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump's lawyers argue it damaged his brand and interfered with the election. Legal experts say Trump faces challenges proving his case. The BBC's decision to fight or settle is complicated by its public funding and potential costs to British taxpayers.

The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, highest since 2021. Both the October and November job creation numbers, released Tuesday by the Labor Department, came in late because of the 43-day federal government shutdown.

Crypto.com was under siege — investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration and told enforcement action was likely. Then Donald Trump won the 2024 election, and the company’s legal peril dissipated. Crypto.com tapped a lobbyist close to Trump and donated $11 million to political committees tied to the Republican president. The investigation was dropped. Then the company announced it would invest roughly $1 billion into a venture with Trump’s social media company. Legal and ethics experts say the arrangement offers a case study of the conflicts of interest that have arisen in Trump’s second presidency. The White House says neither the president nor his family has ever engaged in conflicts of interest.

President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are headed back to Capitol Hill. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others are set to talk to lawmakers Tuesday. The officials will brief members of the House and the Senate amid congressional investigations into a military strike in September that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. Lawmakers have been examining the attack as they question the purpose of the U.S. military buildup in the region. The U.S. has flown fighter jets near Venezuelan airspace and seized an oil tanker as part of its campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says peace proposals for U.S. officials to present to Russia could be finalized within days. He said late Monday a draft peace plan discussed in Berlin with American and European officials is "very workable." But issues like the status of Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia remain unresolved. U.S.-led peace efforts are gaining momentum. But Russian President Vladimir Putin may resist some proposals including security guarantees for Ukraine. Zelenskyy reiterated that Kyiv won't recognize Moscow's control over any part of the Donbas. Ukraine expects increased Western pressure on Moscow including tougher sanctions and military support if diplomacy fails. Zelenskky is visiting the Netherlands on Tuesday.