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Nick Reiner had tense exchange with Bill Hader night before parents were found dead, report says
Nick Reiner is said to have stormed out of Conan O’Brien’s holiday party after a tense moment with Bill Hader, the night before his parents were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home.
It all started at Saturday night’s annual event, where 32-year-old Reiner, who now faces murder charges in connection with the slayings, ...Read more
'Déjà vu': Rabbi who was victim of 2019 antisemitic shooting mourns family member killed in Sydney
It was late in the night when Yisroel Goldstein received a call from a relative notifying him of the shooting at Bondi Beach.
After that, the rabbi and former director of a suburban San Diego County synagogue was glued to his phone, filtering calls and messages for updates on his brother-in-law, his niece and other family members who ...Read more
In Marty Small Sr. trial, jurors will decide whether Atlantic City mayor is guilty of child abuse
MAYS LANDING, N.J. — After a week in court, attorneys delivered closing arguments Tuesday in the child abuse trial of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr.
Defense lawyers for Small, a 51-year-old Democrat who was reelected this year, said the allegations that he and his wife had abused their teenage daughter multiple times in late 2023 and ...Read more
Lead found in drinking water at dozens of Long Island school districts
Dozens of school districts across Long Island have found lead in their drinking water this year, the New York State Department of Health announced on Tuesday.
More than 40 districts in Suffolk County and over 20 in Nassau County tested positive for lead, according to the new report.
The discovery comes after the state reduced the acceptable ...Read more
'Just a moment': Police ask public for video of Brown shooting suspect
Officials released more footage Tuesday of the person suspected of killing two students and injuring nine others in a shooting at Brown University over the weekend.
The videos released by the Providence Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation are compiled in chronological order and spliced with maps tracing the suspect’s path.
The clips ...Read more
Jared Kushner is back and breaking a vow to avoid politics
WASHINGTON — For a man who vowed to stay out of the political spotlight, Jared Kushner is finding himself very much in its glare.
He helped clinch a ceasefire agreement and secure the release of hostages in Gaza. He has sat across from Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy — separately — in a bid to negotiate a peace deal over Ukraine. ...Read more
Rob Reiner's son Nick charged with murder in parents' deaths
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County prosecutors on Tuesday announced murder charges against Nick Reiner, days after his parents — Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner — were found stabbed inside their Brentwood home.
Prosecutors filed two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances against Nick Reiner on Tuesday...Read more
Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuela
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was ordering a “TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS” going into and leaving Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure on Caracas amid a U.S. military buildup in the region and the threat of land strikes.
“Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in ...Read more
Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick faces 1st degree murder charges, death penalty on table
Los Angeles prosecutors announced Tuesday that Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing deaths of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner.
The charges are punishable by life in prison without parole or the death penalty, which District Attorney Nathan ...Read more
California curtails effort to find young wolves whose parents were euthanized
Wildlife managers have significantly pared back their efforts to find three juvenile gray wolves who are the last remaining members of a pack that had established itself in the Sierra Valley ranch lands north of Truckee, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday.
Three adult wolves and one juvenile from the same group, the ...Read more
Report: Killing Haiti gang members is short-term solution; groups must be dismantled
As the United States prepares to bolster Haiti’s fight against increasingly brutal armed gangs, a new report is urging officials and mission planners to heed the lessons of the recent Kenya-led security mission and warns that suppressing gangs cannot be reduced solely to killing their members.
Previous efforts in Haiti, the International ...Read more
Trump expands countries with US travel restrictions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump added 20 countries to those facing either full or partial travel restrictions Tuesday, in a proclamation that says the U.S. must exercise “extreme vigilance” during the visa and immigration processes for national security.
The proclamation issued Tuesday added five countries and the Palestinian ...Read more
Providence Police release new picture in connection with mass shooting investigation
Providence, Rhode Island, police have released a new image of the person wanted for questioning in connection with the deadly mass shooting at Brown University.
The Providence Police Department on Tuesday afternoon circulated the new image of a man in a green and dark top, mask and black hat walking down the street. The image is blurry but ...Read more
Eaton fire survivors ask Edison for emergency housing relief
LOS ANGELES — A coalition of Eaton fire survivors and community groups called on Southern California Edison on Tuesday to provide immediate housing assistance to the thousands of people who lost their homes in the Jan. 7 wildfire.
The coalition says an increasing number of Altadena residents are running out of insurance coverage that had been...Read more
Pa. school in shadow of toxic landfill finds PFAS in its water
Residential waste, construction and demolition debris, as well as sewage treatment plant sludge, were dumped for decades at the 30-acre Boyertown Sanitary Landfill in northern Montgomery County until it was capped in 1987.
As state and federal officials mull whether to add the landfill to the national Superfund list, a well used by nearby ...Read more
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Rubio, Hegseth refuse release of ‘double-tap’ strike footage after Congress briefing
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted they won’t release the full video of the Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug boat and controversial second strike on survivors after briefing members of Congress on Tuesday morning ...Read more
Sharks and torpedo rays wash up dead along Cape Cod: 'Very sad'
It’s been a busy time for marine wildlife rescuers and researchers, as more sharks were recently found dead along the Cape shoreline.
The sharks this time of year are trying to navigate out of Cape Cod Bay to warmer southern waters, but sometimes they take a wrong turn and get stuck.
One of those recently stranded sharks was a female ...Read more
New York police tried to interview Mangione on night of arrest
NEW YORK — Hours after Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, New York Police Department officers tried to interview him as the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson.
NYPD Lt. David Leonardi testified that after learning Altoona police arrested Mangione in a local McDonald’s, ...Read more
Woman trampled during shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl rally sues city, event organizers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City woman is suing the city and a slew of event organizers, saying she was trampled as people fled from gunfire at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally in February 2024.
Alexandrea Springfield is seeking amounts in excess of $25,000 for negligence and premises liability, according to a lawsuit filed ...Read more
NC Sen. Thom Tillis says it's time to move on from Trump-nominated Mark Walker
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis said Tuesday he believes that the Senate needs to move on from the nomination of former Rep. Mark Walker for ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
Tillis’ comments to McClatchy come as Walker and his allies have put pressure on senators through social media and news outlets to get his ...Read more
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- Rob Reiner's final weekend: Conan O'Brien's party, the Obamas, unthinkable violence, a frantic manhunt
- What we know about Nick Reiner, accused of murdering parents Rob and Michele
- Rubio, Hegseth refuse release of 'double-tap' strike footage after Congress briefing
- Couple shot while trying to stop Bondi Beach attack died in each other's arms





