LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say the younger son of Rob Reiner is in jail for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing a day earlier of the director-actor and his wife Michele at their home in Los Angeles. It was not immediately clear what charges 32-year-old Nick Reiner would face. A police statement said…… MORE
Rob Reiner, Son of a Comedy Giant Who Became One in Turn, Dies at 78
Rob Reiner, a renowned filmmaker known for classics like “The Princess Bride” and “When Harry Met Sally …,” has died at 78. He and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead Sunday at their Los Angeles home. Authorities on Sunday arrested the Reiners’ son, Nick Reiner, and booked him for murder. Reiner, son of…… MORE
Search for the Brown University Shooter Continues as Questions Swirl About Campus Security
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities are again searching for the person seen in grainy video walking away from the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine. Officials said late Sunday that they released a person of interest they had detained earlier in the day, finding no reason to keep him in custody.…… MORE
Australia’s Leaders Promise to Tighten Gun Laws After Bondi Beach Massacre on Hanukkah
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. At least 15 people died in the attack. It has fueled criticism that authorities are not doing enough to combat a surge in antisemitic crimes. Among the new measures…… MORE
4 Charged With Plotting New Year’s Eve Attacks in Southern California, Prosecutors Say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities have announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks in Southern California. The arrests took place last week in the desert east of Los Angeles. According to a federal criminal complaint, the suspects were preparing to test improvised explosive devices…… MORE