WASHINGTON — Four people are facing criminal charges in connection with what Attorney General Pam Bondi described on Monday as a foiled bomb plot that contemplated multiple targets, including U.S. immigration agents and their vehicles. The four individuals have been charged with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device,...
Trump Mocks Rob Reiner, Suggests His Liberal Politics Led to Death
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday mocked Rob Reiner, the slain actor and movie director who was also a vocal Democratic activist, suggesting he was killed for his anti-Trump views despite police not outlining a motive for the apparent homicide. Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele, 68, were found...
Inside the Clintons’ Fight to Avoid Testifying in the House Epstein Inquiry
WASHINGTON — A quiet, monthslong battle between Rep. James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chair of the Oversight Committee, and Bill and Hillary Clinton over the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation could come to a head this week. Comer has threatened to begin contempt of Congress proceedings against them if...
Bondi Beach Is What ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Looks Like
There is a measure of comfort to be taken in the fact that Sunday’s terrorist attack at a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which left at least 15 people dead and many more injured, also produced a hero. A man described in news accounts — but not yet confirmed...
California Unemployment Agency Paid $4.6M in Monthly Fees for Unused Cellphones
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s unemployment agency kept paying cellphone bills for four and a half years without checking whether its workers were actually using the devices. That’s how it racked up $4.6 million in fees for mobile devices its workers were...
What We Know About Rob Reiner and His Death
Rob Reiner, the award-winning Hollywood actor and director, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home Sunday in Los Angeles. Rob Reiner was 78. Their son, Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested Sunday night and booked into jail in Los Angeles County, county jail records show. He...
Australia Plans Tougher Gun Laws After Father and Son Kill 15 at Jewish Celebration
SYDNEY — Australia vowed stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father and son of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach. The older gunman, aged 50, was...
Hollywood Director Rob Reiner and His Wife Are Found Dead
Rob Reiner, the son of a pioneering television comedian who became a popular sitcom actor himself before directing a slate of beloved films, including “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …” and “The Princess Bride,” died Sunday. He was 78. His death, along with that of his wife,...
Hamas Says Israel’s Killing of Senior Commander Threatens Ceasefire
CAIRO/GAZA CITY — Israel's assassination of a senior Hamas commander threatens the viability of the Gaza ceasefire, the chief negotiator of the militant group said on Sunday, calling on President Donald Trump to demand Israel comply with the terms of the truce. Thousands of Hamas supporters rallied in central Gaza...
What We Know About the Deadly Shooting at Brown University
Update: 10 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025: The man held as a "person of interest" in the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and nine injured will be released from custody, authorities said on Sunday night. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said earlier at a midday news conference...