Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges against 32-year-old Nick Reiner at a news conference on Tuesday. Prosecutors plan to file the charges, two counts of first degree murder special circumstances of multiple murders, later Tuesday. The announcement of the charges came two days after the famed actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home. Their son Nick Reiner was arrested hours later. Nick Reiner’s attorney Alan Jackson said medical reasons kept his client from making his first court appearance Tuesday.
Hegseth says he won’t publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. Hegseth said that members of the Armed Services committees in the House and Senate would have an opportunity this week to review the video. But he did not say whether all members of Congress would be allowed to see it as well. President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members overseeing national security were on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend the swift escalation of U.S. military forces and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela.
Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. This move Tuesday is part of ongoing efforts to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel and immigration. The decision follows the arrest of an Afghan national suspect in the shooting of two National Guard troops over Thanksgiving weekend. In June, President Donald Trump announced that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions. On Tuesday, the Republican administration announced it was adding Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria.
The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. Hiring has clearly lost momentum, hobbled by uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the lingering effects of the high interest rates the Federal Reserve engineered in 2022 and 2023 to rein in an outburst of inflation.
Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump’s second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday. Wiles told Vanity Fair that Bondi mismanaged the Epstein case with talk about a “client list” sitting on her desk. On Venezuela, Wiles says Trump will continue to be aggressive, and she also is defending Trump’s retribution against people he perceives as political enemies. After the story was published, Wiles disparaged it as a “disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history.” She did not deny the quotes that were attributed to her.
Police fan out to Providence schools to calm worries with the Brown University shooter still loose
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Additional police have been sent to Providence schools to reassure worried parents that their kids will be safe with the Brown University shooter on the loose and no indication yet that investigators have zeroed in on a specific suspect in the weekend attack. Authorities released several new videos Monday of the man suspected in Saturday’s mass shooting inside of a Brown classroom, which killed two students and wounded nine others. Anxiety is high in Providence, with investigators knocking on doors and poring through dumpsters and backyards near the Ivy League campus on Monday in search of additional video evidence or other clues. Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee requested additional police be sent to the city’s schools to provide reassurance.
Trump will go to Delaware for the dignified transfer of the 2 National Guard members killed in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will go to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert. The guardsmen killed Saturday 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. A U.S. civilian working as an interpreter, identified Tuesday as Ayad Mansoor Sakat of Macomb, Michigan, was also killed. The ritual honoring U.S. service members killed in action is one of the most solemn duties undertaken by the commander in chief.
Zelenskyy says proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — 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.
Doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death avoids prison time
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 8 months of home confinement. A federal judge in Los Angeles has sentenced Dr. Mark Chavez of San Diego to 3 years of supervised release on Tuesday. The “Friends” star died from an overdose in 2023 from ketamine, which can be used legally as a treatment for depression. Chavez had acquired the ketamine and given it to Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who sold it to Perry. Plasencia was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison earlier this month.
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti becomes the first back-to-back winner of AP coach of the year
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.