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Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances in connection with the brutal killings of his parents, famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner, and Michele Singer Reiner, the Los Angeles County district attorney said Tuesday.Nick Reiner, 32, faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted of the slayings, which occurred at his parents’ home.”These are some of the most serious charges that a DA’s office can bring against anyone,” said DA Nathan Hochman at a press conference.Hochman did not discuss an alleged motive for the killings. He said the weapon…
SYDNEY (AP) — A suspected gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims.Two shooters slaughtered 15 people on Sunday in an antisemitic mass shooting targeting Jews celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach, and more than 20 other people are still being treated in hospitals. All of those killed by the gunmen who have been identified so far were Jewish.Police said that Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old suspected shooter, was charged on Wednesday after waking from a coma in a…
Jared Kushner, Founder & CEO, Affinity Partners, speaks during the second day of the FII PRIORITY Summit held at the Faena Hotel on Feb. 20, 2025 in Miami Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesJared Kushner’s firm Affinity Partners has dropped out of Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.”With two strong competitors vying to secure the future of this unique American asset, Affinity has decided no longer to pursue the opportunity,” an Affinity spokesperson said in a statement.”The dynamics of the investment have changed significantly since we initially became involved in October,” the spokesperson said. “We continue to believe there is a strong strategic rationale for Paramount’s offer.”Kushner is the son-in-law of President Donald Trump.Affinity’s role…
In November, protestors in Bulgaria were mobilising to topple their government over corruption and a cost-of-living crisis. Meanwhile, in Abu Dhabi, one of the Balkan country’s former foreign ministers was heralding “groundbreaking” talks on an economic deal between the European Union and the UAE. The former Bulgarian diplomat and defence minister, Nickolay Mladenov, is now being eyed to serve as the top official in Gaza working on behalf of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”. His name is circulating as an alternative to Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister, whose name drew such widespread condemnation that it forced the US…
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s legislature on Tuesday blocked an effort by the country’s electoral authority to make President Rodrigo Chaves face charges that he has been using his power to meddle in upcoming elections.The legislature rejected a request by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to strip Chaves of protections that shield sitting presidents from prosecution. The tribunal is seeking to prosecute him on accusations that Chaves repeatedly violated a Costa Rican law baring the president from commenting on elections or expressing support for any political group, including his own party.Chaves denied any wrongdoing ahead of the Central…
Social media lit up this week after Republican officials called for the expulsion of Muslims from the US after the Bondi Beach mass shooting over the weekend in Sydney, Australia, prompting backlash over what critics described as open, state-level Islamophobia. Republican lawmakers – including Florida Congressman Randy Fine, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville and Texas Congressman Keith Self – have invoked the mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration to justify calls aimed at expelling Muslims from the United States. “It is time for a Muslim travel ban, radical deportations of all mainstream Muslim legal and illegal immigrants, and citizenship revocations wherever possible. “Mainstream Muslims have declared…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025.Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs lawmakers’ debate over Affordable Care Act enhanced premium subsidies continues, Republicans have pointed to reports of fraud in the health insurance marketplace as a reason they shouldn’t extend the tax break.GOP lawmakers cited a Dec. 3 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog, on fraud tied to ACA subsidies. Democrats’ proposal to extend the ACA enhanced credits “is rampant — and…
What started off as a particularly rough year for Tesla investors is turning into quite the celebration.Following a 36% plunge in the first quarter, the stock’s worst period since 2022, Tesla shares have rallied all the way back, reaching an all-time closing high of $489.88, jumping 3.1% on Tuesday. They’re now up 21% for the year. The prior intraday high was $488.54, reached almost exactly a year ago, and the previous record close was $479.86. The stock got a spark this week after CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said Tesla has been testing driverless vehicles in Austin, Texas,…
Barcelona needed late goals by Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford to defeat third-division club Guadalajara 2-0 on Tuesday in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey in a game delayed because of problems with the stadium’s temporary grandstand.Kickoff was delayed by half an hour because local authorities did not initially allow fans access to the newly built grandstand at the Pedro Escartín stadium in the city of Guadalajara near Madrid.There were long lines outside the stadium until police finally permitted fans inside. The stadium’s capacity increased from nearly 6,000 to about 8,000 with the new stand.Barcelona was in…
The Baker Library of the Harvard Business School on the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, US, on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Recent research conducted by the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Business School is investigating where AI is most effective in increasing productivity and performance — and where humans still have the upper hand.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWorkplace AI adoption is at an all-time high, according to Anthropic data, but just because organizations use AI doesn’t mean it’s effective.”Nobody knows those answers, even though a lot of people are saying they do,” said Jen Stave, chief operator…