Plus, the death toll rises to 15 in a shooting during a Jewish event on Australia's Bondi Beach.
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, are found dead in their Los Angeles home. The search for the killer in the Brown University shooting is underway. And the cultural moments that defined 2025.
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Filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home from apparent stab wounds yesterday afternoon, according to a source close to the Reiner family.
Los Angeles police said officers responded to a report of two deceased at Reiner's Brentwood home but did not the victims. A "death investigation" is underway, police said. Paramedics were called to Reiner's home on the west side of Los Angeles around 3:30 p.m.
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Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton did not confirm the identities of the victims, telling reporters that information will be released by the city coroner's office at a later time.
Hamilton said officials have not identified a suspect and no one has been detained. Many family members will be interviewed, he said. Police were expected to provide their next update this morning.
A person of interest identified in the mass shooting at Brown University was released from custody, authorities said late last night, sparking an urgent search for the killer.
"Evidence now points in a different direction," Gov. Dan McKee said at a news conference.
The 24-year-old man was detained yesterday morning, three senior law enforcement officials told NBC News. Last night, officials said there was no longer a reason to keep him in custody in connection with the shooting that killed two students and wounded nine people.
McKee said he regretted that the person faced so much attention and that the investigation would proceed more carefully.
"We're not going to give away the game plan," he said, adding that investigations can take time.
At least 15 people were killed in a shooting "designed to target" Jewish people Australia's Bondi Beach, and 40 people were taken to the hospital.
Officials declared the shooting at an event to mark the first day of Hanukkah was a terrorist incident. The victims killed in the attack were between 10 and 87 years old, according to New South Wales police. A Holocaust survivor and a rabbi who organized the event are among the dead.
A man who disarmed a gunman during the deadly attack has been hailed as a "genuine hero" by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns. Police identified the two suspects as a father and son, ages 50 and 24. Officers fatally shot the 50-year-old at the scene, while the 24-year-old "suffered critical injuries" and was hospitalized.
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