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Rob Reiner's son arrested after director and wife found dead

The son of filmmaker Rob Reiner was arrested on homicide charges after the director of beloved movies like "When Harry Met Sally ..." and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home, a police official said on Monday.

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Brian Walshe found guilty of first-degree murder in wife's death

A jury found Brian Walshe guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife Ana on New Year's Day in 2023 in their Massachusetts home. Legal analyst Jennifer Roman joins with more details.

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Hong Kong court finds Jimmy Lai guilty in landmark security trial

Hong Kong's High Court on Monday (December 15) found pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and to publish seditious material under a China-imposed national security law that could see him ...

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Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. negotiators are meeting in Berlin. As the U.S. grows increasingly pressed to end the four-year war, the peace negotiations continue, with territorial concessions to Russia remaining the "s...

France 24

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Police release person of interest in shooting at Brown University

Police have released a person of interest who was detained in a shooting at Brown University. Two students were killed and at least nine others were injured in the Saturday attack. Tom Hanson spoke with students about the shooting.

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Ukraine offers to drop NATO bid at Berlin peace talks

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy proposed abandoning NATO ambitions in exchange for Western security guarantees during peace talks in Berlin. The move marks a major shift as Kyiv seeks to end the war with Russia without ceding ter...

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Director Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in their L.A. home

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead Sunday in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide. Rob Reiner was 78 and Michele Reiner was 68.

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Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile’s presidential election

Far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile's presidential run-off, after defeating his leftist opponent.

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Zelenskyy ready to drop NATO bid in exchange for security guarantees

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is prepared to renounce NATO membership if there are Western security guarantees. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff ...

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Chile's far-right hardliner wins landslide presidency

Chile has elected its most right-wing leader in more than 35 years after Jose Antonio Kast won the presidential runoff with over 58 perce...

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Ukraine’s south endures widespread outages after Russian strikes

Over 1M in southern Ukraine lose power and water as Russian strikes hit infrastructure, worsening hardship amid ongoing attacks.

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Video released of dead Israeli hostages marking Hanukkah in captivity

Haley Ott reports on a newly released video showing six Israeli hostages, months before their deaths in Gaza, marking Hanukkah in captivity.

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Trump pays respects to shooting victims; Health care crunch continues

President Trump spoke Sunday about the horrific attacks at Brown University and in Australia. Willie James Inman has more on what the pre...

CBS America

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Carney 'stands with' Jewish community following Bondi Beach shooting

Prime Minister Mark Carney attended a menorah lighting in Ottawa on Sunday to mark the beginning of Hanukkah, speaking in English and Fre...

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U.S. universities face crisis as international student numbers plunge

The education policies of the Trump administration are having a big impact on higher education institutions in the U.S.

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Ukraine hits Russian submarine with underwater drones for first time

Ukraine’s Security Service said its underwater Sub Sea Baby drones attacked Russia’s Novorossiysk naval base and disabled a Project 636.3...

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Brazil protests senate bill slashing Bolsonaro’s prison sentence

Protests in Brazil against politicians who are trying to reduce the prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro.

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U.S. military members killed in Syria attack identified

The U.S. soldiers who were killed in an attack on U.S. and Syrian forces near Palmyra have been identified as Sgt. William Nathanial Howa...

CBS America

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Bondi Beach shooting 'terrorism' say Australian police

Gunmen attacked a Hanukkah celebration at the famed Sydney beach, killing at least 16 people. Leader Anthony Albanese condemned "an act o...

DW News

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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of sedition, collusion

Jimmy Lai’s trial, conducted without a jury, has been closely monitored by the U.S., Britain, the EU and political observers as a baromet...

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Global Tariffs

Donald Trump has signed an order to impose tariffs imports into the U.S. from countries including China, Mexico and Canada.

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Middle East Conflict

The U.S-brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza is holding, after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages.

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Ukraine Invasion

Russian forces have invaded Ukraine from land, air and sea with strikes causing widespread damage. Global leaders have condemned the move and imposed sanctions.

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