Top Stories • December 15, 2025

Authorities in Providence, Rhode Island, are continuing to investigate a mass shooting at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others during a final-exam review session. More than 400 officers are assisting local police as federal investigators analyze surveillance footage and forensic evidence. In Hollywood, filmmaker and political activist Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood home in what police say appears to be a double homicide. Los Angeles authorities are examining the scene and questioning family members as the investigation continues. Overseas in Sydney, Australia, at least 16 people were killed and more than 40 wounded in an antisemitic terror attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach. Police say a father and son opened fire using licensed weapons, and investigators recovered improvised explosive devices, renewing pressure to tighten Australia’s gun laws after the deadliest mass shooting in decades. In Berlin, high-stakes Ukraine peace talks resumed as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. envoys and European leaders. Negotiations center on Russian-occupied territories, with the U.S. signaling possible openness to limited concessions. Zelenskyy is resisting major territorial losses, saying he may drop Ukraine’s NATO bid only in exchange for legally binding U.S. security guarantees approved by Congress. In the Middle East, U.S. officials confirmed a suspected ISIS attack in central Syria killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter near Palmyra. President Trump vowed “serious retaliation” as regional tensions continue to escalate.