Trump’s Post Attacking Rob Reiner After Stabbing Death Draws Immediate Outrage

The president attributed the killing to “Trump derangement syndrome,” but his disparaging comments drew backlash even from conservative allies who said they were inappropriate.Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, at the Kennedy Center in Washington in 2023. The Reiners’ 32-year-old son wa

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Nick Reiner’s Struggles With Drugs Left His Parents ‘Desperate’

Mr. Reiner, who was arrested in connection with the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, once estimated he had been in drug treatment 18 times as a teenager.Nick Reiner, who is in custody but has not been charged with a crime, has openly discussed his battles with heroin and cocaine in interviews and p

J Julia Jacobs and Nicole Sperling

U.K. Spy Chief Warns of Growing Russia Threat in Europe

In her first public speech as head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli said Russia was attempting to export chaos to Europe through hybrid attacks and disinformation.Blaise Metreweli in London on Monday. She became the first female leader of MI6 in October.

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Ukraine Claims First Strike by Underwater Drone on Russian Submarine

As it tries to demonstrate its continuing ability to fight, Ukraine said it had used drones to inflict serious damage on a Russian Kilo-class submarine at a Black Sea port.Ukraine previously targeted another Russian Kilo-class submarine, the Rostov-on-Don, shown sailing through the Bosporus at Istan

M Maria Varenikova

How the Bondi Beach Shooting Unfolded at a Hanukkah Celebration

Two men toting long guns opened fire on hundreds of people who were celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, the core of the Australian city’s Jewish community.A makeshift memorial at Bondi pavilion, near the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.

V Victoria Kim and Livia Albeck-Ripka

Albanese Vows to Toughen Gun Laws After Deadly Bondi Shooting

The police said on Monday that they expected to bring criminal charges against the surviving suspect, who is in a coma after being shot by the police.A makeshift memorial at Bondi pavilion, near the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.

V Victoria Kim, Yan Zhuang and Michael Levenson

Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans

Ford Motor said the costs came from its decision to make fewer electric vehicles than it had planned and more hybrids that use both gasoline engines and batteries.A Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck at the company’s plant in Dearborn, Mich., in 2022. The Lightning will no longer be a pure electric

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Pelosi Long Resisted Stock-Trading Ban for Congress, Fueling Suspicion

The former speaker failed to appreciate the groundswell of support for banning the practice, refusing to give an inch amid G.O.P. accusations that she was corrupt.Nancy Pelosi’s legacy as the first woman to lead the House will include her years of resistance on banning lawmakers’ stock trading. She

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Trump Files $10 Billion Suit Over BBC Documentary

The British broadcaster, which has expressed regret over the editing of video clips about the president, has rejected claims that the error was evidence of a fundamental bias in its news reporting.The BBC’s board chairman apologized in a letter to a British parliamentary committee, saying the docume

M Michael D. Shear

How Tech’s Biggest Companies Are Offloading the Risks of the A.I. Boom

The data centers used for work on artificial intelligence can cost tens of billions to build. Tech giants are finding ways to avoid being on the hook for some of those costs.Meta is investing billions in new data centers, like one being constructed in Eagle Mountain, Utah.

K Karen Weise and Eli Tan

The 52 Best Breakup Lines (Said in Real Life)

To mark the winter holidays — an especially popular time to break up — we asked people around the world for their most striking parting words to each other.

M Miya Lee, Daniel Jones and Brian Rea

Robert Samuelson, Award-Winning Economics Columnist, Dies at 79

He was a familiar byline in Newsweek and The Washington Post for decades, explaining the intricacies of economic policy in reader-friendly vernacular.Robert Samuelson in his office in 2008. With no formal training in economics, he viewed himself as an outsider who translated dense but important poli

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