Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner attend Human Rights Campaign’s 2025 Los Angeles Dinner, March 22, 2025 in Los Angeles. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
(LOS ANGELES) — Jake and Romy Reiner, the children of renowned Hollywood director Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner, are speaking out for the first time after their brother, Nick Reiner, was arrested for allegedly killing their parents.
“Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,” Jake and Romy Reiner said in a statement released by a family spokesperson on Wednesday. “The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends.”
“We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life,” Jake and Romy Reiner said. “We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.”
Nick Reiner, 32, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, with the special circumstance of multiple murders, for allegedly stabbing his parents to death on Sunday, according to prosecutors.
The Reiners’ daughter is the one who found her parents’ bodies in their Brentwood home on Sunday, sources told ABC News.
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, who met while Rob Reiner was directing “When Harry Met Sally…,” married in 1989 and share three children: Jake, Nick and Romy. Rob Reiner is also survived by daughter Tracy Reiner with his first wife, Penny Marshall.
ABC News’ Brooke Stangeland contributed to this report.
Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee/Getty Images
(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson denied he has “lost control of the House” after a group of moderate Republicans revolted and joined Democrats’ effort to force a vote on a three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.
“We have the smallest majority in U.S. history, OK? These are not normal times. There are [processes] and procedures in the House that are less frequently used when there are larger majorities,” Johnson said. “When you have a razor-thin margin, as we do, then all the procedures in the book people think are on the table, and that’s the difference.”
Johnson’s assertion comes after four Republicans broke ranks and signed onto House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition, giving it the 218 signatures needed to force a vote though the vote is not likely to occur until January 2026 at the earliest.
The decision by moderate Republican Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Lawler, Rob Bresnahan and Ryan Mackenzie to join Democrats came after the Republican-controlled House Rules Committee on Tuesday night blocked amendments to extend the ACA subsidies from advancing.
Johnson has also resisted from allowing an up or down amendment vote on extending the expiring subsidies, which were Democrats’ focal point of the record 43-day government shutdown this fall.
Asked if he will allow a vote on the ACA extension in January, Johnson said, “Everybody stay tuned. We are having conversations.”
The speaker, who was spotted huddling with moderates on the floor during votes on Wednesday morning, said, “We just had some intense fellowship … We’re working through very complex issues, as we do here all the time, and it’s good. Everybody’s working towards ideas. We’re keeping the productive conversation going. That’s what happens.”
Moderate Republicans who signed onto the petition took aim at House leadership.
Lawler, of New York, said he doesn’t endorse the Democrats’ bill as written, but “when leadership blocks action entirely, Congress has a responsibility to act. My priority is ensuring Hudson Valley families aren’t caught in the gridlock,” Lawler wrote on X.
Pennsylvania’s Fitzpatrick again urged for an up or down vote on extending the ACA subsidies — calling on leadership to “let the House work its will.”
ABC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Jay O’Brien pressed Fitzpatrick on if signing the Democrats’ discharge petition will force GOP leadership to take a different approach.
“I sure hope so,” he said. “But you have to let the people’s voice be heard on the House floor. You cannot not put bills on the floor because you’re afraid they’re going to pass. That’s not how this place should operate.”
Bresnahan, who also represents Pennsylvania, said leadership on both sides of the aisle failed to reach a bipartisan compromise on the ACA subsidies.
“Doing nothing was not an option, and although this is not a bill I ever intended to support, it is the only option remaining,” he said in a statement.
What happens next?
The Republican-controlled House will hold vote on a clean three-year extension of the ACA subsidies; however, the vote is not expected to occur until January 2026 at the earliest given the rules for when a discharge petition can hit the floor.
The big question now is how the Senate will respond. The Senate already rejected a clean three-year extension of the subsidies in a pair of dueling health care votes last week, though several Republican senators crossed the aisle to join all Democrats in supporting it.
On Wednesday night, the House will hold a vote at approximately 5:30 p.m. on a narrow Republican health care package that does not address the expiring ACA tax credits.
Johnson needs a simple majority for the bill to pass and can only afford to lose three Republican votes. Democratic leaders are whipping their members against the bill. The vote will be tight for Johnson, who continues to navigate a slim majority.
The House GOP proposal would expand the availability of association health plans and what are known as “CHOICE arrangements;” impose new transparency requirements on pharmacy benefit managers to lower drug costs; and appropriate money for cost-sharing reductions to reduce premiums in the individual market.
The FBI released new images on Dec. 15, 2025, of an individual sought in connection with the mass shooting at Brown University. FBI
(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump posted to social media early on Wednesday regarding the ongoing search for a gunman who killed two students at Brown University last weekend, criticizing the university for having so few security cameras on campus.
“Why did Brown University have so few Security Cameras?” the president wrote. “There can be no excuse for that. In the modern age, it just doesn’t get worse!!!”
Students Ella Cook, 19, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, were killed in the shooting, which occurred on Saturday afternoon. Nine other students were injured in the attack.
As the search for a person of interest in the shooting stretched into its fifth day on Wednesday, the Providence Police Department released images of an individual investigators said “was in proximity of the person of interest.” Police said only that they would like to speak to the individual.
During a news conference Tuesday night, Col. Oscar Perez, chief of the Providence Police Department, said the only videos investigators have released so far are from outside the building.
“That’s all we have. Not inside, just outside,” Perez said.
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha added that investigators have found no security video of the gunman inside the school’s Barus & Holley engineering building, where the shooting unfolded in a lecture hall.
He said the shooting happened in an old section of the engineering complex.
“There was a major addition put onto that building within the last five years or so. That is a modern building attached to a much older one in the back,” Neronha explained. “The shooting occurs in the old part, towards the back, towards Hope Street. In that older part of the building, there are fewer, if any, cameras in that location. I imagine because it’s an older building.”
Neronha said there are cameras in the newer section of the complex, saying they captured “things like the chaos after the shooting.”
“But what they don’t show is this person of interest,” Neronha said. “So, that’s why we haven’t released those videos. What you do have are videos from a camera outside the Brown building and other cameras from around the neighborhood that the good men and women of law enforcement located and put together in this montage.”
Just after the shooting, which the FBI said occurred at 4:03 p.m. local time, a security video captured the individual emerging onto Hope Street from what investigators described as “lot 42” on the Brown campus, near the Barus & Holley building.
As the individual crossed Hope Street, a police cruiser with its emergency lights flashing was seen less than a block away from him, pulling up and stopping on Hope Street near the scene of the shooting.
Neronha said the Barus & Holley building is on the east edge of the campus, abutting a residential neighborhood.
“It’s not in the heartland of the campus, it’s not the green, and there are several greens. It’s not any of them,” Neronha said. “So, it’s right on the edge of the campus, and where the shooting took place is at the very edge of that building on the edge of the campus.”
Neronha added, “As those of you who know Providence know, you are very quickly into a residential neighborhood, which is why the video footage you are seeing of this person of interest’s movements pre-and post-shooting are in that neighborhood.”
In a statement released late Tuesday night, a Brown University spokesperson said there are more than 1,200 security cameras installed across the campus, specifically in high-traffic areas.
“Brown’s security cameras do not extend to every hallway, classroom, laboratory and office across the 250+ buildings on campus,” the spokesperson said. “For security reasons, it is not prudent to share where cameras are and are not relative to individual buildings and locations.”
The spokesperson added that access to most buildings on campus during the daytime “are open and accessible, while after hours, ID card swipes are required for entry.”
Brown has considerably increased security on campus since the shooting, and the school spokesperson said, “We will do a large-scale, systematic security review of the entire campus.”
On Wednesday, the Providence Police Department said investigators are trying to identify an individual they would like to speak to who “was in proximity of the person of interest.” The police department released three images of the person and asked for the public’s help.
In an update on the conditions of victims who are still being treated at Rhode Island Hospital, officials said one patient remains in critical but stable condition, six others are in stable condition and two victims have been discharged.
Police also released enhanced surveillance images and video of a person of interest and asked the public for help identifying the individual based on movement patterns, posture and body language.
Authorities said they believe the person of interest was in the area from around 10 a.m. on Saturday, hours before the attack. The individual may have been surveying the neighborhood in advance, investigators said.
“We believe that he was actually casing out the area,” Col. Perez said of the person of interest, adding, “We strongly believe that he is a suspect in the incident.”
Police said the gunman fled the campus after the shooting. A person of interest was detained and then released by police on Sunday. No charges have been filed and police have not commented on a possible motive.
The FBI described the person of interest as “a male, approximately 5’8″ with a stocky build.”
Police said reviewing the large volume of video data is time-consuming and that public assistance could help identify key moments.
Officials reported they have received hundreds of tips so far, with nearly 200 considered actionable and still under investigation.
Authorities reiterated that there is no credible or specific ongoing threat related to the shooting, but said increased security measures will remain in place as a precaution while the investigation continues.
ABC News’ Alex Ederson contributed to this report.
Dua Lipa performs in Belgium during her Radical Optimism tour, June, 2025 (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Getty Images for ABA)
Which pop star made the most money on the road in 2025? The same guy who made the most money on the road in 2018, 2019 and 2022.
Billboard has released its year-end Boxscore charts, ranking which tours were the most successful between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025. Among pop tours, Ed Sheeran‘s The Mathematics Tour was tops. Playing stadiums in Asia and Europe, the tour sold 1.9 million tickets and grossed nearly $215 million. His tours had earned him the #1 spot in three previous years.
Lady Gaga‘s Mayhem Ball tour was #2, grossing $166.2 million from shows in North America, Singapore and London, and selling 722,000 tickets. Dua Lipa‘s Radical Optimism tour, meanwhile, took in just over $141 million in Australia, Asia, Europe and North America, selling 1.2 million tickets for the #3 spot.
Bruno Mars, who only performed in Las Vegas and Brazil during the eligible time period, still ended up at #4 on the list with $137 million. Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue came in at #5, marking her first appearance in the chart’s top 10 since 2011.
Sabrina Carpenter makes her first appearance in Billboard‘s year-end top 10, grossing just over $77 million on her Short n’ Sweet tour of Europe and North America — good enough for #6.
Here are the rest of Billboard‘s top 10 pop tours of the year:
7. Justin Timberlake, Forget Tomorrow World Tour of North America and Dublin, $76.2 million
8. Pink, Summer Carnival and Trustfall Tours of the U.S., $75.9 million
9. Tate McRae, Miss Possessive World Tour of Australia, North America and Europe, $75.8 million
10. Backstreet Boys, Into the Millennium residency in Las Vegas, $55.1 million
Keith Urban kicked off the week spreading some Christmas cheer to the patients and their families at Nashville’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
During his two-hour visit Monday afternoon, the Aussie superstar answered questions, took photos and gave an acoustic performance complete with a sing-along. He also donated guitars to the hospital’s music therapy program.
“We are truly grateful to Keith Urban for sharing his time to visit with children and families inside Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell,” the hospital’s president, Meg Rush, said. “Keith is a wonderful friend to our hospital with several visits over the years. His thoughtful and generous gift of guitars to our Music Therapy Program will help us continue using music as added therapy to bring comfort and healing to children during their hospital stay.”
Keith seems to have a bit of time off from now through the beginning of 2026, as he doesn’t hit the road until March.
Marilyn Manson performs at Pine Knob Music Theatre on August 07, 2024 in Clarkston, Michigan. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
The sexual assault lawsuit that Marilyn Manson‘s former assistant Ashley Walters filed against the shock rocker has been dismissed, according to documents viewed by ABC Audio.
Walters first filed the lawsuit against Manson, born Brian Warner, in May 2021, months after his ex Evan Rachel Wood alleged that he’d abused her in a February 2021 Instagram post.
Walters’ suit was initially dismissed in 2022, with a judge ruling at the time that that statute of limitations on her claims had expired. Her case was revived in 2023 after an appeal, in which Walters’ lawyers argued that she’d repressed memories of Warner’s alleged assaults, and thus her claims could extend past that usual statue of limitations due to the delayed discovery rule.
However, in now dismissing Walters’ case once more, the judge ruled, “There is no triable issue of material fact.”
“Plaintiff’s claims are time barred,” the dismissal ruling reads.
“The fight is not over. This ruling only highlights the reason we stand with survivors and victims of abuse,” says James Vagnini of Walters’ law firm, Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP. “This is not a finding that Mr. Warner did not commit the heinous acts he’s been accused of. Rather, the court did not accept the reasons Ms. Walters set forth for coming forward with her claims when she did. We will continue our fierce support for Ms. Walters to ensure that perpetrators of physical, sexual and psychological abuse are not given a free pass by the legal system.”
“We are disappointed in this decision, but the fight is not over,” says Walters’ legal team with Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai, LLP. “The delayed discovery rule exists specifically to address situations like Ms. Walters’, where the abuser’s actions have prevented the victim from coming forward sooner. Abusers should not be able to benefit as a result of their abuse. Mr. Warner did not argue that he never committed these horrific acts against Ms. Walters, because he can’t. He hung his hat solely on the argument that it is too late to hold him accountable.”
“Victims deserve the ability to seek justice when their abuser has used tactics to prevent them from coming forward,” the statement continues. “This is a situation we see time and time again, and it seems the law hasn’t caught up to the science on what’s right for victims. But this is not the end of the road.”
Warner’s attorney, Howard King, says, “It’s gratifying, after all these years, to have a judge who carefully looked at the actual facts and concluded that, once again, Brian Warner was wrongfully accused. Justice delayed is still justice and is much appreciated even though it came with great personal cost. Now Brian can move on.”
Walters was one of several women to publicly accuse Warner of abuse following Wood’s initial post, along with actress Esmé Bianco and model Ashley Morgan Smithline. Bianco’s case was settled, while Smithline later recanted her allegations.
Warner denied all allegations and relaunched his career in 2024 with the album One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1. He’s also returned to touring.
If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.
Young Thug proposes to Mariah The Scientist onstage during Young Thug & Friends: A Benefit Concert at State Farm Arena on December 16, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
Just days after appearing on Fridayy‘s “Death Do Us Part,” Mariah the Scientist has agreed to walk down the aisle and commit to vows of her own.
The singer said yes to longtime boyfriend Young Thug when he proposed Tuesday during his Hometown Hero: Young Thug & Friends — A Benefit Concert at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Footage from the moment shows Thug getting down on one knee with an engagement ring as the words “Will You Marry Me” appeared on the arena’s big screen.
The couple embraced before Mariah told him, “Put it on,” prompting Thug to slide the ring onto her finger. When he asked for her answer, she turned to the crowd and said, “I guess I’m getting married.”
The proposal came just days after Mariah shared her hopes for marriage during an interview with Angie Martinez, saying she envisioned getting married within the next five years.
“I want to be married,” she said. “I can’t speak for everybody, but that’s what I’m doing.”
Mariah the Scientist and Young Thug were first romantically linked in 2021. She stood by the rapper during his time behind bars on RICO charges, publicly supporting him throughout the legal battle. The couple briefly split in late September following the leak of audio in which Thug admitted to cheating, but they reconciled not long afterward.
Grace Van Patten and Jackson White star in ‘Tell Me Lies’ season 3. (Disney/Ian Watson)
We aren’t lying about this.
The official trailer for season 3 of Tell Me Lies has arrived. The new season of the popular college-set Hulu drama series premieres on Jan. 13, 2026, with its first two episodes. This new season consists of eight episodes.
Grace Van Patten and Jackson White once again star as Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco in season 3. The on-again-off-again couple have “rekindled their tumultuous romance in time for spring semester at Baird College,” according to the season’s official synopsis. “While they promise things will be different this time, past indiscretions hinder their best intentions, and Lucy finds herself embroiled in a controversy she wants nothing to do with.”
The synopsis also teases that the repercussions from last school year “also force Lucy and Stephen’s friends to face their own destructive behaviors. As scandalous secrets fester around campus, vicious consequences threaten Lucy and everyone in her circle.”
The trailer starts with Lucy tearfully filming an apology video. “My friends think I’m crazy,” she then tells Stephen as they lay in bed together. “We have to be nice to each other this time.”
Cat Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena, Branden Cook, Alicia Crowder and Costa D’Angelo also star in season 3.
Iris Apatow has joined the cast in the recurring role of Amanda, who is a bubbly college freshman keeping a big secret.
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Ed Sheeran just can’t stop performing. When he’s not doing his own concerts, he’s singing at bars or joining other artists onstage. On Wednesday he announced in an Instagram Story that he’s doing a holiday benefit show at an intimate venue in New York City on Thursday.
The show is calledChristmas Carols with Ed and Wheatus, Wheatus being the band best known for their song “Teenage Dirtbag.” It’s taking place at the chapel at The Bowery Mission, the beneficiary of the event. The Bowery Mission has been providing meals to the homeless and needy since the 1870s, according to the event information. This holiday season it will serve over 70,000 meals.
The wait list for tickets, which cost $115, is now open. The show is Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.
Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox is the latest artist to record the theme song for the opening sequence of the Starz series Outlander.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer performs “The Skye Boat Song” for the show’s eighth and final season. It’s a 19th century Scottish song, with the show’s version using the text of the Robert Louis Stevenson poem “Sing Me a Song of a Lad That Is Gone,” although the lyrics have been changed to “sing me a song of a lass that is gone.”
“I’ve loved and sung ‘The Skye Boat Song’ since I was a young girl growing up in Aberdeen,” says Lennox, referring to her Scottish hometown. “It represents such an iconic part of Scottish culture and history and it’s a real honor to have been asked to record it for Outlander’s final season.”
Outlander has used “The Skye Boat Song” in the show’s opening since its debut in 2014, although it has featured a new performer and arrangement each season. The song was recorded by Sinéad O’Connor for season 7.
The eighth and final season of Outlander premieres March 6 on Starz.
