David Bowie performing at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for Aids Awareness, at Wembley Stadium, Picture taken Easter Monday, 20th April 1992. (Photo by Nigel Wright/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
David Bowie’s longtime pianist Mike Garson is set to celebrate his music with a trio of special shows, where he’ll be joined by an A-list lineup of rockers.
Bowie’s Piano Man: A Decade in the Stars will take place at the Sun Rose West Hollywood in Los Angeles Jan. 8-10. It will not only celebrate Bowie’s birthday, but also mark the 10th anniversary of his death.
Garson, who was Bowie’s longest-serving band member, will be joined by a lineup that includes Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, TheStruts’ lead singer Luke Spiller and Bowie touring bassist Carmine Rojas.
“David Bowie was one of the closest people in my life,” says Garson. “Nothing brings me more joy than honoring 10 years since his passing and his birthday by collaborating with this all-star lineup to carry his legacy forward.”
A bouquet is left outside of the engineering and physics building at Brown University, the site of a mass shooting yesterday that left at least two people dead and nine others injured, on December 14, 2025, in Providence, Rhode Island. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — New security video released on Monday by the Rhode Island police showed a person of interest wanted for questioning in the deadly mass shooting that erupted over the weekend on the campus of Brown University.
The video was taken shortly after Saturday’s shooting and shows a figure dressed in black walking along Waterman Street, which appears to be about three blocks north of the Brown campus, according to the Providence Police Department.
“We are sharing a video of a person of interest and plan to release additional video as part of the ongoing investigation,” the police department said in a statement, asking anyone who recognizes the individual in the video to contact investigators immediately.
The new video was made public after authorities announced that a person of interest detained early Sunday morning for questioning had been released.
In an interview on ABC News’ “GMA3” on Monday, Rhode Island State Attorney General Peter Neronha said the person initially detained in connection with the mass shooting has been “effectively cleared.”
“The evidence that we have, the scientific evidence that we have available to us, after it was analyzed, made clear that this was not someone who should be detained in connection with this case,” Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said on ABC News’ “GMA3.” “So we released him and then moved on, looking at other evidence and pursuing other leads pointing at additional potential individuals.”
Investigators are now bringing additional teams to canvass for video, analyze images, and sweep the crime scene for fingerprints as they work to build a more detailed timeline and, potentially, identify a suspect.
ABC News observed members of the FBI evidence response unit using a K-9 on Monday to canvas the area around the crime scene at Brown University. FBI agents were also viewed on campus searching bushes and raking the snow-covered ground for evidence.
“We understand that there’s a high degree of anxiety and after this individual was released last night, I understand that anxiety level has risen in our community,” Providence Mayor Brett Smiley told ABC News on Monday. “But it’s no different than a day ago, which is that we’ve received — continue to receive zero credible threats to our community, Brown or the broader community.”
Smiley’s comments came as federal and local law enforcement officials were continuing their investigation early on Monday, two days after the mass shooting in an academic building in Providence on Saturday.
A person of interest in the case, who had been taken into custody early on Sunday, was released later in the day, after authorities said that there was no basis to continue detaining them.
“Tonight, we announced that the person of interest is being released. The investigation has been ongoing and remains fully active between all agencies,” the Providence Police Department said in a statement early on Monday. “Since the first call to 911, we have not received any specific threats to our community.”
Smiley wouldn’t on Monday definitely say whether the person of interest who was released was cleared of all connection to the case. He also declined to say whether the investigation was pointing toward a student or someone from off-campus.
“We cannot comment on that and we’re exploring all possible leads,” he said.
Two people were killed and nine were injured in the shooting, according to officials. The injured victims were transported to local hospitals amid a day of “devastating gun violence,” Christina H. Paxson, the university’s president, said in a statement posted early on Sunday.
“Every year, emergency responders and students drill for the unthinkable — a shooting at our schools,” Gov. Dan McKee said in his own statement. “Yesterday, that action became all too real when a gunman opened fire on a classroom of innocent Brown University students.”
The FBI and other law enforcement officials shared a short video clip of someone whom they described as a person of interest. The individual in the clip is seen dressed in dark clothing, including what appeared to be a hood, as they walk along Hope Street and take a corner heading north.
The person’s right hand appeared to be in their jacket pocket as they walked northward along Waterman Street before exiting from the frame.
Officials said they still believe the person seen in that video is a person of interest in the shooting.
The person of interest who was detained and released on Sunday was initially caught at about 3:45 a.m. at a hotel in Coventry, about 28 miles south of Providence, according to law enforcement sources and Coventry police.
Law enforcement sources described the detained person of interest as a man in his mid-20s from Wisconsin. At the time the person was detained, the individual was allegedly in possession of two guns, according to sources.
There was “no basis” to keep the person detained, Attorney General of Rhode Island Peter Neronha said.
“Sometimes you head in one direction and have to regroup and go in another,” Neronha said. “That’s exactly what’s happened over the last 24 hours or so.”
Police said anyone with information about the case can contact investigators through an online Tip Center at www.fbi.gov/brownuniversityshooting or by calling (401) 272-3121.
ABC News’ Sasha Pezenik, Luke Barr and Pierre Thomas contributed to this report.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov speaks with ABC News in Moscow Chief Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 15, 2025. ABC News
(MOSCOW and LONDON) — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told ABC News during an exclusive interview on Monday that he believes the warring parties are “on the verge” of a diplomatic solution to end Moscow’s war.
“We are prepared to have a deal,” Ryabkov said of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government. The deputy foreign minister added that he hoped an agreement would be reached “sooner rather than later.”
U.S. administration officials signaled on Monday that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine may be closer than ever, telling reporters on the condition of anonymity that “literally 90%” of the issues between the two warring countries had been solved.
But Ryabkov also reiterated long-held demands from Moscow that Kyiv says it cannot accept as part of any peace deal. Among those is Russian control of Crimea, which was occupied in 2014, and four other partially-occupied territories — Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson — in the south and east of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly ruled out territorial concessions to Russia.
“We have five altogether and we are not able, in any form, to compromise on this,” Ryabkov said of Russia’s control of the territories.
Ryabkov spoke to ABC News as both Moscow and Kyiv work with American representatives on the White House’s latest peace push, intended to secure an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor which began in February 2022.
Another sticking point for Moscow has been the possible deployment of troops from NATO nations to Ukraine after the war.
He said Russia would not agree to a deal that included their presence on Ukrainian soil, even if they were there as part of a security guarantee or as members of the so-called “Coalition of the Willing,” as a group of mostly European leaders refer to themselves.
“We definitely will not at any moment subscribe to, agree to, or even be content with, any presence of NATO troops on the Ukrainian territory,” Ryabkov said.
Ryabkov — a high-profile figure within Russia’s Foreign Ministry who regularly speaks with international media outlets — has served as the deputy foreign minister in Moscow since 2008, working under Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who has been in his post since 2004.
Ryabkov was among those Russian officials downplaying the threat looming over Ukraine in the lead up to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor. As Russian troops massed along Ukraine’s borders in January 2022, Ryabkov said Moscow had “no intention of attacking, staging an offensive on or invading Ukraine.”
Speaking with ABC News on Monday, the deputy foreign minister refused to refer to Russia’s ongoing invasion as a war, instead using the Kremlin’s preferred phrase of a “special military operation.”
“We do what we do, we want to stop it and whether it would be stopped depends much on how people who support authorities in Kyiv recognize the inevitable outcome of our success,” Ryabkov said.
Russian officials have framed their invasion as a necessary measure to protect ethnic Russians living in Ukraine. When asked about the suffering and deaths of members of that community as a result of Moscow’s war, Ryabkov said he had sympathy for those affected.
“The whole purpose of what is being done by us there is to ensure that at least some of those people, majority of those people, find it better and find it, I would say, more appropriate to be where they belong, which is Russia.”
Ryabkov has regularly commented on various aspects of U.S.-Russian relations during the ongoing war. He has, for example, repeatedly called for renewed focus on bilateral nuclear and arms control treaties.
However, Ryabkov said this month that progress on that and topics “will only become possible for us after we become convinced of substantive and irreversible improvements in Washington’s policy toward Russia.”
Ryabkov last month told the state-owned International Affairs magazine that a new meeting between Trump and Putin was possible as Ukraine peace talks continued. “I wouldn’t rule anything out,” he said.
ABC News’ Mariam Khan and Hannah Demissie contributed to this report.
Chris Young’s ‘I Didn’t Come Here to Leave’ (Black River)
Chris Young will sneak in an appearance on Live with Kelly & Mark right before Christmas.
He’s set to play “I Didn’t Come Here to Leave,” the title track from his 10th studio album, on Dec. 23. Meanwhile, the record’s lead single, “Til the Last One Dies,” recently broke into country’s top 30.
Chris has four more stops on his It Must Be Christmas – An Acoustic Evening with Chris Young Tour, starting Wednesday in Tyson, Virginia, and wrapping Saturday in Wallingford, Connecticut.
The trek takes its name from his 2016 holiday album. In November he put out two new yuletide tracks, his cover of “Silver Bells” and the original “Christmas Ain’t Christmas.”
Ciara has the “Goodies,” and she’s bringing them to the first-ever TikTok Awards. She’s secured a gig as the headlining performer for the event, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“There’s nothing like performing for a community that loves movement, music, and expression as much as I do,” Ciara said in a statement. “The TikTok platform plays a significant role in entertainment. It is one of the most influential platforms in the world. TheTikTok Awards are all about celebrating that spirit, and I’m honored to hit the stage for first-ever show in the US.”
The inaugural TikTok Awards will take place Thursday at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The show will begin at 6 p.m. PT, following a red carpet that is set to stream at 5 p.m. PT on TikTok Live.
The news of Ciara’s headlining set arrives just days after she and husband Russell Wilson celebrated their daughter Amora Princess Wilson’s 2nd birthday on Dec. 11.
“You bring us sunshine, happiness, and pure joy every day! We’re so excited you’re now the big 2! God is so good! Happy Birthday! We love you soooo much! 2 means Peace,” Ciara captioned an Instagram Reel featuring moments from Amora’s last two years.
Russell also shared a Reel highlighting special moments with Amora. “Happy Birthday Amora!!! You bring such a light to our family,” he wrote. “Your personality shines and your giggles are so contagious. We thank God every day for you! Mommy & Daddy Love you so so much.”
Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” may be the #1 song in the U.S. right now, but the #1 song in the world is a different Christmas tune.
For the first time ever, “Last Christmas” by Wham!has topped the Billboard Global 200. The 1984 hit by the British duo is only the second Christmas song to top the Global 200 since the chart began in 2020. The first was, of course, Mariah’s song.
Meanwhile, on the Hot 100 “Last Christmas” has reached a new peak of #2. It’s also #1 in the U.K.
The estate of the late George Michael, who died on Christmas Day 2016, wrote on Instagram about the song’s continued success, “George adored Christmas, and he would have truly loved seeing WHAM! back at Number 1 this year.
“It fills our hearts that this brilliant, timeless song continues to resonate with audiences while captivating new listeners around the world.”
Dan Aykroyd smiles at Elijah Wood with Reba McEntire in a scene from the film ‘North’, 1994. (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)
Reba McEntire‘s remembering Rob Reiner after the actor/director and his wife were found murdered in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.
“I enjoyed every minute I was around Rob Reiner,” Reba shared on Instagram Monday. “He was one of a kind. I got to work with him on the movie North and he also helped us with our ending of my video, ‘Does He Love You.'”
“I sure will miss him,” she added. “What a gift he was to this world. Rest in peace, my friend.”
Reba acted in 1994’s North, which was produced and directed by the former All in the Family star.
Her post includes a photo of Reiner from 1993’s “Does He Love You” shoot with Linda Davis. He appears at the end of the video as the director of the fictional film in which Reba and Linda’s characters are starring.
Cardi B performs onstage during TikTok In The Mix at Sloan Park on December 10, 2023, in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for TikTok)
Cardi B returned to the stage roughly a month after giving birth to her son with partner Stefon Diggs. She performed Sunday at the Soundstorm Festival 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Cardi took the stage with songs “Hello,” “Bartier Carti” and more while paying homage to the culture with a hot pink Arabian-inspired outfit and head scarf. She even stepped off stage for closer interaction with the fans.
Cardi later reflected on her experience in the country on Instagram Live, noting, “It’s very strict out here. They will put you under the jail. … The people over here is hip, honey. … They are very polite, they don’t look at you like you’re poor.”
“I’m starting not to like America,” she said. “America makes me pay taxes. The vice president is talking s*** about me on Twitter. I don’t feel real appreciated in America. Y’all need to convince me to come back.”
Cardi’s performance likely indicates that she’s been preparing for her upcoming Little Miss Drama tour. She showed fans she’s been working out to get her body ready for the trek.
“We in Saudi Arabia baby, I told ya after I give birth imma be getting ready for the Little Miss Drama tour!” Cardi said in an Instagram video that saw her working out in the gym.
“It is two months away,” she said while dressed in a black outfit and matching head covering. “Everyone keep asking me, ‘Cardi, how did you lose all that weight after the baby?’ … I’ll tell you how I did it: Stress.”
Cardi continued, “It is Christmas, it is Kwanzaa, it is Hanukkah [and] get your tickets now, because in January don’t be hitting me up, like, ‘Cardi, there’s no tickets left. … I ain’t got nothin’ but this tour to give ya!”
Former Beatle, George Harrison (1943 – 2001), Cannes, France, 30th January 1976. Harrison is in Cannes for the Midem music industry trade fair. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
George Harrison’s classic tune “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” is getting an official video.
Harrison’s official Instagram page gave fans a preview of the animated clip, which has been directed by Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard.
The video is being released on Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT.
“Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” was the opening track and lead single off Harrison’s 1973 album, Living in the Material World, which went to #1. The song topped the chart as well, becoming Harrison’s second #1 after “My Sweet Lord.” The tune actually knocked his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney and Wings’ “My Love” out of the top spot.
Anthony Geary accepts the outstanding lead actor in a drama series award for ‘General Hospital’ during the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, April 26, 2015, in Burbank, California. (Allen Berezovsky/WireImage via Getty Images)
General Hospital star Anthony Geary has died, his publicist confirmed to KABC. He was 78.
The soap opera star was known for playing Luke Spencer on the hit ABC daytime drama.
Fans remember Geary’s Luke Spencer for being quirky, impulsive, brash and sassy, which made him one of daytime TV’s most iconic characters.
Geary’s longtime role as Luke Spencer began in 1978. He played the iconic soap opera character on TV until 2015.
“He was not created to be a heroic character,” Geary told Nightline in 2015. “He was created to be an anti-hero and I have treasured the anti-side of the hero and pushed it for a long time.”
“He’s not a white hat or a black hat, he’s all shades of grey,” he continued. “And that has been the saving grace of playing him all these years.”
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