(NEW YORK) — The two U.S. soldiers who were killed in an attack in Syria were members of the Iowa National Guard, state officials said over the weekend.
On Monday, the soldiers were identified as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa.
“Our hearts are heavy today, and our prayers and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of our soldiers killed in action,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a statement.
“I ask that all Iowans stand united in supporting them and lifting them up in prayer during this incredibly difficult time,” she added. “Please pray also for the fast and full recovery of our wounded soldiers.”
An American civilian was also killed, the office said in a statement, adding that three others were injured in the attack.
The two soldiers who died were attacked while they were “conducting a key leader engagement as part of their assigned mission in the ongoing counter-ISIS and counter-terrorism efforts in the region,” the governor’s office said.
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the loss of two of our own,” said Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard, in a statement.
About 1,800 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, began deploying to the Middle East in late May 2025, the governor’s office said.
“Our priority right now is supporting the families of our fallen and wounded Soldiers,” Osborn added. “The entire Iowa National Guard grieves for this terrible loss, and we stand together to support the Soldiers and their families.”
Rob Reiner speaks onstage at the screening of ‘Misery’ during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TCM)
(LOS ANGELES) — Director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to a statement from their family.
Senior law enforcement sources told ABC News the victims were stabbed to death in their Brentwood-area residence.
Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, 32, was taken into custody on Sunday night on unspecified charges and is being held on $4 million bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time,” the Reiner family said.
Officials said during a press conference Sunday night that they have not identified a suspect and nobody is currently in custody.
“This is a devastating loss for our city and our country,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement. “Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice.”
Rob Reiner — a famed director, producer and actor — is known for massive Hollywood hits, including “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally…,” “Stand By Me,” “This is Spinal Tap,” “A Few Good Men” and many more.
Officers were called to the home at 3:40 p.m. PT, the LAPD said in a statement, calling the investigation an apparent homicide.
A man and woman were found deceased inside the home, the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to ABC News earlier on Sunday. Their ages were reported as 78 and 68 years old.
The senior leadership of the LAPD’s robbery and homicide unit responded to the scene.
A neighbor told ABC News that actors Billy Crystal and Larry David were seen at the house after police had arrived.
“Billy looked like he was about to cry,” the neighbor said.
There are two houses that the Reiner family owns across the street from each other. Rob and his wife lived in one and a daughter with kids lived in another, according to the neighbor.
“They’re a big presence on the block. They’re always having parties,” she said.
Rob Reiner and Singer married in 1989 and share three children, Jake, Nick and Romy.
Rob Reiner was previously married to Penny Marshall, who died in 2018.
Rob Reiner — the son of comedian Carl Reiner and actress and singer Estelle Lebost — first became famous on the Norman Lear television sitcom “All in the Family.”
He played the role of Meathead, Archie Bunker’s son-in-law, from 1971 to 1978.
“The Lear Family is devastated by the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner,” the family said in a statement on Sunday night. “Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world.”
“Lyn Lear had remained very close with them and said, ‘The world is unmistakably darker tonight, and we are left bereft,'” the statement added.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed Reiner’s death, saying he is “heartbroken by the tragic loss.”
“His boundless empathy made his stories timeless, teaching generations how to see goodness and righteousness in others – and encouraging us to dream bigger,” Newsom said in a statement. “Rob will be remembered for his remarkable filmography and for his extraordinary contribution to humanity.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
The Who released their third album, The Who Sell Out, a concept album created to sound like a broadcast from one of the popular pirate radio stations in the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s.
In addition to songs, it featured jingles, PSAs and commercials that the band wrote and recorded for real products like Heinz Baked Beans, Medac acne cream and Odorono deodorant.
The album included The Who’s highest-charting U.S. single, “I Can See for Miles,” which peaked at #9, as well as music that was later reused for their 1969 album, Tommy.
The Who Sell Out went to #13 in the U.K. and made it to the top 50 in the U.S. It is often included on lists of the greatest albums of all time.
Taylor Swift, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ cover image (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot)
Taylor Swift‘s The Life of a Showgirl is still showing out on top of the Billboard 200.
The album, released in October, marks its ninth nonconsecutive week atop the charts, but it’s not the album that’s spent the most time on top in 2025. That honor belongs to Morgan Wallen‘s I’m the Problem; it was #1 for 12 nonconsecutive weeks.
While Swifties spent the weekend streaming Taylor’s new Disney+ docuseries and concert special, she turned 36 on Saturday. Her dancer Kameron Marlowe, who is heavily featured in episode 2, posted a photo of himself and Taylor laughing during rehearsal.
“It’s been three years now that we’ve gotten to have this moment,” he wrote in the caption. “And each year my love for you grows deeper and deeper. You are such an astounding human being!!”
“I’m honored to be in your orbit,” he continued. “The laughs. The love. The affirming. The care. The generosity. I just— thank you! Here’s to a lifetime of more of these moments together. Happy Birthday, gorgeous!”
Taylor spent her Sunday watching fiancé Travis Kelce and his Chiefs take on the Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. She was seen in a VIP suite with future sister-in-law Kylie Kelce and her daughters, who she shares with husband Jason Kelce. Taylor is captured picking up one of her future nieces in footage shared on social media.
The Chiefs lost the game 16-13, knocking them out of the playoffs; quarterback Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL.
Debby Ryan and Josh Dun attend the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Mat Hayward/GC Images)
Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun and actress Debby Ryan have welcomed their first baby together, a girl named Felix Winter Dun.
“A moonbeam baby has arrived,” Dun writes in an Instagram post published Saturday. “She is a sweet baby girl and I love her. Debby labored and gave birth in our bedroom under a bright full moon and snow outside; Felix arrived right into my hands.”
Dun calls the experience “The coolest thing I’ve ever witnessed,” adding, “Debby is unbelievable.”
“I examined and announced to the room that Felix Winter Dun is a girl,” Dun writes. “I kinda thought she was a boy the whole time, but what a way to start off life already surprising me.”
“There is not a single thing I’d ever change about her, except her diaper,” Dun continues. “She can do truly whatever she wants in life, but I’ve got some extra drumsticks and practice pads ready just in case. I love you Felix.”
Dun and Ryan got married on New Year’s Eve 2019.
Dun’s Twenty One Pilots bandmate, Tyler Joseph, has three children with wife Jenna Joseph.
A new Dun baby wasn’t the only Twenty One Pilots-related news to come out of the weekend. The “Stressed Out” duo also earned their 13th #1 single on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart with “City Walls,” a track off their latest album, Breach.
Twenty One Pilots are now tied with Cage the Elephant and Green Day for the third-most #1 hits in the history of Alternative Airplay, which began in 1988. Red Hot Chili Peppers have the most, with 15, while Linkin Park is second with 14.
Person holding Powerball ticket ((Photo by John Carl D’Annibale/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — A $1.1 billion Powerball jackpot could provide someone with plenty of spending money just 10 days before Christmas.
The total would be the sixth-largest jackpot in the game’s history, and the 12th-largest in U.S. lotto history including Mega Millions. The drawing will be just before 11 p.m. ET on Monday.
While the annual payment is worth $1.1 billion, the lump sum payment would be $503.4 million — both before taxes.
The numbers drawn on Saturday, when the jackpot had crossed $1 billion, were: 1, 28, 31, 57 and 58 with a Powerball of 16.
While no one won the big prize, two winners in Pennsylvania and North Carolina took home $2 million each, and five winners cashed in their tickets for $1 million each.
But if you’re counting on the money for a little holiday pocket change, you might want a backup plan. The odds of winning the jackpot are just 1 in 292.2 million.
Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey’s ‘Christmastime In Las Vegas’ at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas)
Mariah Carey is heading to Italy in February for the Winter Olympics.
The diva, who just wrapped up her Christmas residency in Las Vegas, will perform at the opening ceremony for Milano Cortina 2026 on Feb. 6. After that, she will warm up in Dubai, where she’s booked to perform on Feb. 7 as part of a festival that also features Bryan Adams, Seal, Diana Ross and Ricky Martin.
In other Mariah news, her Here For It All Holiday Special, which streamed live from Las Vegas on Apple Music on Saturday night, is now available on demand. It features Mariah performing all her holiday hits as well as a medley of classics, including “Emotions,” “Hero,” “Fantasy,” “Always Be My Baby,” a full performance of “We Belong Together” and more.
Helena Bonham Carter could be checking in at The White Lotus. Deadline reports that the actress is in early talks for a starring role in season 4 of the drama series from Mike White. This new season will be set in France. Casey Boys, chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content, confirmed in November that casting had begun for the next season of the popular series …
HBO Max has released a brand-new trailer teasing its upcoming 2026 programming. The video shows off first looks at Euphoria season 3, House of the Dragon season 3 and The Pitt season 2, among many others. A24 also released new images from season 3 of Euphoria to Instagram. They include photos of Hunter Schafer, Zendaya, Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow and Sydney Sweeney in character. “Euphoria Season 3. April 2026 on @hbomax,” A24’s caption reads …
Two big names from the Taylor Sheridan universe are teaming up for a new film. Deadline reports that HassieHarrison is set to act with Brandon Sklenar is the upcoming Western thriller The Rescue for Paramount. The movie will be directed by Potsy Ponciroli from a script by John Fusco …
One of the victims killed in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University has been identified by her church as Ella Cook. (Cathedral Church of the Advent)
(NEW YORK) — One of the victims killed in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University has been identified as Ella Cook, a Brown student and a parishioner at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama.
The church’s Rev. Craig Smalley announced Cook’s death in his service on Sunday morning, calling Cook “incredibly grounded and generous and faithful” and a “bright light” in the church and in her community.
“Many of you heard about the tragedy, which happened at Brown University. … And sadly, tragically, one of those people is one of our parishioners,” Smalley said during the service.
“She was engaged and involved in our worship and in our community, and as she served here at the church and in the wider community, in all sincerity, just a tremendous and bright light in there at Brown University as well, in the time that she was there, was such a light and such a witness,” Smalley added.
Cook was one of two people killed in the deadly shooting at the Ivy League school on Saturday afternoon in a building on campus where exams were taking place, according to university officials.
Nine others were injured in the brazen attack, officials said.
And for those of you who knew her, who know her, she was a just incredibly grounded and generous and faithful and bright light, both here at the Advent, over many years, as she was engaged and involved in our worship and in our community, and as she served here at the church and in the wider community, in all sincerity, just a tremendous, a tremendous and bright light in there at Brown University as well, in the time that she was there was such a light and such a witness.”
The tragedy began unfolding around 4:05 p.m. when police received a call from Brown University about an active shooter incident near the engineering building. The university alerted students and faculty to shelter in place shortly after.
Brown University President Christina H. Paxson released a letter after the shooting, saying, “This is a deeply tragic day for Brown, our families and our local community.”
“There are truly no words that can express the deep sorrow we are feeling for the victims of the shooting that took place today at the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building.”
According to police, the gunman fled the campus. A person of interest was detained and then released by police on Sunday.
No charges have been filed yet in the case and police have not commented on a possible motive.
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan walks into the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse on May 15, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — The federal trial is set to start on Monday for a Wisconsin judge accused of concealing an undocumented man to prevent his arrest by immigration authorities.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was charged in a two-count federal indictment that alleges she obstructed official Department of Homeland Security removal proceedings and knowingly concealed the man from immigration authorities at a courthouse in April.
She has pleaded not guilty.
Opening statements are expected to get underway on Monday in the Milwaukee trial, following jury selection last week.
Prosecutors have told the court they expect to have 25 to 28 witnesses.
Dugan could face up to six years in prison if convicted as charged.
According to federal prosecutors, Dugan encountered federal agents who were at the Milwaukee County Circuit Court on April 18 to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was appearing in her courtroom on a battery charge.
Prosecutors say that after speaking to the agents, Dugan directed them to the chief judge’s office down the hall and then sent Flores-Ruiz and his attorney out a non-public door in an alleged attempt, authorities claim, to help him evade arrest on immigration violations.
Dugan’s lawyers have called her arrest “virtually unprecedented” and sought to dismiss the case, arguing she has judicial immunity for official acts and her prosecution is unconstitutional. Judge Lynn Adelman denied the motion, finding there was “no basis for granting immunity simply because some of the allegations in the indictment describe conduct that could be considered ‘part of a judge’s job.'”
The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended Dugan in the wake of her arrest, stating in an order it was “in the public interest that she be temporarily relieved of her official duties.”
Flores-Ruiz, a native of Mexico, was later arrested and charged with unlawful reentry into the U.S.
He was sentenced to time served earlier this month after pleading guilty to the charge, federal court records show. DHS said last month he had been deported.
