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Brown University was targeted in deadly shooting, police chief says

Brown University: Police in Rhode Island said the gunman who opened fire at Brown University over the weekend specifically targeted the school. Investigators are still searching for the gunman and, on Monday, released new videos and photographs of the suspect. The latest >

Victims identified: The shooting left two Brown University students, Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, dead and nine others injured. Read more >

Brown University student speaks after witnessing second school shooting >

Student says roommate died in campus shooting: ‘Doesn’t feel real’ >

Watch: Video of suspected gunman in Brown University shooting >

Who is Nick Reiner? Rob Reiner’s son taken into custody

Reiner deaths: Actor Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday, and the couple’s son has been arrested. Nick Reiner, who lived with his parents, was arrested and booked on murder charges Monday and is being held without bail. What we know about Nick Reiner >

‘In shock’: Tracy Reiner, Rob Reiner’s adopted daughter from a previous marriage, said she’s in disbelief that her father and stepmother were killed. Before her brother’s arrest, she told NBC News, “I came from the greatest family ever. I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock.” Details >

Under fire: Trump is facing backlash for his response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, calling them “reportedly” the result of “Trump derangement syndrome.” Rob Reiner was an outspoken critic of Trump. Read more >

Hollywood, politicians react to Rob Reiner’s death >

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump over Rob Reiner post >

Who was Michele Singer? Rob Reiner’s wife and creative partner >

Rubio, Hegseth to brief Congress on Venezuela military strikes

Briefings: Cabinet secretaries Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth will face lawmakers in briefings today about deadly U.S. strikes off the coast of Venezuela. Concerns have mounted after a Sept. 2 follow-up attack, which some believe may have violated international law. Details >

Attacks: The briefings come hours after U.S. Southern Command confirmed a new round of deadly attacks on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific near Venezuela. Eight people were killed, SouthCom said in a social media post that included videos of the attacks. The latest >

Man who stomped accused Bondi terrorist regrets not hurting him more

Bondi attack: Jacob Barnfield, an Australian man who helped apprehend one of the accused Bondi Beach shooters by stomping on his head, regrets not being more forceful. “The only thing I regret is not doing it harder and more of it,” Barnfield told NewsNation’s “Banfield.” Watch >

Shooting: Australia’s federal police commissioner said the shooting was a “terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State.” Fifteen people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration. The suspects were a father and son, authorities said. Read more >

Bondi Beach survivors recount ‘terrifying’ shooting that killed 15 >

Texas A&M rabbi’s son wounded in Sydney Hanukkah shooting >

Bystander shown in videos disarming gunman >

FBI says it foiled Los Angeles New Year’s Eve bomb plot

Arrests: The FBI foiled an “imminent terrorist threat” planned for Los Angeles on Dec. 31, director Kash Patel said. Four arrests were made in connection with the alleged plan targeting five locations. Another person was arrested for a separate attack plan in New Orleans, Patel said. Details >

‘Horrific terror plot’: The Los Angeles suspects allegedly planned to place backpacks containing IEDs across southern California. The IEDs — which would have targeted companies described as “logistic centers” — would detonate at midnight on New Year’s Eve, the FBI said. Latest >

Suspects: FBI officials alleged those arrested belong to a “radical offshoot” of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, a group the agency described as “motivated by pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government ideology.” What to know >

 WHAT WE’RE WATCHING 👀

• Trump participates in a Hanukkah reception.
• Senate Democrats call for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. 
• Vice President JD Vance touts the Trump administration’s economic agenda in Pennsylvania.
• ByteDance faces the latest U.S. extended deadline for the TikTok ban and must either shut down the app, sell it or be banned for U.S. users.
• Mark Chavez, the doctor who pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine in relation to Matthew Perry’s death, is sentenced.
• The Labor Department releases its monthly jobs report. 
  

A Maine health services contractor facing fraud allegations from a whistleblower denied the claims and said the former employee never raised concerns during his employment, but records show his manager documented him flagging fraudulent billing. Full story > 

At least 11 firefighters were injured after a home exploded in North Carolina. The latest > 

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said her son, a U.S.-born citizen, was targeted by ICE agents. What to know >

A jury found Massachusetts man Brian Walshe guilty of the 2023 murder of his wife. Timeline of the case >

A death investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in a Dollar Tree store freezer in Florida. Read more >

UPS stole millions of dollars in pay from seasonal employees, New York’s attorney general alleged in a lawsuit. Details >

School districts across Ohio will ban the use of cellphones in schools beginning Jan. 1. What to know >

Man loses eyesight, embraces new profession

After losing his eyesight, Izzy Callazo took a woodworking class and started building handcrafted cutting boards in his garage. Read more >

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