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Top aide Susie Wiles: Trump has 'alcoholic's personality,' obsessed with revenge

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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said that President Donald Trump has “an alcoholic’s personality” and is obsessed with retaliating against critics even if it undermines his own policies, according to a bombshell magazine story published on Tuesday.

Wiles, considered a trusted and loyal Trump insider, also trashed Vice President JD ...Read more

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Rubio, Hegseth refuse release of 'double-tap' strike footage after Congress briefing

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted they won’t release the full video of the Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug boat and controversial second strike on survivors after briefing members of Congress on Tuesday morning on military action in the Caribbean.

“In keeping with longstanding Department of War ...Read more

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Powerball jackpot jumps to second highest this year after no winners Monday night

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The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one matched all six numbers for the 43rd drawing in a row Monday night, game officials announced.

Wednesday’s jackpot will be the second-largest Powerball prize this year, behind the $1.787 billion prize won in Missouri and Texas on Sept. 6, according to a Powerball news...Read more

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Leaders of cult-like Southern California group charged with murdering missing member and a 4-year-old

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LOS ANGELES — Leaders of a secretive religious group in Southern California's Inland Empire region have been charged with murder in two separate cases — the disappearance of longtime member Emilio Ghanem in Redlands and the 2010 death of 4-year-old Timothy Thomas in Colton.

Ghanem vanished in May 2023, just weeks after he decided to part ...Read more

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Rob Reiner's final weekend: Conan O'Brien's party, the Obamas, unthinkable violence, a frantic manhunt

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LOS ANGELES — It was supposed to be a weekend of celebration for Rob and Michele Reiner.

They attended Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party Saturday and planned to meet Barack and Michelle Obama on Sunday night.

But that gathering with the 44th president and former first lady never happened.

The Reiners were found dead in their Brentwood ...Read more

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An ever-larger share of ICE's arrested immigrants have no criminal record

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Immigration arrests under the Trump administration continued to increase through mid-October, reaching rates of more than 30,000 a month. But, rather than the convicted criminals the administration has said it’s focused on, an ever-larger share of those arrests were for solely immigration violations.

In 45 states, immigration arrests more ...Read more

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What we know about Nick Reiner, accused of murdering parents Rob and Michele

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Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner, both of whom were found stabbed to death Sunday at their home in Los Angeles' Brentwood neighborhood, “tried in every way to help” son Nick, who has been arrested and held without bail in their grisly deaths.

An insider told People that the late couple “could never reach stability” with the 32-...Read more

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Couple shot while trying to stop Bondi Beach attack died in each other's arms

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A couple just weeks away from celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary were shot — and then died in each others arms — while trying to disarm a gunman on Bondi Beach, where more than a dozen people were killed during a Hanukkah event on Sunday.

Dashcam video shared on Chinese social media platform RedNote, and verified by NBC News, ...Read more

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Nick Reiner retains high-profile defense attorney as murder charges are expected to be filed

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LOS ANGELES — Nick Reiner has retained famed defense attorney Alan Jackson to defend him in connection with his parents’ slayings, Jackson confirmed while being followed by a throng of media in the downtown Los Angeles criminal courthouse Tuesday morning.

L.A. County prosecutors are expected to file murder charges against Reiner on Tuesday,...Read more

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Charges dropped against Tampa photojournalist arrested at Miami ICE protest

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TAMPA, Fla. — All charges were dropped Tuesday against a Tampa photojournalist who was arrested while covering a protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Miami.

David Decker, 52, was arrested alongside protesters outside of the Krome North Service Processing Center on Nov. 22. He told the Tampa Bay Times he was arrested...Read more

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Trump's plan to pump more water in California is ill-conceived and harmful, lawmakers say

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A Trump administration plan to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands is facing vehement opposition from Democratic members of Congress who represent the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and the Bay Area.

A group of seven legislators led by Rep. John Garamendi said pumping more water will threaten the availability of water for many ...Read more

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States will keep pushing AI laws despite Trump's efforts to stop them

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State lawmakers of both parties said they plan to keep passing laws regulating artificial intelligence despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop them.

Trump signed an executive order Thursday evening that aims to override state artificial intelligence laws. He said his administration must work with Congress to develop a national AI ...Read more

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom trolls Trump with website tracking president's 'criminal cronies'

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a new state-run website Tuesday that tracks what his office calls the "criminal cronies" around President Donald Trump — just the latest trolling tactic by the California governor that directly mirrors Trump's own use of public resources for political score settling.

Newsom pegged the website'...Read more

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US payrolls rise after October drop, unemployment marches higher

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U.S. job growth remained sluggish in November and the unemployment rate rose to a four-year high, pointing to a continued cooling in the labor market after a weak October.

Nonfarm payrolls increased 64,000 in November after declining 105,000 in October, adding to the choppiness seen in the labor market in recent months. The unemployment rate ...Read more

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Rob Reiner's tragic final weekend emerges: Conan's party, the Obamas and unthinkable violence

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LOS ANGELES — It was supposed to be a weekend of celebration for Rob and Michele Reiner.

They attended Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party Saturday and planned to meet Barack and Michelle Obama Sunday night.

But that gathering with the first lady and 44th president never happened.

The couple were found dead in their Brentwood home Sunday ...Read more

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US is spending big on child mental health, addiction treatment, study says

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As a children’s emergency room doctor in San Francisco, Ashley Foster has found herself treating an increasing number of adolescents for substance abuse, anxiety, depression and other behavioral health issues over the last decade. Often, they arrive at the hospital in crisis, she said.

Foster’s experience aligns with a well-known and ...Read more

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A famous father, a troubled son: How addiction tormented the Reiner family

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LOS ANGELES — Rob Reiner was 20 minutes into a video podcast promoting his new film — a semi-autobiographical tale of a famous dad and his drug-addicted son — when the interviewer asked what his son Nick, who co-wrote the movie, learned from it.

Reiner pointed just off-screen. Nick, then 22, had been there the whole time.

“He’s right...Read more

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Top aide Susie Wiles: Trump has 'alcoholic's personality,' obsessed with revenge

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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said that President Donald Trump has “an alcoholic’s personality” and is obsessed with retaliating against critics even if it undermines his own policies, according to a bombshell magazine story published on Tuesday.

Wiles, considered a trusted and loyal Trump insider, also trashed Vice President JD ...Read more

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Obamas had plans with Rob and Michele Reiner the night they were killed

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Michelle Obama said that she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, had plans with Rob and Michele Reiner the night they were both allegedly killed by their second-born son, Nick.

The former first lady made the reveal during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday when asked how she was coping with the couple’s death.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams heading to Mexico with 2 weeks left in office

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NEW YORK — With just two weeks left in office, Mayor Eric Adams is heading to Mexico — his fourth international trip since October, the Daily News has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge said Adams — who’s actively trying to line up a post-City Hall job — is expected to depart for Mexico City on Tuesday evening. The sources did not...Read more