LOADING ERROR LOADINGDirector Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to TMZ and People. AdvertisementThe Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department arrived at a home owned by the Reiners on Sunday afternoon and found two deceased victims. Their deaths were later confirmed by a Reiner family spokesperson. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,” the spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. “We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”From Left: Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner attended the Human Rights Campaign dinner in Los Angeles in 2019.

HuffPost Headlines 12-15Brown University shooter remains at large, Hollywood icon found dead with knife wounds and anti-semitic slaughter in Australia — just some of the stories HuffPost is following today.

Gavin Newsom didn’t give Donald Trump’s dozing off a rest on Sunday ― and he mocked the president on other fronts as well. After the White House released a photo of the president saluting at the Army-Navy football game with the overline “Commander-in-Chief,” the California governor’s press office replied with a presidential job title of its own. “Sleeper-in-Chief” read the line above a photo of Trump seemingly snoozing recently during a meeting. The president has not been accused of wrongdoing, but his about-face in blocking the release raised suspicions after he pledged to make them available. https://t.co/hLeQKzMLAS — Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) December 14, 2025Newsom hasn’t let up in trolling Trump and his own social media assaults.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGDonald Trump veered into a rambling and decidedly not-so-festive tangent during a White House Christmas reception on Sunday, during which he predicted what his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., will do after he “kicks the bucket.”According to the president, his son won’t stick around very long to mourn. Claiming to be “fascinated” by wildlife stories, Trump said his remarks about Jones’ ordeal, which the physician detailed in his memoir “Venom And Valor,” were meant to back up his theory that “Wildlife always wins.”“I’m saying this for my son, by the way,” Trump said. “When I kick the bucket someday, I figure — I think he’ll be here for about two days,” the president suggested. “He’ll go and pay his respects, and we’ll say, ‘Where’s Don?’ He’d rather be in some jungle, or some… and he’s a really good hunter. But remember this: wildlife always wins, unfortunately, in this case.”Watch from the 20-minute mark here:

Colman said that parents and adult children need to figure out how to talk to each other, but he would not concede that going no-contact might be part of that process. We are at a cultural inflection point now with family estrangement, in much the same way we were with divorce 50 years ago. Up until recently, it was frowned upon when adult children distanced themselves from their parents. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThis gave parents cover in avoiding the self-reflection that might allow them to empathize with and reconnect to their adult children. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementLea Page’s memoir about family estrangement, “Exhale into the Wind,” is forthcoming from Sibylline Press, spring 2028.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGCreepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.”The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s announcement. The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year. AdvertisementThe word “slop” evokes unpleasant images of mud-caked pigs crowding around a dirty trough, or perhaps a bucket of steaming, fetid stew. Rounding out Merriam-Webster’s top words of 2025:6-7The viral term exploded in popularity over the summer.

Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementRussian-backed separatists in east Ukraine, the Donbas, have also been fighting Ukrainian troops since 2014. The aggression against Ukraine caused an uproar among western allies in Europe and the US, pushing relations to their lowest depths since the Cold War. Even so, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed Rutte’s remarks in comments to state TV reporter, Pavel Zarubin. “They have no understanding, and unfortunately, Mr Rutte, making such irresponsible statements, simply does not understand what he is talking about.”Putin insists that Russia does not want a war with Europe. He said earlier this month: “We are not planning to go to war with Europe, but if Europe wants to and starts, we are ready now.

AdvertisementMy Christmas tall tale is just one example of the — sometimes downright hilarious — white lies that parents tell children. “Every year, after trick-or-treating when my son was younger, when we got back home, we would tell our son the white lie about The Great Pumpkin,” said Randhawa. And Vale said she intends to continue telling this white lie for as long as possible. The white lie worked quite well for a while, but Elle is now 5 years old, and she’s onto her parents’ fib. “It was mostly centered around sweets, such as chocolates or ice cream.”AdvertisementSo far, Todd said the white lie is working.

The race for this year's Christmas number one is officially on D-Keine via Getty ImagesWith just days to go until this year’s Christmas number one is announced, it looks like Wham!’s hit Last Christmas may well have to settle for this year’s festive silver medal. In both 2023 and 2024, Last Christmas topped the Christmas chart in the UK, making music history as the first song to do so in two consecutive years. Kylie’s latest festive effort, the Amazon Music exclusive XMAS, is currently on course to be named the Christmas number one, according to new data. AdvertisementThey noted that Kylie is currently 7,000 units ahead of Wham!’s Last Christmas, while the charity single Lullaby by Together For Palestine is on course for the number three position. Should Kylie manage the Christmas number one, it will be the first of her almost-40-year pop career, and her first UK number one since Slow, which was released 22 years ago.

NBC News’ chief data analyst Steve Kornacki pointed to a polling detail that he believes could show a growing fracture within President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement. On Sunday’s broadcast of “Meet The Press,” Kornacki noted how it’s been “politically a tough ending of the year for Republicans” and Trump, whose approval rating is down to 42% now, compared with 45% in April. But “maybe more worryingly for Trump,” he suggested, is a fall in how many people within the GOP and particularly the MAGA faction of the party currently “strongly approve” of his presidency, which Kornacki said has dropped from 78% to 70%. Previously, Kornacki noted, some 57% had identified as being part of the president’s base. Watch the analysis here:Related...Read the original on HuffPost

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Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 15, 2025. Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSYDNEY (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, leaving at least 15 people dead. Included in that is the need for tougher gun laws,” Albanese told reporters. Minns said his state’s gun laws would change, but he could not yet detail how. AdvertisementAustralia’s gun laws were revised after a 1996 massacre in the Tasmanian town of Port Arthur, where a lone gunman killed 35 people.

Lily Allen performing Madeline live on SNL over the weekend NBCLily Allen had a surprise in store for fans as she performed songs from her latest album West End Girl live for the first time. AdvertisementOver the weekend, Lily was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live (SNL), where she opened the show with a rendition of Sleepwalking, and closed it with stand-out track Madeline. And it was this second performance that really got people talking thanks to the inclusion of a surprise guest. “Love and light, Madeline...”AdvertisementDakota Johnson and Lily Allen on Saturday Night Live NBCWest End Girl was created in the space of 10 days towards the end of last year, with Lily describing the album as a work of “autofiction”. She previously claimed that the songs featured on West End Girl were “inspired by what went on” towards the end of her marriage, albeit with artistic licence applied.

Supplied Blue Cross foster carer, Wendy Penfold. Not all superheroes wear capes, some – like cat foster carer, Wendy Penfold – wear fleece gilets covered in cat fur. I wanted a different, calmer life.”“I love animals so my friend who’s a vet nurse suggested fostering for Blue Cross. As a Blue Cross fosterer, Wendy cares for her chalets’ occupants while they wait to be adopted. AdvertisementOther times, Wendy fosters cats who are finding life in a Blue Cross centre a little stressful.