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NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/16/2025 - 03:30

Rob Reiner's son arrested after his parents' deaths, authorities release images of suspected gunman in Brown University shooting, police say Bondi Beach shooting was inspired by Islamic State group.

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Live cameras are tracking faces in New Orleans. Who should control them?

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/16/2025 - 03:29

A private non-profit operates over 200 cameras with live facial recognition in New Orleans. The system raises questions about privacy, legal authority and who should control surveillance technology.

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Nick Reiner spoke openly about addiction before arrest

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/16/2025 - 03:29

Years before his arrest, Nick Reiner had been candid about addiction, recovery, and a film he co-wrote based on his life.

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U.S. military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/16/2025 - 02:34

The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny is intensifying in Congress.

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Retailers didn't pull ByHeart baby formula fast enough after botulism recall, FDA says

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/16/2025 - 01:32

The FDA says four major retailers including Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons continued to sell ByHeart baby formula products for days or weeks after the November recall.

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'General Hospital' star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame dies at 78

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/16/2025 - 01:25

Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and '80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.

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Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over Jan. 6 speech edit

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/16/2025 - 01:13

The British broadcaster apologized to Trump last month, calling the edit an "error of judgment," but denies its reporting was defamatory.

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Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group

NPR News Headlines - Tue, 12/16/2025 - 00:58

A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's police said Tuesday.

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Trump designates street fentanyl as WMD, escalating militarization of drug war

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 20:47

Trump has already declared the drug cartels terrorist organizations and ordered military strikes against suspected drug boats. Now he's declaring fentanyl a WMD. Experts on street drugs and fentanyl are skeptical these moves will reduce the supply of fentanyl on America's streets or reduce overdose deaths.

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Ford pulls the plug on the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 16:24

Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.

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Ford pulls the plug on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 16:24

Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.

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Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 15:35

Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.

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Executions nearly double in 2025 due to dramatic rise in Florida

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 13:58

This year, 48 people are expected to be executed in the U.S. Meanwhile, fewer new death sentences are being issued, and public support for the death penalty is at its lowest point in over 50 years.

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Brian Walshe, who searched for crime tips online, is convicted of his wife's murder

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 13:12

Walshe said his wife left town for a work emergency in January 2023. Investigators found items like a hacksaw, bloody rugs and her COVID vaccine card in dumpsters — and chilling searches on his devices.

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ACA shoppers face sticker shock as Congress dithers on health care

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:57

With subsidies that help consumers pay their health insurance premiums set to expire, health care shoppers face staggering prices. Lawmakers are running out of time to agree on a solution.

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Roomba maker files for bankruptcy, weighed down by debt and tariffs

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:24

iRobot, the U.S. firm that had robots vacuuming homes, will be taken over by its China-based supplier. It's assuring owners that devices will keep working as usual.

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Trump says Rob Reiner had 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' in post on his death

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 10:14

Officials are investigating the death of the Hollywood director as a homicide.

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15 killed in mass shooting in Sydney. And, Rob Reiner and his wife found dead

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 06:12

Here's what we know about the mass shooting that left at least 15 people dead. And, authorities found director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, dead in their Los Angeles home.

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Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 04:58

Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead Sunday at Reiner's Los Angeles home, according to a law enforcement official.

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FDA commissioner on growing public mistrust of government health advice

NPR News Headlines - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 04:08

FDA Commissioner Martin Makary discusses vaccine policy, COVID-era decisions and the erosion of trust in government health guidance.

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