👋🏼 Hello! I'm Phaedra Trethan, feeling the heaviness after a weekend of tragic news, and humbly offering this small antidote to the darkness: puppies. 🐶 |
Rob Reiner, beloved in Hollywood and beyond for his role on "All in the Family" and his behind-the-camera work on "This Is Spinal Tap," "Stand By Me," "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally" and other films, was murdered along with his wife, Michele Singer , late Sunday. Their son, Nick Reiner, was taken into police custody, where he remained Monday on murder charges. What we know — and what we don't. | Rob Reiner, center, his daughter Romy Reiner, left, and his wife Michele Reiner attend the Friar's Club Entertainment Icon Award at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on November 12, 2018 in New York City. Jim Spellman, WireImage |
Two mass shootings, a world apart |
Final exams on an Ivy League college campus. A Hanukkah celebration on an Australian beach. Two places that became scenes of horror when gunfire rang out, and two places that will never feel the same. |
Fifteen people were killed and dozens more were wounded when a father and son opened fire at Bondi Beach in what Australian authorities say was a targeted terrorist attack against Jewish people. One suspect was wounded and taken into custody; the other was killed. | A makeshift memorial outside the Barus and Holley Hall at Brown University on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, where a mass shooting took place. Marc Vasconcellos, The Enterprise via USA TODAY NETWORK |
USA TODAY journalists spent several days this November in Kansas City, accompanying ICE officers as they detained suspects, collected detainees from local jails, and loaded others onto a charter flight to Texas for eventual deportation. They also spoke with Kansas City-area migrant advocates and local elected officials who say the expanded immigration enforcement is tearing communities apart. | ICE officer John, left, listens to 11-year U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement veteran Keone Feliciano as they prepare to leave for the apprehension of a migrant with a criminal record in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 18, 2025. Omar Ornelas/USA Today Network |
The 'R' word and MAGA rhetoric |
For some of Trump's most avid supporters, using the "R" word is a principled stand against what they call "cultural Marxism" being forced on the country by progressives. For others — including many Republicans — the word is a hateful slur that causes real harm to real people. Why some are trying to normalize use of the "R" word. |
Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY. She'd love to hear from readers about The Short List, story ideas from across the nation and any good news you'd like to share, because she'd love to read some right about now. Email her at ptrethan@usatoday.com. | | Exit interview: After four decades, the most powerful woman in the history of the United States heads home. She's still defiant. | | Two teens accused of trying to steal packages from a front porch with shot by the homeowner in an Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood. Man now charged | | | | The bitter cold many endured over the weekend will be relatively short-lived, forecasters said, likely dashing hopes for a white Christmas. | | | | A jury reached a verdict in the Brian Walshe murder trial. Walshe, of Cohasset, was charged with killing and dismembering his wife Ana in 2023. | | | | After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word. | | | | According to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, the victim was "bitten on the hand," and treated at a hospital. | | | | The Center for Christian Virtue is rapidly and successfully pushing through new state laws on social issues such as abortion. | | | | Michigan remains No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll but Arizona has crept closer in this week's rankings. | | | | The Chiefs tried to recapture their previous Super Bowl form, but Patrick Mahomes' injury shows Kansas City needs to reinvent rather than replicate. | | | | Ditch the candy aisle at the store and make your own chocolate candy bar instead. It's easier than you think. | | | | | Play Your Way to a Relaxing Break | Unwind with crosswords and challenges that recharge you. | | | Crosswords, Puzzles, Comics & Horoscopes | | | | | | |
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