Dale Willman

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Police in Providence are releasing the person of interest they had in custody in connection with Saturday's shooting at Brown University.

At least two people died in that shooting and nine others were injured.

NPR's Luke Garrett, meanwhile, reports that the shooting is renewing Democratic calls for stricter gun safety laws.

Australian Jews living in Israel are mourning the deaths of at least 15 people in Sunday's mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney.

Dozens of other people were injured in that attack.

Police say a father and son are suspected.

U.S.

and Ukrainian officials met in Berlin Sunday ahead of peace talks taking place later this week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he might be willing to drop Ukraine's bid for NATO membership under a potential U.S.

plan to protect the Eastern European nation.

That's NPR's Jeronica Kissis reporting from Kyiv, and you're listening to NPR News.

Almost continuous rain has caused heavy flooding in Washington state for the last five days.

And even after that rain is expected to tape off early Monday morning, soggy earth may cause more problems.

Scott Greenstone at member station KUOW has more.

Two people were found dead Sunday at the Los Angeles home of acclaimed director Rob Reiner.

Los Angeles police say the bodies have not yet been identified, but L.A.

fire officials say one is a male approximately 78 years old, while the other is a woman approximately 68 years old.

The deaths are being treated as apparent homicides.

In a closely watched trial, a court in Hong Kong has found activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of all the charges he faced.