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Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hockman says his office has not yet decided to seek the death penalty in the case of Nick Reiner, who pleaded not guilty Monday in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer Reiner.

Hockman speaking outside the court after Nick Reiner's lawyer entered his not guilty plea to two counts of first degree murder.

Reiner was arrested shortly after his parents were found dead in their home on December 14th.

He's been held without bail ever since.

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Tuesday marks four years since Russia invaded Ukraine.

And in a televised statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky defended Ukrainian independence, saying Russian leader Vladimir Putin has not broken the Ukrainian people.

He also said Ukraine will do everything to achieve peace and to ensure justice.

Recent talks on ending the war.

have produced few signs of progress.

Doctor and health commentator Pierre Attia has resigned from CBS News after disclosures of graphic emails with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

And Pierre's David Faux conflicts as CBS editor-in-chief Barry Weiss had hired Attia as she reshaped the network's news division.

Shares in Asia mixed in Tuesday trading.

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei up 0.8%.

The market in Hong Kong, however, down more than 1% after Wall Street sank on Monday.

All three major U.S.

benchmarks down more than 1%.

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.

President Trump is preparing to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday evening with fresh uncertainty over tariff policy.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports.