• Both Menendez brothers were denied parole. Here are 5 takeaways from their hearings

    Both Menendez brothers were denied parole. Here are 5 takeaways from their hearings

    Aug 24, 2025 05:11 PM EDT

    ... brothers were not in imminent fear for their lives and should have sought help from other family members or gone to the police. As for Lyle Menendez, Garland said shooting Kitty Menendea one final time was extremely “callous.” She also highlighted his actions in covering up the crime, such as ...

  • News Wrap: ICE seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

    News Wrap: ICE seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

    Aug 23, 2025 09:45 PM EDT

    ... way to Gov. Abbott’s desk, federal investigators arrived at the site of a deadly bus crash in New York, a California parole board denied Lyle Menendez early release, and confusion over a Trump tariff rule is delaying shipments from Europe. ... John Yang: And tonight's other headlines. Lawyers for ...

  • What Erik Menendez said in his hearing before being denied parole

    What Erik Menendez said in his hearing before being denied parole

    Aug 22, 2025 06:51 PM EDT

    ... why he made the choices he did — both at the time of his parents' killing and during his decades in prison. He and his brother Lyle were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for fatally shooting Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. The state ...

  • California parole board denies release for Erik Menendez due to misbehavior in prison

    California parole board denies release for Erik Menendez due to misbehavior in prison

    Aug 22, 2025 03:41 PM EDT

    ... father. The case has captured the attention of true crime enthusiasts for decades and spawned documentaries, television specials and dramatizations. The Netflix drama “ Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story " and a documentary released in 2024 have been credited for bringing new attention to the brothers. Greater recognition of the ...

  • The Menendez brothers are getting parole hearings in California. Here's what to know

    The Menendez brothers are getting parole hearings in California. Here's what to know

    Aug 21, 2025 03:34 PM EDT

    ... judge granted them a new sentence of 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole. What will the parole board consider? Erik and Lyle Menendez will be evaluated, individually, by a panel of two or three parole hearing officers. Erik's hearing is scheduled Thursday morning. Lyle's ...

  • An inside look at how PBS host Henry Louis Gates Jr. met Pope Leo

    An inside look at how PBS host Henry Louis Gates Jr. met Pope Leo

    Aug 20, 2025 08:37 PM EDT

    ... enslaved by François Lemelle of New Orleans, according to the tree published by The New York Times Magazine. They had at least six children together. Lemelle later released Marie Jeanne and two of their daughters, Jacqueline and Julie, from slavery. When Lemelle died, “he left her with one-fifth of ...

  • Terence Stamp, British actor who portrayed General Zod in early 'Superman' films, dies at 87

    Terence Stamp, British actor who portrayed General Zod in early 'Superman' films, dies at 87

    Aug 17, 2025 07:31 PM EDT

    ... The Adventure of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert." Stamp also was widely praised for his lead in director Steven Soderbergh’s 1999 crime drama “The Limey.” But it will be his portrayal of the bearded Zod in 1978's “Superman” and its sequel “Superman II” two years later that most ...

  • Ukrainians feel betrayed by Trump's red carpet treatment for Putin in Alaska

    Ukrainians feel betrayed by Trump's red carpet treatment for Putin in Alaska

    Aug 16, 2025 06:10 PM EDT

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In Kyiv, Ukrainians living under near daily Russian bombardment watched with astonishment as their country’s most important ally rolled out a red carpet in Alaska for the man they blame for over three years of war, bloodshed and loss. Natalya Lypei, 66, a Kyiv resident, did ...

  • Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender as concern grows about fading memory

    Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender as concern grows about fading memory

    Aug 15, 2025 11:57 AM EDT

    ... members who returned from Taiwan. He said he worries about the growing global tension and hopes there will be no war in his lifetime. He lamented that many Japanese have lost pride and a love of their homeland. In an editorial Friday, the Mainichi newspaper noted that Japan’s pacifist ...

  • Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe dies 2 months after being shot in the head during a rally

    Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe dies 2 months after being shot in the head during a rally

    Aug 11, 2025 03:02 PM EDT

    ... streets dressed in white and waving the Colombian flag to reject the violence. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was among the politicians who lamented the senator's death. "The United States stands in solidarity with his family, the Colombian people, both in mourning and demanding justice for those ...