• Authorities seek motive in videos, writings of shooter who killed 2 kids at Minneapolis church

    Authorities seek motive in videos, writings of shooter who killed 2 kids at Minneapolis church

    Aug 28, 2025 01:36 PM EST

    ... against the door. He said she is struggling to communicate clearly about the traumatizing scene and that she thought she was going to die. Walz lamented that children just starting the school year “were met with evil and horror and death.” He and President Donald Trump ordered flags to be ...

  • Susan Monarez ousted as CDC director after less than a month as other agency leaders resign

    Susan Monarez ousted as CDC director after less than a month as other agency leaders resign

    Aug 27, 2025 10:07 PM EST

    In an email seen by an AP reporter, Houry lamented the crippling effects on the agency from planned budget cuts, reorganization plans and firings. “I am committed to protecting the public's health, but the ongoing changes prevent me from continuing in my job as a leader of the agency ...

  • Two children killed, 17 wounded during Mass in a Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

    Two children killed, 17 wounded during Mass in a Minneapolis Catholic school shooting

    Aug 27, 2025 02:33 PM EST

    ... asking God: “Why?” “It’s little kids,” she said through tears. “It’s just really hard for me to take in.” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz lamented that children just starting the school year “were met with evil and horror and death.” He and President Donald Trump ordered flags to be ...

  • DC school year starts with parents on edge over Trump's armed patrols

    DC school year starts with parents on edge over Trump's armed patrols

    Aug 25, 2025 09:21 PM EST

    ... touted a drop in crime that he attributed to his extraordinary effort to take over policing in Washington, D.C., the district's mayor was lamenting the effect of Trump's actions on children. "Parents are anxious. We’ve heard from a lot of them," Mayor Muriel Bowser said at ...

  • 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 ...