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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
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