FBI Director Kash Patel attends a press conference announcing details on the suspect in the shooting of U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 12, 2025. Cheney Orr | Reuters Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that “the subject” in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not. The two men who had been detained were quickly released, and Utah officials acknowledged that the gunman remained at large. The false assurance was more than a slip. It …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link The unexpected release of audio from Erik Menendez’s tightly controlled parole hearing last week nearly derailed Friday’s proceedings for his brother, Lyle, and infuriated his family members – who raised questions about the recording’s impact on the outcome and how it was released. The tumultuous session concluded with a California parole board denying parole for Lyle, …
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez were denied parole by a California board this week after decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion. During two days of hearings, the brothers were each questioned by panels of two commissioners and asked to speak with complete candor on the abuse they suffered in childhood, their mindsets leading …
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The Menendez brothers are scheduled to face separate parole hearings beginning Thursday, marking the closest they have been to winning freedom after spending nearly 30 years in prison in the slaying of their parents inside their Los Angeles home. Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for killing their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty …
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By Alexei Koseff, CalMatters People wait in line to speak at the Assembly Committee on Elections hearing on a potential special election to redraw the state’s congressional districts, at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 19, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For some of the …
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Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., said Thursday he is disappointed that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins did not give him a heads-up about the sweeping reorganization of the Agriculture Department that she announced earlier in the day and said he would schedule a hearing on the matter.Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Rep. …
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LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — The Draft Environmental Impact Statement hearings for the Micron project happened at Liverpool High School, drawing hundreds of concerned and supportive community members from across Central New York. Participants were given three minutes each to express their views to a panel that included representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Commerce. After …
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The Trump administration wants to make millions of immigrants who entered the United States without legal authorization ineligible for bond hearings. This means they would need to remain in immigration detention as they fight deportation proceedings in court, which can take months and in some cases years. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson told NBC News in an email …
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