1 hour ago Menendez brothers resentenced, the pair now eligible for parole

The brothers were convicted in 1996 for murdering their father, Jose Menendez — a powerful record executive — and their mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.

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19 h. ago Menendez brothers: L.A. judge to decide if Erik and Lyle should be freed

The resentencing hearing will centre on whether the brothers have been rehabilitated in prison and deserve a lesser sentence of 50 years to life.

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21 h. ago LA judge to decide whether Menendez brothers should be freed

LOS ANGELES — After months of delays, a hearing started Tuesday to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should get a chance at freedom after serving nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents. A Los Angeles judge is presiding over the resentencing hearing that is expected to last two days. […]

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5 d. ago Jury selection for sex trafficking trial of Sean ’Diddy’ Combs pushed to next week

NEW YORK — The final stage of jury selection for the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was postponed until early next week, right before opening arguments begin, a federal judge decided on Friday. Prosecutors allege that Combs, 55, used his fame and power at the top of the hip-hop […]

Politics

7 d. ago Utah judge to decide if convicted killer with dementia can be executed

SALT LAKE CITY — Attorneys for a Utah man who has been on death row for 37 years are due before a state judge Wednesday as they seek to spare the convicted murderer from execution because he has dementia. Ralph Leroy Menzies was sentenced to die in 1988 for the killing of Maurine Hunsaker, a […]

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8 d. ago B.C. premier steps over a line in condemnation of Lapu Lapu Day driver

Vaughn Palmer: As premier, David Eby should not be suggesting what judges should decide, even if people agree with him

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8 d. ago Court appoints law firm to represent Hudson’s Bay workers, retirees

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has decided which law firm will represent employees in the Hudson’s Bay creditor protection case. An endorsement filed by judge Peter Osborne on Monday named Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP as representative counsel to the faltering department store’s more than 9,000 employees and 3,000 retirees. The decision puts an end […]

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3 w. ago Ontario ordered to pause Toronto bike lane removal until charter case decided

Premier Doug Ford’s government has been ordered to keep its hands off three major Toronto bike lanes until a judge can decide whether a plan to remove them is unconstitutional. The injunction handed down Tuesday was heralded as a win by the cyclist group challenging Ontario’s bid to rip up the lanes on Bloor St., […]

Culture

3 w. ago Menendez brothers: Judge to decide if siblings deserve reduced sentences

While the defence argued they acted out of self-defence after years of sexual abuse by their father, prosecutors said they killed their parents for a massive inheritance.

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4 w. ago Rosie O’Donnell says Lyle Menendez is first ‘straight man’ she can ‘love’ and ‘trust’

Rosie O’Donnell has opened up about the surprising relationship she has formed with convicted killer Lyle Menendez. O’Donnell, 63, revealed in an interview with the New York Times published Saturday that the two became deeply close in 2022 — years after Lyle first reached out to her. Lyle, 57, and his brother Erik Menendez, 54, […]

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