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What to know about the Menendez brothers' bid for freedom

Oct. 25, 2024 19:22 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The district attorney of Los Angeles County has recommended resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez who were convicted for killing their parents in 1989 and may now have a pathway to freedom after spending 34 years behind bars. Here are some things to know about...

Today in History: October 3, Germany reunifies after 45 years

Oct. 03, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

Today is Thursday, Oct. 3, the 277th day of 2024. There are 89 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a reunified country. Also on this date: ...

Today in History: September 16, Cherokee Strip Land Run

Sep. 16, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today is Monday, Sept. 16, the 260th day of 2024. There are 106 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 16, 1893, the largest land run in U.S. history occurred as more than 100,000 white settlers rushed to claim overmore than 6 million acres of land in what...

Linda Deutsch, AP trial writer who had a front row seat to courtroom history, dies at 80

Sep. 02, 2024 10:50 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history from many of the nation’s most significant criminal and civil trials — Charles Manson, O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson, among others — died...