Tag: Los Angeles
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Could the Menendez brothers be released? L.A. prosecutors push for resentencing
Could the Menendez brothers be released? L.A. prosecutors push for resentencing – CBS News Watch CBS News In a surprising move, L.A. prosecutors are calling for a resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted in 1996 of the first-degree murder of their parents. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi joins “CBS Mornings Plus” to discuss…
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Menendez brothers should be resentenced, Los Angeles County DA recommends
The Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday he will ask the court Friday for resentencing in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez, decades after the brothers were sentenced to life without parole for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills. If the judge accepts his recommendation, the brothers would…
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Why the Menendez Brothers case is back in the spotlight, decades after their conviction
Why the Menendez Brothers case is back in the spotlight, decades after their conviction – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi discusses how a new generation is re-evaluating the Menendez Brothers’ claims of emotional and sexual abuse. Decades after their conviction, the L.A. District Attorney is now reconsidering the evidence…
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Family calls for release of Menendez brothers as prosecutors review new evidence
Family calls for release of Menendez brothers as prosecutors review new evidence – CBS News Watch CBS News In a news conference Wednesday in Los Angeles, family members made a plea for the release from prison of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in the 1989 murders of their parents. The brothers have…
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How Los Angeles is working to combat the homelessness crisis
How Los Angeles is working to combat the homelessness crisis – CBS News Watch CBS News Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been focused on addressing the city’s homelessness crisis, getting people off the streets and into shelters that, up until now, did not exist. She’s doing it by leveraging empty motels and city-owned properties.…
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Garth Brooks accused of rape in new lawsuit
A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019. The woman does not use her name and goes by Jane Roe in the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. She said the assault…
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Hunter Biden to accept guilty verdict in tax evasion trial in Los Angeles
Hunter Biden will accept a guilty verdict in his tax evasion case in California, his lawyer Abbe Lowell said Thursday, as jury selection was about to begin. Lowell said the president’s son would submit what’s known as an Alford plea, meaning he would accept a guilty verdict while maintaining his innocence. Court is in recess…
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Olympian Katie Ledecky hopes to inspire young swimmers as she aims for 2028 Los Angeles Games
A dominant force for over a decade in swimming, Olympian Katie Ledecky is hoping to inspire young and upcoming swimmers. At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Ledecky became the most decorated female American Olympian of all time. “There are many days that are hard. There are many races that are challenging, but I love it.…
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James Darren, “Gidget” actor, singer and director, dies at 88
James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, his son Jim Moret confirmed to CBS News. Moret told CBS News that Darren…
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“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” hat fetches $630,000 at auction
The iconic hat worn by the titular character in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” fetched $630,000 at auction on Thursday alongside movie memorabilia from “Star Wars”, “Harry Potter” and “James Bond” productions. There were 37 bids for the iconic hat won by Harrison Ford, who played the intrepid archaeologist, Dr Henry Walton “Indiana”…