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Erik Menendez denied parole after 35 years in prison for parents' murder

The decision by California parole commissioners was announced after a 10-hour hearing in which Erik Menendez appeared via video from a San Diego prison.

Erik Menendez attends his Board of Parole hearing online from the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California, U.S., August 21, 2025.
 Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) holds up a photo of US President Donald Trump with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a meeting of the the House Oversight and Accountability Committee to markup a resolution and report to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, January 10, 2024; illustrative.

Trump admin. better-placed than courts to release Epstein files, judge says

 The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Man charged with throwing sandwich at US agent was Justice Dept staffer

(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.

Leader of Terrorgram Collective pleads guilty to terrorism, hate crime charges


Border agents directed to stop deportations under Trump's asylum ban after court order - CBS

Officials at Customs and Border Protection were instructed this weekend to stop deportations under Trump's asylum ban and process migrants under US immigration law, CBS said.

 Migrants stand near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river with the intention of turning themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 30, 2023

UCLA violated federal civil rights law for failing to protect Jewish, Israeli students, DOJ says

The US Justice Department alleged that UCLA failed to prevent a hostile environment for its Jewish and Israeli students since the start of October 2023.

 Law enforcement officers carry a protester at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), during a pro-Palestinian protest, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 2, 2024.

Trump says he turned down invitation to Epstein's island

"I never had the privilege of going to his island, and I did turn it down," Trump told reporters during a trip to Scotland. "In one of my very good moments, I turned it down."

A person walks next to a mobile Ad Van that displays a photograph of U.S. President Donald Trump and disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in protest of the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump in Aberdeen, Scotland, Britain, July 28, 2025.

Masked ICE agents detain former Afghan interpreter who helped US military

He was in the United States legally and was arrested after an appointment in Connecticut related to his application for a green card under a program to protect people who worked for US forces.

 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement official

Ex-Epstein lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, calls for release of additional Epstein materials

"I think the judge should release it, but they are not in the grand jury transcripts," Dershowitz said on Fox.

 US financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.

Trump denies WSJ report connecting him to Epstein birthday letter, threatens legal action

The Journal reported that the letter was one of several included in a leather-bound album meant to celebrate Epstein's 50th birthday, about three years before sex-abuse allegations emerged.

 Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) holds up a photo of US President Donald Trump with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a meeting of the the House Oversight and Accountability Committee to markup a resolution and report to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, January 10, 2024; illustrative.

Trump judicial nominee Bove clears Senate panel despite Democratic protest

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously supported the nomination of Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment, while many Democrats left the hearing.

Attorney Emil Bove looks on as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024, January 10 2025

Trump says he spoke to FBI's Bongino amid Epstein uproar

The FBI and Justice Department stated in a joint memo that there is no evidence supporting conspiracy theories about Epstein's death and his alleged clientele.

 U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks with the media after attending the FIFA Club World Cup final upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S, July 13, 2025.

Dan Bongino considering resigning from FBI over bungled Jeffrey Epstein probe - CNN

Bongino is reportedly furious at US Attorney-General Pam Bondi's handling of the Epstein files.

 Radio host Daniel Bongino speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S. June 10, 2020.

Trump’s DOJ shuts down Epstein theories, declares death suicide

The US Justice Department is struggling to answer questions after determining that there was no evidence to support theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death or his client list.

 US financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.

Uniting Against Digital Hate: Israeli Tech and Global Leaders Convene in NYC

Hack the Hate NYC brings together innovators, policymakers, and civil society to fight the rising tide of online antisemitism and extremist hate

 Hack the Hate event in NYC. Among those pictured: Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Rabbi Ari Berman, Anne Neuberger, Shiran Mlamdovsky Somech and Steve Mulder