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Lyle Menendez, then 28, married model and salon receptionist Anna Eriksson on July 2, 1996, the day he and brother Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1989 double murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. Anna started writing to Lyle in 1993 during his first trial, which ended in a mistrial, and then moved to California to be near him the following year. She became a reliable presence at the months-long retrial that began in 1995 and resulted in convictions in March 1996, according to the Los Angeles Times. They…

J.C. Snead, who knew he could never match the golfing success of his celebrated uncle Sam Snead but who nevertheless won a combined 12 tournaments on the PGA Tour and senior tour, died on April 25 at his home in Hot Springs, Va. He was 84.Suzie (Bryant) Snead, his caregiver and former wife, said the cause was prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.When Snead joined the PGA Tour in 1968 at age 27, he understood that he would always play in the shadow of his Uncle Sam, nicknamed Slammin’ Sammy Snead, whose 82 victories on the PGA Tour…

The new owners of VPN provider VPNSecure have drawn ire after canceling lifetime subscriptions. The owners told customers that they didn’t know about the lifetime subscriptions when they bought VPNSecure, and they cannot honor the purchases.In March, complaints started appearing online about lifetime subscriptions to VPNSecure no longer working.The first public response Ars Technica found came on April 28, when lifetime subscription holders reported receiving an email from the VPN provider saying: “To continue providing a secure and high-quality experience for all users, Lifetime Deal accounts have now been deactivated as of April 28th, 2025.”A copy of the email from…

These are the key events on day 1,174 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is where things stand on Tuesday, May 13: Ceasefire Moscow has yet to say whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin will attend direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy slated for Thursday in Istanbul and proposed by Kyiv over the weekend. The leaders have not met since December 2019. United States President Donald Trump said he is “thinking about flying over” to Istanbul to join the potential Putin-Zelenskyy talks. “I don’t know where I’m going to be on Thursday – I’ve got so many meetings – but I…

Here is what we know.What the Evidence Shows About the New DyesThere’s a “pretty good body of literature” suggesting that these three new color additives — called Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate — should be safe, especially in the small amounts used to dye foods, said Jamie K. Alan, an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Michigan State University.Calcium phosphate, which exists naturally in milk, has been widely used in the United States for decades, in products like calcium supplements, packaged breads and fortified plant milks and fruit juices, said Alireza Abbaspourrad, an associate…

Several Hollywood industry and labor organizations wrote to President Trump on Monday asking for tax breaks that they said would help bring more film and television production back to the United States.Their letter was sent in response to Mr. Trump’s declaration on Truth Social this month that he would put a 100 percent tariff on films made outside the United States. It was signed by the Motion Picture Association, which represents the major Hollywood studios; the main writers’ and actors’ guilds; and the actors Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone, two of Mr. Trump’s chosen Hollywood advisers.“Returning more production to the…

Britain’s government on Monday promised to tighten migration rules and make it harder for newcomers to permanently stay in the country, in a sign of the increasing political pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to cut immigration numbers.Under the plans, visas for some lower skilled workers would be reduced, language requirements for immigrants raised and the length of time needed for most newcomers to qualify for citizenship or the right to stay permanently would double, from five years to 10.In a speech from Downing Street, Mr. Starmer, who leads the governing Labour Party, accused his predecessors of allowing immigration to…

ancestor: (adj. ancestral) A predecessor. It could be a family forebear, such as a parent, grandparent or great-great-great grandparent. Or it could be a species, genus, family or other order of organisms from which some later one evolved. For instance, ancient dinosaurs are the ancestors of today’s birds. (antonym: descendant) biologist: A scientist involved in the study of living things. evolution: (v. to evolve) A process by which species undergo changes over time, usually through genetic variation and natural selection. These changes usually result in a new type of organism better suited for its environment than the earlier type. The newer type…

Traverso said that despite the less relaxed atmosphere, he still loves the give-and-take he has with his subjects. “If the star wants to play with the photographer, it’s a pleasure,” he said. The Americans are particularly good at it, he added, and know “they have to make also a show when they are in front of a photographer.”David Lisnard, the mayor of Cannes, who has known Traverso since the 1990s, said in an email that his contributions to the festival have been “immense.”“Through his shots, we witness the evolution of the festival,” Lisnard said. “It is an exhaustive, precise collection…

Mike Patrick, a versatile sportscaster for ESPN who called National Football League games on Sunday nights for 18 years, died on Sunday in Fairfax, Va. He was 80.His death, in a hospital, was confirmed by his physician, Dr. Mark Vasiliadis. Kevin Kiley, a friend and former colleague at ESPN, said Mr. Patrick had been treated for heart and kidney illnesses.Mr. Patrick was one of ESPN’s best-known announcers, calling college basketball, football and baseball, in addition to N.F.L. games. He brought a commanding voice and an unobtrusive style that made it easy for analysts to work with him.“He was probably as…