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The botched raid on the innocent Mendez family in November 2017​ sparked CBS News Chicago's yearslong investigation into ...

The Mendez family is suing the City of Chicago and the police officers involved for violating their civil rights and traumatizing them. Marissa Sulek reports.

The resentencing hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez hit another road block as a judge ruled to resume court on May 9 pending ...

A two-day hearing on whether the brothers' life sentences should be reduced was postponed after a filing from prosecutors ...

With resentencing in question, the brothers’ story is being reexamined. Learn more about why Lyle and Erik committed the ...

The resentencing hearing is one possible avenue for freedom the brothers are pursuing, three decades after their imprisonment ...

“They’ve waited a long time to get some justice," the brothers’ attorney, Mark Geragos, said of the family. Balian said that ...

Here's what we know about the Versace family's journey through fame, tragedy, and resilience. Gianni Versace was born in December 1946 in Calabria, Italy. Gianni had three siblings: Donatella ...

When a river "crests," it means the water level has reached its highest point during a specific event, like a flood, before it starts to recede. According to the National Weather Service ...

AUGUSTA, Ark. – After days of rising water, the White River crested Wednesday in Woodruff County. The flooding left some homeowners taking boats to their homes. The river crested at 37 feet, just at ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Ohio River is set to crest on Wednesday after several rounds of severe weather and nonstop rain caused tremendous flooding. The National Weather Service says it will top ...