Nicholas Alexander Chavez starred in two Ryan Murphy shows this fall.

Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history for many of the nation’s most significant criminal and civil trials died Sunday.

In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles.

On Jan. 26, 1971, Charles Manson and three members of his California cult were convicted for the murders of seven people, including pregnant actress Sharon Tate.

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has been released from a California prison after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for two infamous killings.

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is one step closer to being released from prison after California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he'll no longer fight her parole.

A California appeals court says Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be released from prison on parole.

California’s governor has blocked the parole of Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel, more than five decades after she scrawled “Helter Skelter” on a wall using the blood of one of their victims.

A retired Los Angeles prosecutor has said a judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in 1977.

A California panel has denied parole for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson convicted of slayings more than a half-century ago.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, reversing a panel’s recommendation that she be freed after spending a half-century in prison.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown business plans into disarray and forced a growing number of the world’s best known brands to pull out of a country that’s become a global outcast.

The California Supreme Court has denied a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rejection of her parole.

A federal jury in Seattle has convicted a leader of a neo-Nazi campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists in three states.

Howard Weitzman, an attorney whose clients included Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, and auto maker John DeLorean, has died.

The Oscar-winning director has a two-book deal with Harper, beginning with a novelization of “Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood” was released in 2019 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as an actor and Brad Pitt as his stunt double. “In the ‘70s movie novelizations were the first adult books I grew up reading," Tarantino said in a statement Tuesday. “I see myself writing film books and starting to write theater, so I’ll still be creative. I just think I’ve given all I have to give to movies.”_____AP Film Writer Jake Coyle contributed to this report.

The Los Angeles estate where the Manson Family committed the heinous murder of the LaBianca family 50 years ago is on the market for $1.98 million. One night after followers of Charles Manson murdered actress Sharon Tate, her unborn baby and four others, Manson Family members made their way to the LaBianca home and tied up husband and wife Leno and Rosemary. Realtor Robert Giambalvo believes its time to forget the home's gruesome past and focus on what it offers today. He added that its peacefulness, serenity, privacy should be enough to be attractive to potential buyers. According to California law, owners are not required to disclose any deaths on the property if they occurred more than three years before the sale.

Actress Margot Robbie transforms into '60s style icon Sharon Tate for the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film, "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.Lauren Lepire is the owner of Timeless Vixen and helped create Robbie's vintage look for the anticipated movie. Sharon Tate was really about being an individual and being comfortable, Lepire said. Some of the iconic styles Tate donned that Robbie matches are a knit cotton dress with a turtleneck collar, an orange mini dress and go-go boots. Brad Pitt also stars in the film, and his threads are also an homage to the era. We wanted to go with handcrafted leather, a lot of brown tones, the '60s is more of a narrower collar, he said.

Michael Brunner, the biological son of Charles Manson, told The Los Angeles Times his father wasn't so bad. Ninety-five percent of [the] public looks at Charlie as a mass murdering dog and I dont think that is who he is, Brunner told the paper. You know, I really just dont think about him. He said right before Mansons death he emailed his dad and received a postcard from him that said, "Write on. Write, write, write on."

Sharon Tate is returning to Hollywood. Born in 1943, the bright-eyed girl from Texas came to Hollywood with dreams of making it big. Manson charmed young newcomers to California and spread his dangerous ideas of a race war to his followers. One of Mansons followers, Susan Atkins, stabbed Tate 16 times as she begged for her and her sons lives. RELATED STORIESHilary Duff Shares Pic in Sharon Tate Role, as Manson Victim's Sister Blasts Film as 'Tasteless'Teen Allegedly Stabs Older Brother: 'I'd Rather Be in Jail Than 8 Hours in the Car With Him'Well-Known American Biologist Vanishes While Attending Conference in Crete