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Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to US charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in the U.S. and admitted that she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. Emma Coronel Aispuro, wearing a green jail uniform, appeared in federal court in Washington and pleaded guilty to three federal offenses as… -
Investigation: Decision to clear protesters not related to Trump photo op
WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal government investigation has determined that the decision to forcibly clear racial justice protesters from an area in front of the White House last summer was not influenced by then-President Donald Trump’s plan to stage a Bible-toting photo opportunity at that spot. The report released Wednesday by the Interior Department’s inspector… -
STRAIGHT TO IT: Gwen’s quick hit headlines for Wednesday evening
A fast and fun look at the day’s headlines. Click here for all of the day’s individual news stories and explainers. Can employers require workers to get vaccinated? Find out here. -
Officials warn of new COVID-19 strain, push to get kids vaccinated
The call from officials to get vaccinated is growing as a new COVID-19 strain spreads throughout the world including the U.S. The Delta variant originated in India. It has since be reported in at least 60 countries. In the United States, the variant is making up more than 6 percent of new cases. It has… -
Infrastructure package talks collapse, restart with new bipartisan group
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ended talks with a group of Republican senators on a big infrastructure package on Tuesday and started reaching out to senators from both parties in a new effort toward bipartisan compromise, setting a summer deadline for Congress to pass his top legislative priority. The president is walking away from… -
Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies on ransomware attack
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount testified Tuesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security Committee about last month’s ransomware attack. Blount called the decision to pay the roughly $4.4 million ransom one of the most difficult he has had to make in his life. He said it was the right thing to do, even though authorities… -
Can America buy its way out of the immigration problem at the Southern border?
Vice President Kamala Harris says fixing the immigration problem at America’s Southern border starts with addressing the root causes. -
Jeff Bezos to fly to space next month
(AP) — Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket into space next month, joining the first crew to fly in a Blue Origin capsule. The Amazon founder announced Monday he will launch July 20 from Texas along with his firefighter brother Mark. Also making the 10-minute up-and-down hop will be the highest bidder in a charity… -
Michigan Attorney General investigating Boy Scouts
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel launched an investigation into the Boy Scouts of America. The investigation is in relation to sex abuse allegations that came to light during a civil case. The BSA filed for bankruptcy last year, in order to stop hundreds of civil lawsuits and create a compensation fund for men who were… -
Facebook suspends Former President Donald Trump for two years
(AP) — Facebook said it will suspend former President Donald Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. “At the end of this period, we will look to experts to assess whether the risk to public safety has receded. We will evaluate external factors, including… -
Largest meat producer bouncing back from cyber attack
The world’s largest meat processing company will soon resume most production after a weekend cyber attack, but experts say the vulnerabilities exposed by this attack and others are far from resolved. -
How the filibuster played into the failure of the Capitol riot commission bill
Shannon Longworth breaks down the role of the filibuster in the Capitol riot commission bill dying on the Senate floor. -
How the filibuster played into the failure of the Capitol riot commission bill
Shannon Longworth breaks down the role of the filibuster in the Capitol riot commission bill dying on the Senate floor.