Gwen’s Friday picks include: A judge sentencing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22 1/2 years in prison Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison calling for passing of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Search and rescue efforts in Surfside: interviews with a former Miami-Dade police major and member of the local Jewish community VP…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday she was “glad to be here” on her first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border as leader of the Biden administration’s response to a migration spike that’s drawn fire from Republicans and made fellow Democrats uncomfortable. “It was always the plan to come here, and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, her office announced, after she has faced criticism from members of both parties for failing to go there despite her role leading the Biden administration’s response to a steep increase in migration. Harris will visit the El…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing new efforts to stem a rising national tide of violent crime as administration officials brace for what could be a turbulent summer, focusing on attacking gun violence, providing money to cities that need more police and offering community support. The worry over crime is real: It has…

(AP) Texas Governor Greg Abbott says his state will immediately begin plans to build a barrier along its border with Mexico. But questions remain on the total cost, timeline or specific location along the state’s 1,200 miles of border for the project already costing Texans a quarter of a billion dollars. Governor Abbott signed letters…

REUTERS Photo/Carlos Barria MEXICO CITY (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris sought to assure poor and threatened populations of Latin America on Tuesday that the United States has “the capacity to give people a sense of hope” in the region so they can make better lives without fleeing to the U.S. border. Harris closed her…

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Guatemala late Sunday night, after technical issues delayed the beginning of her trip. The plane she was on had to return to Joint Base Andrews after 30 minutes in the air. She took off again about an hour later. Harris will be in Guatemala and Mexico this week to…

Thousands of children remain in limbo when they reach the US-Mexico border. Here’s what happens when the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol takes unaccompanied migrant kids into custody.