Jan 23 Watch 6:32 Mexico’s former anti-narcotics chief on trial in U.S., accused of protecting cartels By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi In New York, arguments began in the case of the highest-ranking Mexican official to ever stand trial in the U.S. Prosecutors say the very man responsible for working with the U.S. to enforce the war on drugs, Genaro García Luna,… Continue watching
Jan 23 2 students killed and teacher hurt in Des Moines shooting, police say By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press Police said was the targeted shooting occurred at a Des Moines school that is dedicated to helping at-risk youth. Three suspects were arrested afterward. Continue reading
Jan 23 Family of Tyre Nichols speaks out after viewing video of his violent arrest By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press A lawyer for the family of a Black man who died at a hospital three days after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop said Monday that video of the encounter shows it was “violent” and “troublesome on every… Continue reading
Jan 23 Jury finds 4 Oath Keepers guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power. Continue reading
Jan 23 Elon Musk returns to court to testify in Tesla tweet trial By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The tweet resulted in a $40 million settlement with securities regulators, claimed he had lined up the financing to take Tesla private in a deal that never came close to happening. Continue reading
Jan 23 Microsoft announces major investment in artificial intelligence startup OpenAI By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Microsoft says it is making a “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment” in the artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT and other tools that can generate readable text, images and computer code. Continue reading
Jan 23 Former FBI agent charged with aiding Russian oligarch By Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official who investigated Russian oligarchs has been indicted on charges he secretly worked for one, in violation of U.S. sanctions. The official was also charged, in a separate indictment, with taking cash from a former… Continue reading
Jan 23 Asian American communities grieve after Monterey Park Lunar New Year shooting By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press A joyful kickoff to the first Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park since before the pandemic was marred by tragedy after a gunman opened fire inside a dance hall, killing 10 people in the majority Asian city near Los… Continue reading
Jan 23 Suspect in Monterey Park Lunar New Year shooting found dead, police seek motive By Amy Taxin, Stefanie Dazio, Terry Tang, Brian Melley, Associated Press The search for the motive behind the shooting massacre at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance hall led police to a mobile home community as they probed the past of the 72-year-old suspect Monday and his relationship to the club. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: Monterey Park shooting ‘tore a hole’ through Asian community In our news wrap Sunday, a gunman killed at least 10 people in the predominantly Asian community of Monterey Park, California, a protest in Atlanta mourning the fatal police shooting of an activist ended in violence, armed extremists stormed a… Continue watching