Shoppers getting gunned down at an Indiana mall and a gunfight at a Houston apartment complex were among the violence that marred this weekend in America.
Dari Alpi
Senate panel subpoenas federal prisons director to testify
The committee’s subpoena follows an investigation by The Associated Press exposing systemic issues in the agency.
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts
It was a rare action for the House Jan. 6 panel to issue a subpoena to an executive branch department.
Ivana Trump’s death ruled an accident, NYC examiner says
The New York City medical examiner’s office says Ivana Trump died in an accident from blunt impact injuries to her torso.
Two children among six dead after storm causes Montana highway pileup
Twenty-one vehicles, including six commercial semi-trucks, lost control on Interstate 90 in the dust storm that was fueled by gusts topping 60 mph, authorities said.
Mexican art of mariachi takes center stage on U.S. stamps
The U.S. Postal Service is celebrating the release of a new series of stamps honoring the traditional Mexican genre of mariachi.
Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero
He was on the FBI’s most wanted list, with a $20 million reward for his capture through the State Department’s Narcotics Rewards Program.
House making 1st attempt to protect abortion in post-Roe era
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade last month, some activists have accused President Joe Biden and other top Democrats of failing to respond forcefully enough to the decision.
Massachusetts reports 18 new monkeypox cases, the highest 1-week jump yet
There have been 1,053 reported cases of monkeypox virus in U.S. residents this year, up from 448 cases last week, according to the CDC.
Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General said the messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, were erased ‘as part of a device-replacement program.’