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Raul Castro Indicted

It’s been wanted for decades, and been in the works for weeks, and now it’s happened. Federal prosecutors have indicted the former president of Cuba for murder but getting him into an American courtroom will be an issue. Details from correspondent Rich Johnson.

Police Officers Sue Over Trump Fund

Two police officers who were injured during the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot are suing to block any payouts from a new Justice Department fund established in a settlement of a tax case involving President Trump. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports that one of the officers, Harry Dunn, spoke to CNN saying that the fund in effect would reward people who attacked police officers and nearly stopped the peaceful transfer of power.

President Wants Parliamentarian Fired

President Trump is calling for the Senate Parliamentarian to be replaced over White House ballroom security funding. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports it’s a move that the GOP Senate Majority Leader John Thune called “concerning.”

New Mexico House Of Horrors

It was a house of horrors in New Mexico where police found three people dead, and at least 18 first responders were overcome by an unknown toxic substance when they answered a call for a suspected drug overdose. The details from correspondent Lisa Dwyer.

Arizona Execution

An inmate on Arizona’s Death Row has been executed for the brutal killing a man in 2002 by dousing him with gasoline and setting him on fire. Correspondent Julie Walker reports.

No Easy A

Just because you’re smart and going to Harvard doesn’t mean you deserve an “A” grade. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on an Ivy League school changing its grading standards.

Reaction To Castro Indictment

Federal prosecutors have charged the brother of Fidel Castro with ordering the shoot down of civilian planes in 1996 that led to the deaths of three Americans. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports the U.S. has indicted former Cuban leader Raul Castro, and wants him in the US to face charges.

Election Trump Factor

If this week’s primary elections proved anything, it would be that an endorsement by President Trump still has value in politics. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.

California Wildfires

The peak fire season in California usually begins in June. Already there are several wildfires burning in Southern California, causing some evacuations and health issues from smoke, and another has ravaged an island off the California coast. Jim Roope reports from Los Angeles.

Cost Of War

Questions are being raised after a Congressional report showed that 42 American aircraft were either lost or damaged so far in the Iran war, which has now raised the estimate of the cost for the wartime operations to over $29 billion dollars.

Finally

A reality TV star is running for mayor of Los Angeles as an independent, and he just received a high-level GOP endorsement. Entertainment reporter Kevin Carr takes a look at the campaign of Spencer Pratt.

On his very first “The Late Show” in 2015, Stephen Colbert ripped into then-candidate Donald Trump while gorging on Oreo cookies over a political boycott of the company. Eleven years later, it’s the end of the line for Stephen Colbert's late night TV show where comedy and politics collided. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports.

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