MS-13 gang member sentenced to 1,335 years in prison in El Salvador
Earlier this year, the U.S. designated MS-13, which was formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s by Salvadoran immigrants, a terrorist organization.
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Earlier this year, the U.S. designated MS-13, which was formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s by Salvadoran immigrants, a terrorist organization.
The U.S. is deploying 3 guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela as part of President Trump's effort to combat threats from Latin American cartels.
Guatemala is plagued by the violent rivalry between the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gangs.
New reporting from ProPublica finds Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's top aides blocked the extraditions of MS-13 leaders to the U.S. because his allies allegedly believed those gang members could be witnesses in a long-running U.S. investigation into Bukele. Sebastian Rotel, one of the authors of the piece, joins "The Takeout" to discuss his findings.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains in U.S. custody as his human smuggling case plays out. He was erroneously deported to El Salvador in March and, despite a court order to bring him back to the U.S., remained there until recently. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett sat down with Attorney Chris Newman, who is representing the Abrego Garcia family, to discuss the case.
The Trump Justice Department on Friday afternoon charged Kilmar Abrego Garcia with two counts of human trafficking. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the details. Then, Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland, who has been advocating for Abrego Garcia's return after his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, joins with reaction.
In a news conference Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen, who was in the room with Bondi, has the details.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been indicted in the U.S. months after his mistaken deportation to El Salvador. Immigration attorney Hector Quiroga joins CBS News to unpack the charges.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a news conference Friday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been indicted in the U.S. months after his mistaken deportation to El Salvador. "CBS Evening News" anchor Maurice DuBois leads a special report.
Prison officials in Virginia say five guards have been injured in an attack by inmates who are MS-13 gang members.
The government dropped the charges against accused MS-13 leader Henrry Villatoro Santos, clearing the way for deportation proceedings.
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The government is seeking to drop charges against Henrry Villatoro Santos, who was accused of being an MS-13 leader — but his attorneys want the charges to stay in place.
A federal judge in Virginia has ordered a hearing next week after the Justice Department filed a motion Wednesday to drop its criminal case against the alleged East Coast leader of the gang known as MS-13. CBS News Justice Department correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
The Department of Justice wants to reverse its course after announcing charges against alleged MS-13 gang leader Henrry Villatoro Santo. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
Attorney General Pam Bondi referred to Henrry Villatoro Santos as "one of the top members and head of the East Coast" of the MS-13 gang last month.
The woman convicted of luring five young men into a Long Island park where they were attacked by MS-13 gang members was sentenced to 50 years in prison Tuesday.
MS-13 leader Alexi Saenz faces 40 to 70 years in prison for racketeering and firearms charges in a case involving eight murders.
MS-13 members targeted random civilians so they could increase their status within the gang, prosecutors said.
The U.S. government has been hunting the MS-13 gang leader Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías for years.
Authorities said Friday they have dealt an unprecedented blow to the violent MS-13 street gang, announcing charges against nearly 100 of the group's members and associates on Long Island. CBSN NY reports.
Escobar allegedly lured the men to a park to smoke marijuana; the victims were attacked by gang members with machetes, prosecutors said.
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President Trump said he will give federal agencies six months to phase out their use of Anthropic's AI products.
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Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk on Friday, following days of increasingly heated public conflict with the AI company.
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Stocks fell Friday after a report showed higher-than-expected inflation and as Wall Street continues to fret over AI-related disruption.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk on Friday, following days of increasingly heated public conflict with the AI company.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon would be canceling troops' attendance at some of the nation's top universities.
Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran have made "substantial progress" toward a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told CBS News on Friday.
The designation enables the U.S. to punish Iran for detaining Americans for political leverage
President Trump said he will give federal agencies six months to phase out their use of Anthropic's AI products.
More than three dozen states cover dental services for people on Medicaid, but with about $900 billion in cuts expected to hit states over the next decade, many programs could roll back dental coverage.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.
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Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran have made "substantial progress" toward a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi told CBS News on Friday.
The designation enables the U.S. to punish Iran for detaining Americans for political leverage
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President Trump ordered the federal government to cut ties with tech start-up Anthropic. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also said he will designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk to national security. Brendan Bordelon, AI and tech influence reporter for Politico, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The deadline for artificial intelligence company Anthropic to meet the Pentagon's demands for unrestricted AI access has come and gone without a deal. Frank Kendall, secretary of the Air Force during the Biden administration, joins "The Takeout" with analysis.
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President Trump on Friday ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology. The company was in a dispute with the Pentagon over the military's use of its AI. Katrina Manson, Bloomberg News reporter, joins to discuss.
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On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in a surprise crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River - a watershed military maneuver that dramatized a changing America, and a changing climate.
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Former President Bill Clinton is being deposed by members of the House Oversight Committee over his alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
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NASA has announced a major overhaul of its Artemis moon program amid ongoing safety concerns. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more details.
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