Mexican authorities seized nearly half of all .50-caliber rifle rounds from a U.S. Army ammunition plant over the past decade, according to the Mexican government. Defense Minister Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo announced the findings Tuesday, revealing that 47 of the 137,000 cartridges seized since 2012 originated from the Lake City plant, a government-owned facility located outside of Kansas City, Missouri. The ammunition has reportedly been used by Mexican drug cartels in attacks on the government and civilians.
Meanwhile, investigators in Tucson, Arizona, are facing mounting pressure in the case of missing mother Nancy Guthrie. Eleven days after her disappearance from her home, authorities had yet to identify a suspect or a person of interest, according to Fortune. A potential break in the case, involving the detention of a person for questioning, fizzled when the individual was released hours later. Video footage showing a masked and armed man at Guthrie's doorstep the night of her disappearance was also released, but has not led to any breakthroughs.
In international news, South Korea's spy agency reported that the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to be designated as the country's future leader. The assessment, delivered to lawmakers Thursday, comes as North Korea prepares for its biggest political event.
Also, the remote Canadian community of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, is grappling with the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting, described as one of the deadliest in Canada's recent history, according to NPR.
In sports, U.S. cross-country skier Jessie Diggins secured a bronze medal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, marking her third consecutive Olympics with a medal. Diggins, 34, powered through the pain of injured ribs to achieve the feat, according to NPR News.
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