Cecilia Lei

It had sunk in 1857 along with its crew, some 400 passengers, and 30,000 pounds of federally owned treasures discovered in the California gold rush.

Investors who paid for the expedition accused Thompson of cheating them out of their share of the roughly $50 million haul that he salvaged from the wreck.

Thompson was ordered to show up in court to answer questions about 500 of the ship's coins that went missing.

And then he went on the run before being captured in 2015.

Federal prison records show he was released last week, but still no word on where those 500 gold coins ended up.

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Trump fires Kristi Noem in a major cabinet shakeup.

The Wall Street Journal explains why the president turned on his loyal Homeland Security secretary.

Israel bombards Beirut as the Middle East conflict widens.

And as Trump demands a say in Iran's new leader, Reuters bureau chief for the country explains who might be next in line.

It's Friday, March 6.

I'm Cecilia Ley, and this is Apple News Today.

Kristi Noem is out.

On Thursday, President Trump announced he was firing Noem, marking the first major cabinet-level shakeup of his second term.

Noem led the department through a set of wide-ranging and controversial tasks, like implementing the president's immigration crackdown and attempting to overhaul the disaster agency amid major weather events.