Dave Mattingly

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The White House is praising Mexico's government after the country's army killed the leader of the Jalisco drug cartel known as El Mencho as it tried to capture him.

The cartel responded with violence, including setting vehicles on fire.

The Winter Olympic Games in Italy are over following last night's closing ceremony.

The U.S.

finished second behind Norway with 33 medals, including a record 12 gold medals for American athletes at the Winter Games.

Among the gold medals won by the U.S.

were in men's and women's hockey.

Both were 2-1 overtime wins over Canada.

The U.S.

men's team captured gold on the ice yesterday, as NPR's Becky Sullivan reports.

It was the first gold for the American men since the Miracle on Ice team of 1980.

I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly.

President Trump says the U.S.

is pledging $10 billion to help rebuild Gaza.

In addition, he says other countries are promising to contribute almost $7 billion

The money will be managed by the president's Board of Peace.

Trump hosted the board's first meeting yesterday in Washington, across from the State Department, where the commitments were announced.

This comes amid efforts to implement the next phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.