Kash Patel’s trip to Italy came at a fraught and frenetic time for the bureau and Mr. Patel, who has shown little willingness to curb his jet-setting.

Three more skiers have died in the Lake Tahoe area since the deadliest avalanche in California history on Tuesday killed nine.

“El Mencho” was the longtime head of one of the nation’s most powerful cartels. Armed groups set fire to cars and buildings across Mexico in the wake of his death.