From the New York Times, it's the headlines.

I'm Will Jarvis, in for Tracy Mumford.

Today's Thursday, May 21st, here's what we're covering.

Today we are announcing an indictment charging Raoul Castro and several others with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals.

The Department of Justice has announced charges against the former president of Cuba,

94-year-old Raul Castro, in a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration's pressure campaign against the country.

If you kill Americans, we will pursue you, no matter who you are, no matter what title you hold,

and in this case, no matter how much time has passed.

Raul Castro, who's the brother of Fidel, was charged in connection with a deadly incident back

in 1996. That year, the Cuban military shot

down a pair of American planes operated by an exile group that often scoured the Caribbean,

looking for Cubans who were trying to flee the communist regime. Four U.S. citizens were

killed, and for decades, family members of the victims and others called for Castro to be held

responsible. Now, the indictment comes as President Trump has openly said he wants to topple

the Cuban government. In a press conference announcing the charges, acting Attorney General

Todd Blanche said a warrant has been issued for Castro's arrest. So we expect that he will show up here by his own will or by another way.

This is a major development, frankly, because it has clear echoes of the indictment by the U.S.

Justice Department of the Venezuelan leader, Nicholas Maduro.

My colleague Michael Crowley covers U.S. foreign policy.

He says the Maduro indictment became the basis for the White House to send troops into Venezuela

and seize the leader.

And when it comes to Cuba, Trump has already been saying the U.S. could take over the island.

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