House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday defended his decision to open an impeachment inquiry against President Biden, despite criticism from the White House, congressional Democrats and indifferent shrugs from most Senate Republicans. CBS News’ Catherine Herridge and Scott MacFarlane have more. Source

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been released from a California prison after serving a three-year sentence for helping to run Guzman’s drug empire. “El Chapo” himself is serving a life sentence in the U.S. Source

Superstar Taylor Swift won a record nine trophies, including artist of the year, at the MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey Tuesday night. Source

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down for an interview with Norah O’Donnell, in which he discussed the 2024 presidential race and former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles, the recent six-week abortion ban he signed in his home state and how he would tackle inflation. Source

Tech leaders, including Elon Musk, were on Capitol Hill Wednesday to take part in closed-door meetings with congressional lawmakers on the benefits and dangers that artificial intelligence poses. Jo Ling Kent has details. Source

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a more than four-hour meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jon Un in Russia’s Far East Wednesday. David Martin has more on what came out of the meeting between the two leaders. Source

A convicted murderer who escaped from a prison in West Chester, Pennsylvania, 14 days ago was finally captured Wednesday. Danelo Cavalcante was caught in a wooded area about 20 miles from where he had escaped. Nikki Dementri reports. Source

Forecasters said Hurricane Lee, which is now a Category 2 storm, is expected to reach New England by this weekend. Hurricane and tropical storm watches have been issued for much of the New England coastline. Source

Republican House leaders held a closed-door meeting Wednesday to discuss their impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The White House has insisted there is no evidence of wrongdoing by the president. Nikole Killion reports. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source