Law enforcement officials say they have broken up a shoplifting ring that stole nearly $2 million in merchandise from well-known stores and resold the items in New York City as well as in the Dominican Republic.

National Guard troops were delayed in getting to the building as the rioters beat up police officers and smashed through windows and doors to get in. On Thursday, seven House committees asked 10 federal agencies for documents and communications from the government as part of a wide-ranging investigation. The Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Rules Committee have already held two hearings with security officials about what went wrong. The security officials described violent attacks on overwhelmed police officers and desperate pleas for backup. As the committees investigate, Capitol officials are improving the building's physical security, including reinforcing the House doors that the rioters attempted to breach.

Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – Worried about continuing threats, the acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police appealed to congressional leaders Thursday to use their influence to keep National Guard troops at the Capitol, two months after the law enforcement breakdowns of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. Pittman said she needed the leaders' assistance with the three-member Capitol Police Board, which reports to them. Paul Irving, who served on the Capitol Police Board as House sergeant-at-arms, denied that Sund asked him to call the Guard. He ultimately called the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard just before 2 p.m., who in turn testified that the request for help was delayed by the Defense Department. “We have the razor wire, we have the National Guard.

Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – The Latest on congressional testimony about the Capitol insurrection (all times local):5 p.m. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer notified lawmakers late Wednesday of the sudden schedule change. Gibson comes to the Senate from a 33-year military career, including as a senior intelligence officer in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, supporting troops in the Middle East, Schumer said. The head of the National Guard for Washington, D.C., says Pentagon concerns about “optics” delayed the sending of troops to protect the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack. Walker says D.C. officials pleaded with the Army officials to quickly send the National Guard to help police guard the Capitol.

Guard troops who had been waiting on buses were then rushed to the Capitol, arriving in 18 minutes, Walker said. Much of the focus at Wednesday's hearing was on communications between the National Guard and the Defense Department. Contee said Sund pleaded with Army officials to deploy National Guard troops as the rioting escalated. AdAccording to the Defense Department, Walker was called at 3 p.m. by Army officials, and was told to prepare Guard troops to deploy. Thousands of National Guard troops are still patrolling the fenced-in Capitol, and multiple committees across Congress are investigating Jan. 6.

William Walker via CNNDEARBORN, Mich. - Ford is recalling more than 310K vehicles in the U.S. for an improperly coined seat-frame edge. Here's the info from Ford:Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety recall for select 2017 Ford Explorer vehicles for an improperly coined seat-frame edge. Affected vehicles are equipped with power seats and may have seat frames with sharp edges. Dealers will install flocked tape to the exposed edge and tab on the inboard side of the power seat frames. Customers are advised to use caution and avoid contact with the seat frame edge until the repair is completed.

William Walker via CNN(CNN) - Moody's downgraded Ford's credit to junk Monday evening. It said the automaker faces considerable business challenges, and its poor financial performance badly positions Ford to take on its planned $11 billion restructuring. News of the downgrade sent shares of Ford down 3% in premarket trading Tuesday. During the Great Recession, Ford and other US automakers suffered massive losses and junk bond credit ratings, which can raise the cost of borrowing. Ford in 2012 was upgraded to investment grade, which is what a credit rating is called when it is not considered a junk bond.

William Walker via CNNDETROIT - Ford is recalling more than 550,000 trucks and SUVs in North America because seat backs may not properly restrain people in a crash. The recall covers certain 2018 through 2020 F-150 pickups, 2019 and 2020 Super Duty trucks, 2018 and 2019 Explorer SUVs, and 2019 and 2020 Expedition SUVs. Also included are some 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs with rear seats with manual seat-back mechanisms. Ford says the trucks may not have a third pawl needed for seat strength, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. Dealers will inspect seat structures and replace them if needed.

That's because Forward Industries, which is worth just $10 million, trades under the ticker symbol "FORD." The iconic Ford Motor has the ticker symbol of "F."This, and other examples of ticker symbol confusion, may cost investors more than $1 million a year in transaction costs, according to two professors who have studied what happens when investors buy the wrong stocks. "That's how long it takes for the stock price to return to normal, probably once investors realize they made a mistake." The 'smart' money often gets confused tooIt's not just small-time mom and pop individual investors who get mixed up. Ticker confusion also can upend sophisticated institutional investors, Nikorov and Balashov found.

William Walker via CNNDETROIT - Ford has issued a recall for certain 2020 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. Here's the info from Ford:Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety compliance recall for select 2020 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles for a potentially missing manual park release cover. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards require the manual park release cover be in place and only removable with a tool. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards require the gear positions and selected gear to be displayed whenever the shifter is not in park. Affected vehicles were built at Chicago Assembly Plant and include:2020 Ford Explorer vehicles built from March 27, 2019 to July 24, 20192020 Lincoln Aviator vehicles built from April 10, 2019 to July 24, 2019Dealers will inspect for the manual park release cover and install one, if necessary.

William Walker via CNN(CNN) - Ford is cutting 12,000 jobs and closing six plants as part of a major overhaul of its struggling business in Europe. The carmaker is selling a manufacturing facility in Slovakia and closing factories in Britain, France and Russia, reducing the number of European plants from 24 this year to 18 by the end of 2020. Stewart Rowley, president of Ford Europe, said Thursday that the changes would result in a "more targeted business." Ford announced a year ago that it would spend $11 billion over the next three to five years to reshape its operations around the world. The British auto industry has been hit hard by concerns that the United Kingdom could leave the European Union later this year without a trade deal.

William Walker/CNNDETROIT - Ford Motor Company announced Thursday it is reducing its workforce in Europe by 12,000 jobs. About 2,000 of those job cuts are salaried positions, which are included among the 7,000 salaried positions Ford is reducing globally, the automaker said. Overall, it's a 20 percent cut of Ford's entire European workforce, according to Bloomberg. Six European Ford plants are going to be closed. Each has a dedicated management organisation including leaders responsible for marketing, manufacturing and product development," reads the statement from Ford.