Latin Times

Mexico has sent hundreds of additional troops to Culiacán following the capture of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and violent episodes that followed. Concretely, 600 army members were deployed to the state, joining 400 others who were sent to the state less than a month ago. State governor Ruben Rocha Mora said that at least 10 murders committed during the past days are related to the capture of Zambada, which took place on July 25.

Mexico sends hundreds of additional troops to Sinaloa as violence soars after El Mayo's capture

The United States has imposed sanctions on a former Haitian president over his involvement in drug-trafficking operations, accusing him of abusing his influence and sponsoring several of the country's powerful criminal gangs. The Treasury Department alleged that Michel Martelly, who served between 2011 and 2016, played a key role in...

U.S. sanctions former Haitian president for his involvement in drug trafficking operations

Harold Isaac in Port-au-Prince & Pascal Fletcher in Miami. Pressure is mounting on Kenyan police officers to deliver on their promise to help bring Haiti's rampant gangs under control, six weeks after setting foot in the Caribbean nation. When the first contingent of 200 elite Kenyan police officers flew into...

Kenyan police taunted as they square up to Haiti's gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The U.S. Southern Command, the Department of Defense's joint military command covering Latin America and the Caribbean, said on Friday it would deliver 24 additional mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) MaxxPro vehicles to Kenyan personnel deployed in Haiti. Some 400 Kenyan police, leading a U.N.-ratified security mission...

US Military to Deliver 24 Additional Armored Vehicles to Kenyan Police in Haiti

San Diego County, CA

A California lawmaker announced that a $400 million contract has been awarded to refurbish a plant dedicated to treating wastewater in Tijuana, where raw sewage flowing into the U.S. has caused a spike in related illnesses. U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas, a Democrat, made the announcement on Thursday, saying the funds...

Tijuana River sewage crisis: $400 million awarded to refurbish wastewater treatment plant

New Jersey State

Union, NJ

SEATTLE - A former United States Postal Service worker from Union, New Jersey, is facing a long time behind bars. Emerson Pavilus, 49, was convicted on Aug. 15 on all three counts of an indictment charging him with receiving bribes as a public official, conspiring to defraud the United States, and conspiring to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Former postal worker accused of intercepting drugs and delivering them to traffickers in New Jersey

San Diego, CA

SEATTLE - Six Colombian migrants were taken to a San Diego hospital for varying levels of injury after falling from the border wall near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said. The group of migrants consisted of four men and two women, who were...

Six migrants injured in San Diego after falling from the border wall

Mexican artist Christian Nodal can't catch a break. For months, he has been receiving an avalanche of criticism for his polemic love life and how that affects his daughter, Inti. Now, when all that drama seemed to be in the past, a new controversy has exploded, regarding a meet and greet during the last night of his "Pal'Cora' Tour in Puerto Rico.

El Chapo Guzmán lawyer and Emma Coronel best friend hangs out in Puerto Rico with Christian Nodal

The Panamanian government announced the expansion of U.S.-funded deportation flights from the Darien Gap, the treacherous jungle path in its border with Colombia that has become a key migration route, to include nationals from more countries. Concretely, the José Raúl Mulino administration indicated that it will carry out flights for...

Panama announces expansion of U.S.-funded deportation flights to include migrants from Ecuador, India, China

Fox News

A rocket was fired at the U.S. base at Mission Support Site Euphrates in Syria on Tuesday — the third attack on a U.S. military base in Iraq and Syria this month.

Rocket attack launched against US military base in Syria

Denver, CO

Few non-border cities have received more migrants than Denver over the past two years. Since December 2022, 42,000 migrants have migrated to the Colorado capital, with the city doling out hundreds of millions to shelter migrants since. The city has spent close to $74 million in housing and support services...

Denver to tap extra funds as immigrants are facing mass evictions in the city

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Texas State

Transgender Texans can no longer update their gender on their driver's licenses to match their identity, even if they have a court order or updated birth certificate. Head of the state's driver's license division Sheri Gipson confirmed the change Wednesday via an internal email with immediate effect. A Department of Public Safety employee confirmed they received the email about the new policy, but didn't want to comment further.

Texas Halts Gender Updates On Driver's Licenses For Transgender Individuals

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

New York City, NY

A recent change in New York policy could grant NYC permission to begin evicting many of the roughly 30,000 migrant parents and children living in Department of Homeless Services shelters. Anthony Farmer, a spokesperson for the state's Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, said the state has granted the city...

NYC could evict thousands of migrants from shelters amid new state policy change

The US Sun

THE US has vowed to strike back after five soldiers were injured in a rocket attack on a base in Iraq. The rocket strike on al-Asad airbase comes as red-hot tensions in the Middle East continue to ramp up with Iran expected to unleash revenge on Israel. The US fears an Iranian attack is imminent […]

US vows to strike back after at least 5 soldiers injured in rocket attack on base in Iraq as Middle East tensions rage

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The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Weeks after publicly supporting Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy, UnidosUS, the largest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S, has introduced a plan aimed at addressing the concerns of Latino voters who prioritize a secure and well-managed border. The three-point plan, which the organization says is designed to be firm, fair,...

Largest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. launches plan to address border challenges

Adria Arjona is one of Hollywood's most captivating Latina actresses, and after building a career spanning more than a decade, her big moment has finally arrived. This year, we've seen her as a nurturing, sexually adventurous activist in "The Frikis," the enigmatic wife of a mobster in "Hitman," and now as one of the women trapped in a luxurious yet dangerous situation in "Blink Twice."

How "Blink Twice" and a Mexican hacienda redefined Adria Arjona's Hollywood ambitions - INTERVIEW

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

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U.S. to send more heavy military equipment to Haiti as forces struggle to defeat armed gangs

The U.S. military will send additional equipment to Kenyan forces deployed in Haiti, as both they and their local counterparts continue to struggle in their fight...

U.S. to send more heavy military equipment to Haiti as forces struggle to defeat armed gangs

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