Latin Times

The U.S. government designated Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization on Thursday, a decision that allows law enforcement to allocate more resources to fight its increasing activities in the country. It also allows them to impose sanctions on its members, making it easier to freeze their assets and restrict their travel.

U.S. designates Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization

Laredo, TX

Last week is was announced that newly elected Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will expand the country's passenger rail system to facilitate travel to cities bordering the United States, as well as connecting the capital to other large cities such as Guadalajara. The plan includes building a line from Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo, which shares a border with the American city of Laredo.

Laredo mayor says passenger train lines to Mexican border cities will boost tourism, security

Straight Arrow News SANcom

Panama installs barbed wire at Darién Gap amid migrant surge, despite concerns that barriers don't address root migration causes.

Panama installs barbed wire at Darién Gap amid migrant surge

Panama's new president, José Raúl Mulino, has made of cracking down on immigration through the country a top priority since taking office on July 1. Among the different measures was the setting up of barbed wire along stretches of the Darien Gap, a treacherous jungle path connecting the country with Colombia and used by hundreds of thousands of migrants as they travel north of the continent.

Pictured: dangerous barbed wire threatening migrant lives in the Darien Gap

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

New Mexico State

Business Insider

Gary Keenan moved from New Mexico to Costa Rica for retirement but found living costs high — sometimes double what he paid in the US.

A retired boomer who moved from the US to Costa Rica said it's 'horribly incorrect' to assume life in Central America is much cheaper

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Athens, GA

Now Habersham

A 19-year-old Lawrenceville man is in custody after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor, according to a news release from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

Teen arrested for kidnapping and molestation after Athens hit-and-runs

The speed of processing immigrant naturalizations has increased significantly during President Joe Biden's first three years in office. Concretely, some 2.66 million new immigrants were naturalized over the period, compared to about 2.31 million during the first three years of Trump's presidency. Data for 2024 is not yet available. In...

The speed of immigrant naturalizations has increased significantly during the Biden administration

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

Aurora’s pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness, which only allow a maximum 30-day stay, have been cycling the same individuals in and out, city staff told council members Thursday. Many return to street encampments when their time in the pallet shelter runs out, Jessica Prosser, homeless services director for the city, said. Then, the city sweeps the encampment again, and they get to come back to the shelter for another 30 days, Prosser explained. This process can repeat multiple times.

Aurora pallet shelters a revolving door for homeless

The amount of Americans who want current immigration levels to decrease has seen a dramatic spike over the past month, reaching its highest point in over two decades. Concretely, the figure climbed 14 percentage points between May and June, going from 41% to 55%, according to figures from a new Gallup poll. Consequently, those who want it to stay at current levels and to decrease saw sharp drops, from 31% to 25% and 26% to 16%, respectively.

More than half of Americans now want immigration to decrease, the most in over two decades

Mexico's seizure of fentanyl, most of it U.S.-bound, has dropped dramatically so far this year, according to figures released by the Defense Department and reported by ABC News. Concretely, Mexican federal forces have only seized 286 pounds (130 kilograms) of the opioid in the first six months of 2024, a...

Mexico's fentanyl seizures dropped sharply this year, Defense Department data shows

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Mexican authorities found what they suspect is a tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the U.S. in Tijuana after receiving an anonymous tip. The country's National Guard arrived at a yard used by food trucks to find someone digging in the property. Baja California's Secretary of Public Safety, Leopoldo Tizoc...

Suspected drug tunnel connecting Tijuana and the U.S. found after anonymous tip

Denver, CO

Two immigrants from south of the border told the City Council Monday they were harassed when using hotel vouchers for shelter in Denver. Speaking through an interpreter, Leivy Ortega and Henry Aguilar said they received vouchers for hotel stays from an unnamed non-profit. But they had problems using the vouchers, they said. Ortega said she came to Denver from Connecticut and lived in her car for 15 days. She received a three-day hotel voucher, she said, but hotel staff initially would not honor it. She did not name the hotel. She said staff finally looked at her paperwork and gave her a room, but they wanted to charge her. for it. She said they initially weren’t going to allow her to stay because she has a service animal.

Immigrants allege Denver hotel staff mistreated them

Florida State

Nearly half of all Florida households are facing financial hardships, struggling to afford basic necessities such as food, rent and transportation. A recent report by the nonprofit United Way showed in its annual ALICE report that about 46% of the state's households make less than what it takes to live comfortably in their local communities' economy.

Close to half of all Florida households struggle to make ends meet, report shows

Texas State

Restoring power to the millions of Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl is expected to take several days, if not weeks, creating a potentially hazardous health situation as the state faces a continued heat wave with temperatures in the three digits. The storm, which struck southern Texas as a Category 1...

Millions continue without power in Texas amid scorching heat as Beryl leaves behind a devastating trail

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Las Vegas, NV

SEATTLE - As scorching-high temperatures keep on hitting most of the United States, people in some of the hottest places are now at an increased risk of serious contact burns. Playgrounds, roads and even sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree and third-degree burns. In some cases they could even be fatal, according to experts.

Arizona is so hot right now people are getting second-degree burns by falling on sidewalks and roads

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

The highly anticipated Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium was marred by chaos, delays, and organizational mishaps, but the celebrities in attendance and Shakira's unforgettable halftime show made the night one to remember. The evening began on a tumultuous note with severe incidents at...

Shakira leads celebrity powered Copa America with controversial performance

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Panama shuts down three paths used by migrants to cross the Darien Gap and travel north

Panama shut down three paths across the Darien Gap, the treacherous jungle path connecting the country with Colombia and used by hundreds of thousands of migrants...

Panama shuts down three paths used by migrants to cross the Darien Gap and travel north

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