Seattle, WA

Los Angeles, CA

Latin Times

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) exposed deep ties between Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and Chinese organized crime in a new case. Concretely, prosecutors charged over 20 Los Angeles-based associates of the cartel with being part of a scheme to launder more than $50 million from drug money proceedings through an underground banking system run by Chinese nationals in the U.S., NBC News reported.

DEA case exposes deep links between Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and Chinese organized crime

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

Nogales, AZ

Border Report

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – U.S. immigration authorities have turned over to Mexico a man wanted for the Dec. 6 killing of a woman in the state of Sonora. Federal agents escorted the suspect only identified as Alfredo N., a commercial truck driver, to waiting Mexican authorities at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry […]

US captures, removes Mexican femicide suspect

New Mexico State

Torrance County, NM

SEATTLE - Immigrants detained at New Mexico's Torrance County Detention Facility say they continue to experience inhumane conditions as they await a resolution to their asylum requests. This problem has been ongoing for a while and immigrants that have been detained at the facility have denounced the violations of detention standards for years.

Migrants detained at the New Mexico Detention Facility denounce inhumane treatment

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

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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

Texas State

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Houston, TX

Tom Handy

Before things could settle down over the Houston killing of a 12-year-old by a migrant, two other killings happened in North Texas. On Wednesday, June 26, a migrant who entered the country illegally was arrested for killing two employees at an Irving Chick-fil-A. Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta was identified as the shooter by his wife who witnessed the shooting and is an employee of the restaurant.

Illegal Immigrant Kills 2 Chick-fil-A Employees in North Texas

Irving, TX

New York Post

The illegal migrant accused of shooting dead two Texas Chick-fil-A workers had previously sneaked past authorities to enter the US illegally, sources told The Post.

Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta — a 37-year-old native of El Salvador who is charged with capital murder — told authorities he crossed into the US illegally, but claimed not to know when or where, Homeland Security sources said. 

He also told authorities he’s married with a child, whom he says is a US citizen.

The number of migrants crossing the border without detection has skyrocketed in recent years, amounting to roughly 1.8 million since the start of...

Illegal migrant accused of shooting dead 2 Texas Chick-fil-A workers previously sneaked into US

Boston, MA

Dozens of migrants who have been sleeping on the floors of Boston's Logan International Airport are now facing eviction as a new state rule goes into effect this week. Before Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced last month that migrants must vacate the airport, nearly 300 migrants were using Terminal E as a makeshift shelter with improvised beds and inflatable mattresses. That number, however, dwindled to 56 as of Monday.

Migrants ordered to leave Boston airport as new state ban goes into effect

El Paso, TX

Any celebration from pro-immigration activists in Texas regarding the removal of razor wire along the southern border was short lived. A few days after taking down a section in El Paso, the state's National Guard began installing thing metal fence posts, as well as new rows of concertina wire. The...

Texas installs anti-climb barriers in El Paso days after taking down razor wire rows

Washington, DC

A member of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's detail shot an armed man who attempted to steal the car he was in, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. The incident happened when a person approached two U.S. Marshals who were on duty in a government car in Washington D.C. on July 5. They were tasked with protecting Supreme Court justices and stationed near Sotomayor's home.

Security detail of Justice Sonia Sotomayor shoots armed man in attempted carjacking

Utah State

The Independent

A 14-year-old Utah girl and her two young cousins, missing in Mexico for nearly two weeks, have been found safe.Elizabeth “Ely” Gonzalez was visiting her grandmother in Mexico City when she disappeared on June 30, along with her cousins, Sofia Mailen Moreno Zamora, 6, and Regina Morena Zamora, 4.Gonzalez’s uncle, 31-year-old Antonio Mereno, was found with the girls and has been accused of kidnapping.Gonzalez’s mother Alma Soreque told ABC4 that she spoke to her daughter the morning she went missing.Family members later called her to tell her Gonzalez had walked to the nearby convenience store and not come back. An...

14-year-old Utah girl who vanished in Mexico found safe as uncle now faces kidnapping charge

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

Butler, PA

Two people have allegedly died following an incident at a Pennsylvania campaign rally where former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was rushed off stage with blood on his face after gunshots were heard on Saturday. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said that "the suspected gunman was dead,...

Two dead at Pennsylvania Trump rally amid alleged shooting incident, per local authorities

New York City, NY

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

The American 14-year-old teenager who had disappeared in Mexico City last week, Elizabeth González, was found unharmed in another state, the FBI announced. Authorities added that an uncle of hers has been arrested in relation to the case on kidnapping charges. 31-year-old Antonio Moreno, who also lives in Utah, traveled to Mexico with González and his two daughters.

Utah teenager who disappeared in Mexico City found unharmed; FBI arrests her uncle

Prentiss County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with A.I. assistance. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department, on July 2, 2024, Deputy Hunter Arnold and Josh Brumley were conducting a routine safety checkpoint with other deputies at the intersection of highway 30 east and highway 365. The operation took an unexpected turn when a vehicle driven by April Nicole Storment approached.

Drug Possession Arrest Made During Safety Checkpoint in Prentiss County

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?

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Simona Aguilera, the daughter-in-law of legendary Mexican artist Juan Gabriel, revealed the death of her third child with Iván Aguilera, Elijah Jedidiah Aguilera, soon after birth. In a deeply emotional message on her Instagram account, the devastated mother revealed that the baby was born on July 8th and died...

Son of Juan Gabriel Iván Aguilera and wife lose their newborn son

Reuters

MEXICALI, Mexico (Reuters) - Authorities found the body of a 23-year-old woman who went missing in northern Mexico days after she used the ride-hailing app DiDi, a case that has sparked outrage in the Latin American country where gender violence is prevalent.

Body found of woman who went missing after taking DiDi ride in Mexico

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The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico warns people traveling to Matamoros amid recent kidnappings

SEATTLE - In a news release on July 12, the U.S. Department of State emitted a new travel advisory for the cities of Matamoros and Reynosa...

The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico warns people traveling to Matamoros amid recent kidnappings

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