Popular musician who glorified drug cartels shot dead in parking lot
Ernesto Barajas was gunned down in the city of Zapopan, police said. Another man died in the attack and a woman was injured.
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Ernesto Barajas was gunned down in the city of Zapopan, police said. Another man died in the attack and a woman was injured.
Messages are often left on victims' bodies by cartels seeking to threaten their rivals or punish behavior they claim violates their rules.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada is accused of ordering torture, plotting murders and flooding the U.S. with cocaine, heroin and other illicit drugs.
The 13 businesses are accused of working with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a group designated by the U.S. government as a foreign terrorist organization.
The transfers are a milestone for the Trump administration, which has made dismantling dangerous drug cartels a key Justice Department priority.
The administration alleges that 50% of the musician's royalties on streaming platforms go directly tothe Cartel del Noreste.
Attorney General's Office Tamaulipas state delegate Ernesto Vásquez Reyna was killed in the middle of the busiest avenue of the border city of Reynosa.
Officials said 15 people had been positively identified so far from the remains, which were discovered during a search for missing people.
Conflicts between cartels and other organized crime groups in Mexico are often replicated in prison populations, which struggle with overcrowding.
The crackdown — dubbed Operation "Liberacion" — saw nearly 3,000 security personnel carry out 52 raids, officials said.
A son of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pled guilty in a U.S. drug trafficking case at a hearing in Chicago Friday.
One recruit who reportedly survived the ranch said those who refused orders or tried to escape were beaten, tortured and killed.
Violence has soared in Sinaloa since the capture in the U.S. of cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada almost a year ago.
The Sinaloa cartel used information obtained by the hacker "to intimidate and, in some instances, kill potential sources or cooperating witnesses," the Justice Department said.
The remains were found during construction work in Jalisco state, home to one of the country's most powerful drug cartels, officials said.
At a Los Tucanes de Tijuana performance, nearly a third of their songs were "narcocorridos" glamorizing drug traffickers, officials said.
The five members of Fugitivo had been hired for a performance, but arrived to find a vacant lot. Their bodies were found several days later.
Officials believe cartels sometimes execute rival drug dealers as well as patients who refuse to join their ranks.
The announcement came just two days after the bodies of five Mexican musicians were found in Reynosa along the Texas border.
Authorities did not say why the musicians from the band Grupo Fugitivo were slain, and did not deny reports by local media that the bodies had been burned.
President Claudia Sheinbaum described the deaths as "deplorable" and expressed solidarity with the victims.
Prosecutors allege Joaquin Guzman Lopez and his brother ran a faction of the cartel that has been identified as a main exporter of fentanyl to the U.S.
Ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs were used to locate the bodies in Irapuato in Guanajuato state, officials said.
The DEA had been offering up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of Jorge Humberto Figueroa, a leader of the infamous Sinaloa cartel.
The ruling is the latest twist in the saga of the former high-flying minister who earned himself the nickname of "supercop" but instead aided and abetted drug traffickers.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
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Six defendants who previously pleaded guilty were sentenced to 22 month to 15 years in prison.
President Trump is traveling Wednesday to North Dakota in what marks his first trip aboard the new Air Force One, which was gifted to the U.S. by the Qatari government last year.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
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An alleged leader of the operation was arrested in Europe and returned to the United States last week.
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The Supreme Court agreed to take up challenges to so-called assault-weapons bans in Cook County, Illinois, and Connecticut.
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Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
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This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
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Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
Customers say they've gone to three, sometimes even four stores, to find a specific jersey.
Commercial air service from Collin County will take off in November with a flight to Fort Myers, Florida.
The bank is closing a call center at its Plano campus and laying off 244 workers as part of a consolidation effort.
Mayor Eric Johnson said in an announcement the bank is considering Dallas for a new hub that could bring thousands of jobs to the metroplex.
The city of Plano is on a roll, and Mayor John Muns said the key to the city's successes comes down to customer service.
Customers say they've gone to three, sometimes even four stores, to find a specific jersey.
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Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People, whose hit "Y.M.C.A." became a fixture at rallies for President Trump, has died at the age of 74, his wife and the band said.
RoseMarie Terenzio, who was JFK Jr.'s former chief of staff and planned his secret wedding to Carolyn Bessette, said she doesn't think Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married at Madison Square Garden.
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The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
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