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Masked men who say they represent one of the most powerful drug cartels in Mexico have circulated a video containing a threat to kill a national TV news anchor because of perceived unfair coverage, according to ABC News. The clip, which circulated around on Monday, shows heavily armed men in masks surrounding a man who […]
Mexico filed a lawsuit against a number of U.S.-based gun manufacturers on Wednesday, accusing them of “actively facilitating the unlawful trafficking of their guns to drug cartels,” NBC News reports. The suit alleges that over 500,000 firearms are smuggled from the United States into Mexico every year, with more than 340,000 belonging to U.S. companies such […]
Mexico’s Supreme Court voted 8-3 on Monday in favor of striking down laws prohibiting the use of recreational marijuana, per BBC News. The decision deemed legislation that banned the personal use, and home cultivation of marijuana as unconstitutional. Adult residents can now apply for permits that will allow someone to carry as much as 28 grams, or grow no […]
18 people were killed after a bloody gunfight erupted between suspected rival drug cartels in an abandoned area near the city of Valparaiso, which is north of Mexico City. According to NDTV, the most recent violence comes amid mounting tensions between the cartels, who are engulfed in a turf war to fight over trade routes. The Zacatecas security […]
Investigators in Mexico said Saturday that they have found nearly 4,000 bone fragments, which apparently belonged to 17 different victims, underneath the house where an alleged serial killer lived, ABC News reports. A search of the property began after the 72-year-old man, who cannot be named due to Mexican laws which protect a suspect’s identity, was arrested for the gruesome murder […]
A North Carolina teen says he was denied his high school diploma because he wore a Mexican flag to his graduation. According to WFMY News, the incident occurred Thursday night during the Asheboro High School Class of 2021 commencement ceremony. Footage captured by an audience member shows 18-year-old Ever Lopez approaching the stage with a Mexican […]
Dreezy is clearing the air after a video of her, boyfriend Jacquees, and an unidentified man getting into an altercation in Mexico started making its rounds online. The Chicago rapper could be seen in the video—which showcases the aftermath of the altercation—as her and Jacquees are separated from the man, who appears to be fumbling around […]
A new video shows a Nicaraguan boy crying and wandering alone on a rural Texas road and asking a border agent for help. The 10-year-old was traveling with a group of migrants when he was apparently abandoned. People reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection released footage of the incident, which happened on April 1 […]
New York Post reports two people were killed when a gender reveal stunt in Mexico went horribly wrong. The expecting parents paid for a plane to carry a banner revealing their baby’s gender as they stood in a boat off the coast of the Nichupte Lagoon in Cancun with family and friends. Guests looked on in amazement […]
Mexico remains on track to become the world’s largest market for legal cannabis. According to New York Times, the country’s lower house has approved a landmark bill that aims to legalize recreational marijuana use. The legislation passed Wednesday in a vote of 316 to 129, with 23 lawmakers abstaining. The news comes more than three years after Mexico […]
