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A retired Catholic bishop who tried to mediate between cartels in Mexico has been kidnapped
WWTI Watertown· 2 hours agoMEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug...
Mexican president claims that criminal groups are 'respectful' and 'respect the citizenry'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe claims by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are clearly at odds with the reality of millions...
Priests broker peace among warring Mexican cartels, local crime groups. Can it last?
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoDrug cartel La Familia Michoacana agreed on individual terms in a separate pact. "What I...
Inside Mexico’s Brutal Drug Rehabs for the Poor
New York Times· 2 days agoIn “Labyrinth of Solitude,” the Nobel laureate Octavio Paz writes of his fellow Mexicans as a people so burdened by historical trauma that they are...
The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
The Post-Star· 7 days agoWhen Washington state opened some of the nation's first legal marijuana stores in 2014, Sam Ward Jr....
Folsom: Reviewing and previewing Alejandro Escovedo's show
The Missourian· 5 days agoAlejandro Escovedo is a singer-songwriter who started in punk rock, but has since moved in many...
Arizona rancher's defense expert rips $1M 'political prosecution' by 'ethically bankrupt' officials
Fox News· 9 hours ago...Kelly's defense team, accused Santa Cruz County Attorney George Silva and Sheriff David Hathaway...
Ecuador, Mexico rift unveils complex puzzle
Dallas Morning News· 2 days agoIn the late hours of April 5, an Ecuadorian police squad entered the Mexican Embassy in Quito to capture a former vice president who, hours earlier, had...
How Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s Time-Worn Opium Trade
New York Times· 2 days agoReshaping the drug war in one of Central America’s most lawless corners, the fentanyl boom has...
Man claiming to be Delta Force veteran convicted in $20 million scam
Army Times· 5 days agoOn Tuesday, a federal jury convicted Saint Jovite Youngblood, 52, also known as Kota Youngblood, on...