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Drug cartel lieutenant nicknamed "The Goat" arrested near Texas border
Local media reported that a woman identified in 2021 as his wife had been arrested in Texas after police found over $800,000 hidden in shoeboxes and backpacks in her home.
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Local media reported that a woman identified in 2021 as his wife had been arrested in Texas after police found over $800,000 hidden in shoeboxes and backpacks in her home.
Cartel members apparently decided to branch out into scamming millions of dollars from people looking to sell their timeshares in Mexico.
The bodies were found as police looked in wooded lots and even sinkhole ponds known as cenotes.
Local media reported the attackers were members of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, one of the most powerful and violent gangs in Mexico.
The seizure came a week after U.S. prosecutors revealed grisly details about how some drug lords use tigers.
The indictment details the brutal methods of torture and executions used by the cartel to extend power and intimidate enemies.
He called the Sinaloa investigation "abusive, arrogant interference that should not be accepted under any circumstances."
Officials in the Cortazar municipality in Guanajuato state said that gunmen invaded the resort and opened fire.
At one point, the two survivors said the cartel tried to make them have sex.
Costa Rica had become an "enormous warehouse" of drugs and an operations center for exports to Europe, authorities said.
Monica de Leon Barba, 29, was last seen walking her dog home from work in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, authorities said.
Sanabria claimed criminals used witchcraft, and said in one operation a police officer had been able to kill one of them by "praying while shooting."
A military unit "was the target of an attack by approximately 18 armed civilians aboard two vehicles," according to an army report.
The boy is accused of riding up on a motorcycle and opening fire on a family having a party in a low-income Mexico City suburb.
Mexican cartels have used the border city to press fentanyl into counterfeit pills. They then smuggle those pills into the U.S.
Eric Williams was one of four Americans kidnapped in Mexico. Two of them died.
The U.S. ambassador to Mexico said a Mexican national was killed during the kidnapping of a group of Americans over the weekend. Local officials said they were assaulted and abducted after crossing the border into the northern part of the country on Friday. Tracy Walder, a former CIA officer and FBI special agent, joined CBS News to discuss.
The state prosecutor said there was enough evidence to identify about half of the people found in the two graves.
Lemon Pie's toes were cut off by gang members as practice for torturing kidnap victims.
Eight priests have been murdered since December 2018, the church's Catholic Multimedia Center said.
The 16-year-old mom was fleeing the violence when the killers caught up to her outside the home and shot the young mother and her son, the sheriff said.
Zacatecas has been the scene of bloody turf battles between the Jalisco and Sinaloa drug cartels.
The remains of José Melesio Gutiérrez, his fiancée, her sister and a cousin were found in the state of Zacatecas, which has one of the highest per-capita homicide rates in Mexico.
Felipe Cabrera Sarabia said during a hearing that he had "always made a living as a cattle rancher."
Media rights activists voiced concern for three journalists feared to have been abducted in an area controlled by drug traffickers.
The Biden administration announced in April a new rule that expands Title IX's protections to LGBTQ students.
The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military award for bravery in combat, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor.
In North Carolina, Harris took note of falling inflation but added, "Still, we know that many Americans don't yet feel that progress in their daily lives."
"I'm going to give him a taste of his own conduct," said the former mayor of San Francisco.
U.S. assessments are that Iran will not seek to disrupt ongoing cease-fire negotiations in Doha aimed at ending the Hamas-Israel war.
The landscape is changing radically for Americans buying and selling property, as well as for real estate agents.
Judge Kenneth King is ordered to attend training "to address the underlying issues that contributed to this incident," according to 36th District Court Chief Judge William McConico.
"There's no doubt that control of the House runs through New York and runs specifically through the Hudson Valley," said New York Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan.
Former President Donald Trump also disclosed more than $100 million in liabilities for recent legal cases.
"I'm going to give him a taste of his own conduct," said the former mayor of San Francisco.
It marked the first-ever well-preserved mastodon skull excavated in Iowa, state officials said.
When a barefoot woman boarded Jayne Arendt-Verhelst's bus in Minneapolis, she immediately took the shoes off her own feet and gave them to the passenger.
The Biden administration announced in April a new rule that expands Title IX's protections to LGBTQ students.
A U.S. district judge said in her ruling that FuboTV was likely to be successful in proving that the joint venture would violate antitrust laws.
A U.S. district judge said in her ruling that FuboTV was likely to be successful in proving that the joint venture would violate antitrust laws.
Former President Donald Trump also disclosed more than $100 million in liabilities for recent legal cases.
The landscape is changing radically for Americans buying and selling property, as well as for real estate agents.
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Parents and other caregivers urged to stop using loungers linked to 5 fatalities and an infant bed tied to 1 death.
"I'm going to give him a taste of his own conduct," said the former mayor of San Francisco.
The Biden administration announced in April a new rule that expands Title IX's protections to LGBTQ students.
The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military award for bravery in combat, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor.
Former President Donald Trump also disclosed more than $100 million in liabilities for recent legal cases.
"There's no doubt that control of the House runs through New York and runs specifically through the Hudson Valley," said New York Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan.
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Parents and other caregivers urged to stop using loungers linked to 5 fatalities and an infant bed tied to 1 death.
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A 19-year-old giant panda named Ying Ying has given birth to twins, becoming the oldest known first-time panda mom.
The Butler County native has been in Russian prison since 2021.
The HMS Hawke was torpedoed by a German U-boat on October 15, 1913. Just 70 sailors survived.
Chinese-based tour operators said North Korea will soon allow visitors to the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon.
The woman was found dead "because of being constricted and bitten by the snake," a police spokesman said.
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Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page and actress Hillary Baack star in the heartfelt film "Close to You," exploring themes of love, identity and the challenges of returning home.
Taylor Swift kicked off the latest leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour on Thursday, her first performance since canceling three shows in Vienna due to an alleged terror plot from ISIS. While Swift did not address the plot or cancellations, heightened security measures were in place.
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From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
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On July 24, a burning car was pushed over an embankment in Chico, California. Within three days, it became one of the 10 largest wildfires in state history. Within nine days, it was among the top four. Still burning at over 429,000 acres, firefighters continue to tackle the historic blaze. Using data from Cal Fire, CBS News put together an animation to show just how quickly and far the flames have spread.
There are plenty of considerations for those interested in making the investment, according to industry experts.
Joro spiders have hearts that are able to withstand the loud and bustling noises of big cities, according to a study published on Monday.
Susan Lorincz, a White woman accused of killing her neighbor Ajike "A.J." Owens, a Black woman, during a dispute in Ocala, Florida, has been found guilty of manslaughter.
Susan Lorincz, 60, faces up to 30 years in prison at sentencing for the shooting death of her neighbor, Ajike "A.J." Owens.
Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, faces federal charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.
The manhunt for a convicted murderer who escaped from custody is over. Police found Ramone Alston early Friday morning at a hotel outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, more than a hundred miles from the Hillsborough hospital parking lot he ran from on Tuesday.
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CBS News spoke with the astrophotographer behind the viral photo about his mission to drive people to look at the night sky before it changes "within the period of our lifetime."
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