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Monday, October 13, 2008

Argentina a new hub for meth traffickers

World | By Patrick J. Mcdonnell | 12:00AM, October 13
The three young entrepreneurs met their contacts outside a Wal-Mart here and drove off with them, apparently convinced that they would be celebrating a lucrative new deal. Read more
 

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Hundreds flee Baja as Norbert barrels through

World | October 12, 2008
Hurricane Norbert swept across Mexico’s southern Baja California peninsula on Saturday, tearing off roofs and forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded homes. Read more
 

Saturday, October 11, 2008

U.S., Mexico can reach the final six

Sports | By Grahame L. Jones | October 11, 2008
Coaches Bob Bradley and Sven-Goran Eriksson are treading two very different paths, but both are headed in the same direction – to soccer’s 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Read more
 

Friday, October 10, 2008

5 officers gunned down in Mexico

World | October 10, 2008
Five state police officers were killed in the western Mexican state of Jalisco by men who lobbed grenades and fired more than 800 bullets, officials said Thursday. Read more
 

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Imperial Valley drug ring arrests

California | Local | By Richard Marosi | October 9, 2008
Federal authorities Wednesday announced indictments against the alleged leaders of six drug distribution rings charged with transporting cocaine and methamphetamine for one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Killing of mayor sends a message

World | By Tracy Wilkinson | October 8, 2008
Until he was gunned down over the weekend, Salvador Vergara Cruz was a man of some influence with a promising future in his political party. Read more
 

Monday, October 6, 2008

A Tijuana blood bath

World | By Richard Marosi | October 6, 2008
The birthplace of one of Mexico’s most infamous drug cartels looks more and more like its graveyard. Read more
 

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Nine more bodies found in Tijuana

World | October 5, 2008
Police said Saturday that they had found nine more bodies dumped in this border city, where 49 people were killed last week in violence related to the drug trade. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Calderon in a corner on drug battle

World | By Ken Ellingwood | October 1, 2008
Stretched thin in an uphill battle against drug gangs, the government of Mexican President Felipe Calderon faces increasingly stark options at a pivotal moment. Read more
 

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Violence strikes close to home

World | By Richard Marosi | September 30, 2008
Leonor Merino said she was shocked enough Monday to find that what she thought was a pile of rags was a dozen bodies. Read more
 

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Suspect tells of holding a grenade

World | By Tracy Wilkinson | September 28, 2008
Slumped at an interrogation table, a gang member accused of participating in an attack that killed eight people at an Independence Day celebration described calmly how he was eager to get rid of the grenade he tossed into a crowded plaza. Read more
 

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Missing south of the border, but his past comes to light

California | Local | By Evelyn Larrubia | September 27, 2008
Daniel not come home. Read more
 

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Mexico and Chile to play at Coliseum tonight

Sports | September 24, 2008
MEXICO VS. CHILE 8, Telemundo Site – Los Angeles Coliseum. Read more
 

Saturday, September 20, 2008

A film made out of dissent

Entertainment | By Culture Mix | September 20, 2008
LUIS MANDOKI has been called the Michael Moore of Mexico, a filmmaker whose overtly partisan documentaries preach messages to viewers who are already inclined to believe. Read more
 

Three men cleared in Mexican attack

World | By Ken Ellingwood | September 20, 2008
Authorities have cleared three men who were arrested in connection with a deadly grenade attack on a public celebration in western Mexico. Read more
 

Thursday, September 18, 2008

A new kind of victim

World | By Ken Ellingwood | September 18, 2008
Gloria Alvarez never got to shout “Viva Mexico!” Read more
 

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Mexico border tunnel suspects charged

World | By Richard Marosi | September 17, 2008
Eight men arrested on suspicion of constructing a drug tunnel have been formally charged with racketeering and smuggling, Mexican state and federal authorities say. Read more
 

Monday, September 15, 2008

Top Mexico cop aims for reform

World | By Ken Ellingwood | September 15, 2008
Federal police in the northern state of Coahuila had seven drug suspects in hand last week when they met a caravan of gun-toting men apparently intent on freeing the arrestees. Read more
 

Sunday, September 14, 2008

24 bodies found near Mexico City

World | By Tracy Wilkinson | September 14, 2008
Gagged and bound, the bodies were dumped on a grassy roadside littered with trash. Read more
 

Monday, September 8, 2008

He’s carved out a musical niche

California | Local | By Kristopher Fortin | September 8, 2008
Cesar Augusto Castro Gonzalez found his calling when he went looking for a buddy to play some soccer during recess. Read more
 
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