(AFP) – Mexican marines captured Miguel Angel Trevino on Monday, the head of the country’s ultraviolent Zetas drug cartel. For a long time, Central American migrants were at risk of kidnapping and extortion by Mexico’s criminal organizations like Zetas. But
Drew Cribley stood in front of windows at the Flora Restaurant and Bar where he works to keep protesters from breaking them. He never imagined one of the protesters would swing a hammer at his face. Cribley was injured Monday
On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder was scheduled to speak to the NAACP convention in Orlando. There, his prepared remarks will call for an end to state “stand your ground” laws – laws that provide citizens with the ability to
The head of the Mexican Zetas cartel has been captured, according to the government of Mexico. The arrest was made by the Mexican Navy in the early hours of the morning on July 15. Miguel Angel Treviño’s arrest marks a
I’m not an attorney but this strikes me as something a prosecutor probably should not do after a verdict. George Zimmerman was acquitted of 2nd degree murder (and manslaughter) on Saturday. Yet when asked to describe Zimmerman in one word
While we hope this list grows no larger, Breitbart News needs your help. If you come across a lawless incident involving the Zimmerman trial verdict, please tweet me @NolteNC or email the link to jnolte@breitbart.com. Also let me know if
On Monday, in response to my piece on 17-year-old Darryl Green of Chicago, who was found shot to death after refusing to join a gang at school, Jamelle Bouie of The Daily Beast claimed that “black-on-black crime” is a myth.
On Sunday, a 34-year-old Wisconsin man received a beating by several black teens. According to Christopher Simpson, the victim, and another witness present at the scene, Simpson was attacked at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, punched in the back of
Chinese General Li Shuangjiang’s son Li Tianyi “is among five suspects who allegedly gang-raped a woman in a hotel” in February. The AFP reports Tianyi has been charged with rape, and this is not the first time he has been part
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressMEXICO CITYMiguel Angel Trevino Morales, the notoriously brutal leader of the feared Zetas drug cartel, was captured before dawn Monday in the first major blow against an organized crime leader by a Mexican
David Simon, creator of the celebrated HBO series The Wire, applauds how people of color haven’t reacted violently to the July 13 acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Travyon Martin. It isn’t how Simon, who blogged about the
In response to Consider the Implications if Zimmerman Had Been Convicted: The other disturbing set of implications from the Zimmerman trial, and the angry reaction of “Justice for Trayvon” demonstrators to the verdict, goes back to the incident itself. You’ve
Not every celebrity took to Twitter to lambaste the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the hotly debated case of Trayvon Martin’s death. Rapper Lupe Fiasco served up a series of thought-provoking tweets that, agree or disagree, set him apart from
By SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONAn ex-military man tries his hand at writing, publishes a debut detective novel, and wins critical acclaim. But here’s the twist in the tale: The true identity of the author is none other than “Harry Potter” creator
Breitbart News reported on June 21 that AR-15 manufacturer PTR Industries was leaving behind the new gun control regulations in Connecticut and setting its sites on a less regulated, more gun friendly atmosphere in South Carolina. Various news outlets are
(AP) Zimmerman jury continues 2nd day of deliberationsBy TAMARA LUSHAssociated PressSANFORD, Fla.The jury in George Zimmerman’s murder trial continued its second day of deliberations Saturday, weighing whether the neighborhood watch volunteer committed a crime almost a year and a half
Incoming Oregon football player Tyree Robinson has been charged with allegedly spanking another man’s girlfriend when she refused to leave his Eugene, Oregon residence last weekend. According to the Register-Guard, Robinson, one of the top recruits in the nation who
Forget murder. The prosecution has failed to prove the elements of the crime. So it comes down to manslaughter–and a specific kind of manslaughter, one that lawyers call “imperfect self-defense.” If George Zimmerman over-reacted to the danger he was in–if,
By MARK STEVENSONAssociated PressMEXICO CITYProsecutors are investigating how a man certified as dead got elected mayor of a village in southern Mexico. Authorities say relatives of Lenin Carballido used a death certificate showing that he died of a diabetic coma
(AP) Column: The real cost of the NFL’s businessBy JIM LITKEAP Sports ColumnistIn the past few months, more than two dozen NFL players and a sprinkling of front-office executives have been arrested for crimes ranging from petty to deadly. No
“This defendant decided that the victim was up to no good,” said prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda. The prosecutor said, “In the defendant’s mind, this was a criminal, and he was tired of criminals out there. That’s not a bad
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, telling the House and Senate to stay in session to address Chicago’s gun violence, called gun control the “weak link” in Chicago’s efforts toward public safety on Tuesday. He repeated his desire for a three-year minimum
Former Sanford police chief Bill Lee says he was pressured to arrest George Zimmerman despite a lack of sufficient evidence to prove he was guilty of a crime. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Lee recounts how a city manager
ALBUQUERQUE–U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill for two Mexican nationals to receive free housing, food, and healthcare. The two men were in the U.S. illegally and have received lengthy prison sentences for aiding a methamphetamine operation on U.S. soil. Had
Japan’s biggest yakuza organised crime group has published a magazine for its members that includes a poetry page and senior gangsters’ fishing diaries, reports said Wednesday. The eight-page publication has been distributed among the Yamaguchi-gumi, a sprawling syndicate believed to
