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Obama urges new tack for Central America's drug war
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama capped a three-day visit to Latin America on Saturday by urging the region's leaders to fight the drug war not with more guns or military aid but with greater investment in infrastructure, education and energy....
Tags: Mexico City, Barack Obama, Politics, National Government, Wars and Interventions
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Obama, Central American presidents face a difficult agenda
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Central American presidents will likely have a long list of gripes for their U.S. counterpart as they head into meetings with Barack Obama on Friday night. President Obama arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Friday...
Tags: Politics, Wars and Interventions, Mauricio Funes, Human Rights, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez
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Fugitive on 'most wanted' list returns to U.S. for prosecution
A fugitive on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list is back in the U.S. facing first-degree murder charges after Salvadoran journalists intrigued by his notoriety tracked him down. His hide-out? The family home, about 200 yards from a police station, the...
Tags: Police Investigations, Murder, FBI, Punishment, MS-13
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Boys' basketball: Ivan Barahona to coach El Salvador national team
Varsity Times InsiderPacific Hills Coach Ivan Barahona said Monday he has been selected to coach the El Salvador national basketball team. Barahona will continue to direct the Bruins but also make trips to El Salvador, where he was born. -- Eric Sondheimer... -
Judge to consider dismissing charges against anti-gang activist
L.A. NOWThis post has been corrected, as noted below. A judge will consider dismissing federal racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder charges Wednesday against one of the nation’s most well-known anti-gang activists. The U.S. attorney’s office... -
Federal case against anti-gang activist dismissed; 'errors' cited
L.A. NOWA U.S. District Court judge has dismissed federal racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder charges against one of the nation’s most well-known anti-gang activists at the request of federal prosecutors, who acknowledged his indictment contained... -
For Alex Sanchez, justice delayed or justice denied?
Nearly three years after the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles first filed charges against Alex Sanchez, a well-known gang intervention worker, for racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder, those same federal prosecutors are now seeking to...
Tags: Murder, Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), MS-13, Trials, Justice System
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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits El Salvador; tsunami warning issued
L.A. NOWCalifornia is not included in a tsunami warning issued Sunday night after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the coast of El Salvador.... -
Fed crackdown shows MS-13 gang is real threat, experts said
L.A. NOWThe decision last week by federal authorities to classify the Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 gang as a “transnational criminal organization" has some experts hoping the move will put the gang on the run.... -
In a first, U.S. labels MS-13 street gang 'criminal organization'
L.A. NOWFederal authorities Thursday designated the notorious Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 as a “transnational criminal organization,” giving federal authorities more tools to fight the street gang that has its roots in Los Angeles. Under the designation,... -
Federal officials want to starve MS-13 gang of its money
L.A. NOWFederal authorities named Mara Salvatrucha MS-13, the ruthless Latin American gang born three decades ago on the streets of Los Angeles, a “transnational criminal organization” on Thursday, making it the first street gang to join the list. The... -
Unprecedented action aimed at weakening MS-13 street gang
L.A. NOWMara Salvatrucha MS-13 on Thursday won the distinction of being the first street gang designated by the federal government as a “transnational criminal organization." Local law enforcement officials cheered what they saw as the unprecedented federal...
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