World & Nation
Mexican officials are demanding answers from investigators in the case of a politician whose killing appears tied to the capture of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.
Aug. 18, 2024
California
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she intends to pick the city’s next police chief by the end of the month. She has refused to name the finalists, but two candidates were seen visiting her residence this week and a third is also said to be in the running.
Sept. 19, 2024
Zambada, a Sinaloa cartel founder, was long believed to have police, soldiers, political leaders in his pocket. In a rare public statement, he acknowledges those ties -- and contradicts Mexican officials’ version of his capture.
Aug. 10, 2024
Watch L.A.
Aug. 14, 2024
San Franciscans have rejected the city’s far-left image in recent years, pulling it toward the center. Aaron Peskin says he wants to be the next “progressive” mayor.
Sept. 17, 2024
There is growing evidence to suggest Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was hauled against his will from Mexico to El Paso in an effort by El Chapo’s son to curry favor with U.S. authorities.
Aug. 1, 2024
The resignation of Eric Adams’ chief legal adviser is the latest sign of instability in his administration as it deals with multiple federal investigations.
Sept. 15, 2024
Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, two of Mexico’s most-wanted men, were arrested at an El Paso airport, two sources familiar with the situation told the Los Angeles Times.
July 25, 2024
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada’s lawyer denies that his client was merely tricked into boarding an aircraft to the U.S., saying the captured drug kingpin was “forcibly kidnapped.”
July 28, 2024
Despite more than four decades on the run as one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada had never spent a single night in jail -- until now.
July 26, 2024