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Christopher Dorner In Mexico: Accused Killer May Already Be Gone

Christopher Dorner

Former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner, who is now a fugitive and a suspect in three killings, may have already fled the country, according to a federal court document. In a criminal complaint filed in federal court on February 7, Dorner is charged with fleeing the country to avoid persecution, reports NBC News…. Read more »

Jenni Rivera Missing: Latin Singer Presumed Killed In Plane Crash [UPDATED]

Jenni Rivera missing

Mexico City – Singer Jenni Rivera is missing after a plane that she was flying in lost contact with air traffic controllers in Mexico early Sunday morning, according to officials. CNN reports that two pilots and four other passengers are also missing. According to Mexico’s transportation ministry, the plane is suspected to have crashed. The… Read more »

Picasso Vandal Gets Art Show, Anger Spurs

Picasso Vandal's Show Sparks Anger

The Picasso vandal, who stenciled over the 1929 piece entitled Woman in a Red Armchair and has since left the country will have his first solo gallery show, in Houston. In spite of the widespread anger, the owner of Cueto James Art Gallery, James Perez, anticipates the gallery will be filled on Friday for the… Read more »

Mexican Teen Assassin Suspected Of Murdering 50 People

Mexican Teen Assassin

A Mexican teenager has allegedly murdered over 50 people while working for one of the country’s criminal organizations, Reuters reports. Authorities are currently investigating Francisco Miguel N., the 16-year-old who claims to have performed extensive assassin work for a gang known as Los Mazatlecos, a group with connections to the Beltran Leyva drug cartel. The… Read more »

Border Crossing Theme Park Simulates Illegal Immigration

Border Crossing Theme Park

A theme park in Mexico will allow you to participate in a simulated border crossing, according to the Daily Mail. For those with a strong constitution and a penchant for faux danger, twenty American dollars will allow you to glimpse the dangers of illegal immigration. Not only will you be able to navigate perilous terrain… Read more »

Justin Bieber Heads To Mexico With 6,000 Police Officers Watching Over Him

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber might soon upstage a Beatle. Officials in Mexico City are predicting that Bieber’s upcoming free concert could end up attracting more visitors than Paul McCartney’s May 10 concert in the city’s central plaza. McCartney attracted more than 200,000 people when he performed his free concert. In preparation for the Bieber concert 5,000 police… Read more »

Chagas Disease Becoming ‘New Aids’ Of The Americas

Chagas Disease

A disease like AIDS is scary enough by itself but what about a disease that can be just as deadly and is transmitted by insects, that disease is called Chagas and researchers are warning that its being quickly spread throughout the Americas, much in the same pattern as the early HIV/AIDS epidemic. Chagas is caused… Read more »

49 Bodies Dumped On Mexican Highway

Mexico Highway Closed Off After Dead Bodies Dumped

Forty-nine bodies were found in the early hours of Sunday morning on the side of a highway that connects the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the U.S. border. According to officials at least some of the discovered bodies were mutilated before they were dumped on the side of the road. According to Mexican law… Read more »

Former Mexico President Miguel De La Madrid Dead At 77

Miguel de la Madrid

Miguel De la Madrid helped lead Mexico through the country’s economic crisist in the 1980s and now he has passed away at 77 years old. Madrid passed away in Mexico City on Sunday morning according to family members of the late President. Before his death President De La Madrid had been hospitalized because of complications… Read more »