The arrivals included asylum seekers from Ecuador, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Peru and Colombia, according to Fischer, who told CNN the buses were supposed to go to New York but were diverted to DC due to the weather. Busloads of migrants have been arriving in Washington weekly since April.
(CNS) – Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, co-authored a letter submitted Thursday to Biden administration officials denouncing recent actions that disrupted media coverage of the migrant surge at the southern border, saying it reflected an plan to undermine efforts to expose the unfolding “national security disaster.” “If we don’t understand the extent of the problem and […]
A drug-running veterinarian, who used live puppies to smuggle heroin into the United States from Colombia, was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday. Andres Lopez Elorez, 39, pled guilty in September 2018 to a single charge of conspiracy to import a controlled substance into the U.S. “Every dog has its day and with today’s […]
A U.S. federal narcotics agent known for his expensive tastes and high-profile drug seizures has been implicated in a multimillion-dollar money-laundering conspiracy that involved the very cartel criminals he was charged with fighting in Colombia. A once standout Drug Enforcement Administration agent, Jose Irizarry is accused of conspiring with a longtime DEA informant to launder […]
Felipe Ortiz pours paint from different buckets into a tray. With a wood stick, he mixes the paint until it becomes the perfect color to represent the mountain ranges that surround the Coachella Valley. Little by little, the mural on one of the side walls of the Palm Desert Aquatic Center is starting to take […]
A powerful earthquake has shaken eastern Venezuela, causing buildings to be evacuated in the capital of Caracas. The U.S. Geological Survey put the reviewed magnitude of Tuesday’s quake at 7.3 and said it had a depth of 76 miles. Its epicenter was about 12 miles north-northwest of the town of Yaguaraparo. The quake, which struck at […]
