Even as cartel carnage continues to cast a shadow, Californians’ favorite Mexican escape is turning up the heat on its tourism tax. A fee that has already pushed this vacation paradise out of “bargain” territory isn’t just sticking around — it’s skyrocketing. The government of Baja California Sur, which includes popular destinations like Los Cabos, … Read more
Following an operation that killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” a revolt broke out in Mexico by cartel members — causing chaos across popular tourist areas in the country Sunday. The US State Department has issued shelter in place orders while airlines have canceled flights due to ongoing … Read more
An Australian reporter was taken aback by one bombshell confession from Charlie Sheen on 60 Minutes Sunday night. The actor, 60, sat down with Channel 9 journalist Amelia Adams on the current affairs program as he hits the publicity trail for his new tell-all memoir, The Book of Sheen, and Netflix documentary aka Charlie Sheen. The former Two and … Read more
In January 1981, Marta Falcon, mother of “Cocaine Cowboy” Willy Falcon, was kidnapped with a $500,000 ransom demanded for her release, as T.J. English explains in “The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire That Seduced America” (William Morrow, out now). For Falcon, the head of Miami’s Los Muchachos drug traffickers, the money was … Read more
Good for her. On Monday, Netflix released the trailer for Jacques Audiard’s musical drama “Emilia Pérez,” starring Zoe Saldana and Selena Gomez. It’s already getting Oscar buzz, as it took home the jury prize at Cannes Film Festival, as well as the the best actress award for Saldana, Gomez and co-stars Karla Sofía Gascón and Adriana … Read more
Sometimes, when busting up a Mexican drug cartel, you follow the cocaine. Other times you follow the cash. But for one particularly impactful investigation, law enforcers followed the horses. The equines in question were quarter horses, which, among America’s cowboys and Mexico’s vaqueros, are not unlike thoroughbreds. They compete in quarter mile races. Fans bet on … Read more