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A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis,File)

Feds indict CJNG leader eyed as cartel successor after El Mencho’s death

A federal grand jury in Washington has returned a superseding indictment against a high-ranking leader of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, expanding drug trafficking and money laundering charges against a man prosecutors say was reportedly considered a potential successor to the violent Mexican cartel following the death of its longtime chief.

May 14, 2026
In this Jan. 31, 2020 photo a woman holds a flavored disposable vape device in New York. A government study on adolescent vaping, released on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, finds more than 2.5 million U.S. kids were using some form of e-cigarette in 2022, suggesting there’s been little progress in keeping vaping devices out of the hands of teenagers. (AP Photo/Marshall Ritzel, File)

Feds seize 18M illegal vaping devices worth $175M

Federal agents have seized more than 18 million vaping devices worth over $175 million as part of Operation Red Mist, a targeted effort aimed at illegal e-cigarette imports from China, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced.

May 14, 2026
"Harry" Lu Jianwang leaves Brooklyn federal court after his arraignment, Monday April 17, 2023, in New York. Justice Department officials say Jianwang and Chen Jinping, both U.S.citizens, were arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Bronx man convicted of running secret Chinese police station in Manhattan

A Bronx man was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn on Tuesday of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government and obstruction of justice for his role in operating an undeclared overseas police station in Manhattan's Chinatown, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced.

May 14, 2026
This photo made Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, shows a trophy truck driving through a speed zone in the main pit area during the Score Primm 300 off-road race in Primm, Nev. Ever since an off-road racing accident in the Mohave desert last month, racing officials have stepped up measures to keep both drivers and fans safe.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Nevada’s Primm casino town to become gambling ghost town on July 4

The last casino hotel in Primm, Nevada, a roadside gambling stop that once drew millions of California travelers heading to Las Vegas, will permanently close July 4, leaving 344 workers jobless and raising the prospect that the small border community could become what one historian called America's first gambling ghost town.

May 14, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron wait to welcome Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and his wife Ana Maslac Plenkovic, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Brigitte Macron’s viral slap of French president linked to texts with Iranian actress, book alleges

A new book is offering a dramatically different explanation for one of last year's most widely shared political moments, though the account is already being disputed. French journalist Florian Tardif alleges, based on unnamed sources close to the couple, that Brigitte Macron confronted her husband during a flight to Vietnam in May 2025 after discovering messages on his phone from Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani.

May 13, 2026