Fugitive gang member helped Olympian run drug cartel and evade arrest, feds allege
A South L.A. gang member in Mexico helped Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding run a billion-dollar drug cartel and dodge law enforcement, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Black teachers say students call them the N-word. LAUSD vows to teach them not to
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Michael Comer arrested after missing 11-month-old boy Koah Sharpe found buried alive in dog crate in Lexington County, SC
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Bronx man arrested after allegedly claiming he had bomb on United flight to New Orleans
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S.S. United States sinking: Final journal to become artificial reef happening today
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