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Savannah Guthrie and Family Offer $1 Million Reward in Search for Missing Mom

As the search for her mother entered its 24th day, TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie posted a video on Instagram on February 24 pleading for Nancy Guthries safe return and announcing a $1 million reward. Nancy, 84, whose home is just outside of Tucson, Arizona, was reported missing by her

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Iranians Brace for War as Trump Considers Targeted Strikes

For days the fate of roughly 90 million Iranians has swung between war and peace as American and Iranian officials traded threats and calls for diplomacy. With negotiators from both sides set for indirect talks in Geneva — seen by many as a last chance to avert conflict — some people are

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Survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms face international crisis

Following a damning Amnesty International report, charities and aid workers are urging urgent international government support for victims of south-east Asia’s cyberscam compounds. The research identified growing numbers of traumatised individuals left destitute and abandoned on the streets of Cambodia and Myanmar, calling the situation “an international crisis on

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600 people stranded overnight on grounded planes after heavy snow

About 600 people spent a night trapped on parked airplanes at Munich Airport after heavy snowfall halted departures. Six flights were unable to take off before the airport's 1 a.m. curfew, and cancellations left no spare gates. Temperatures dropped below freezing as passengers tried to rest. Around

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Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover

Mexican security officials said they located Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader known as El Mencho, after tracking a man close to one of his romantic partners to a cabin in the wooded mountains of Jalisco. A planned operation to capture him turned into a violent confrontation;

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After Six Decades of the War on Drugs, What Works?

For nearly 60 years the U.S. and its allies have spent blood and treasure trying to kill drug lords and dismantle cartels, yet the trade persists and newer groups are often more violent. On Sunday the Mexican military killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, the leader of

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Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico After Recent Cartel Violence?

A wave of unrest followed the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” in Jalisco State, producing gunfights, fires and roadblocks. Flights were canceled and U.S. shelter-in-place notices were issued for Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and Ciudad Guzman as authorities moved to restore order; Mexican officials said about

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US accuses China of massively expanding nuclear arsenal

The US has accused China of dramatically expanding its nuclear arsenal and of carrying out secret nuclear tests. Christopher Yeaw, the US assistant secretary of state for arms control and non-proliferation, told the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva that New Start had been seriously flawed and 'did not account

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Doorbell image may show Nancy Guthrie suspect before Feb. 1

A new report says one of the images released by the FBI showing the masked figure suspected of kidnapping Nancy Guthrie may have been captured by her Nest doorbell on a day before Feb. 1, the night she is believed to have been abducted. That image shows the suspect without

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Puerto Vallarta boomed with American tourists; now some are rethinking

Hannah Donovan had planned a babymoon in Puerto Vallarta with family, but less than 24 hours before leaving her airport in Idaho she saw videos and pictures of burning cars and billowing smoke on social media. The Donovans have since canceled their trip. "We're definitely a little

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Snow Day in New York City

The early hours of New York City’s first real snow day in years were uncannily quiet. The snow fell rapidly and, as of 1:30 p.m. Monday, 19.7 inches had been recorded in Central Park, placing the storm among the city's top 10; the blizzard

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Expert: Nick Reiner's courtroom smirk showed 'duper's delight'

Body language expert Susan Constantine described a brief, eerie smirk by Nick Reiner during his arraignment, calling it a form of "duper's delight." She said his head tilted down as the smile leaked out — an unconscious sign of enjoyment that he then tried to conceal, and

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Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty in Parents' Killings

Nick Reiner, the youngest son of director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges in the killing of his parents, who were found stabbed to death inside their Los Angeles home. The brief hearing was largely procedural, and lawyers moved discussion of a defense

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C.I.A. Intelligence Helped Mexican Forces Find ‘El Mencho’

The C.I.A. provided intelligence that helped lead Mexican special forces to Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel known as El Mencho, resulting in his killing on Sunday. Mexican officials traced him by following one of his romantic partners. Investigators first tailed a close

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What Travelers Need to Know as Cartel Violence Rattles Mexico

A wave of violence after the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes has disrupted travel in several Mexican cities popular with U.S. tourists, prompting flight cancellations, roadblocks, cruise changes and U.S. government “shelter in place” alerts. The disruptions have centered on Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta in Jalisco, though unrest

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More Than Half a Million Lose Power on East Coast

A powerful winter storm left about 650,000 electricity customers without power along the East Coast as blizzard conditions intensified and snow began to accumulate. Massachusetts suffered the most outages, with nearly 300,000 customers without electricity just after noon, according to Poweroutage.us. The outages were driven largely by

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Mexico tracks El Mencho through partner; cartel boss killed

Mexican authorities say they tracked and killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, after following a romantic partner to his safe house near a mountain town. Defence secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo provided details of the operation that ended the life of the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New

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US Navy relieves USS Truxtun commander after sea collision

The US Navy relieved the commander of the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun after the ship collided with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply during a replenishment-at-sea operation earlier this month. Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello relieved Cmdr. James Koffi following the incident. Two personnel sustained minor injuries during the February

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Killing of Cartel Boss 'El Mencho' Triggers Nationwide Violence, Leaving Dozens Dead

Mexican authorities said they were restoring order after an outbreak of violence that left highways blocked, buildings burned and at least 62 people dead. The unrest followed a military raid that killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel; officials said they

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Puerto Vallarta jolted by violence after cartel boss killed

Uncertainty gripped the coastal city of Puerto Vallarta on Monday after the killing of a prominent cartel boss, leaving the resort shrouded in smoke and unease. Gangs struck back after the government killed a longtime leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and the U.S. advised Americans to '

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Thousands of Flights Are Canceled as Storm Slams Northeast Airports

A powerful storm brought air travel in the Northeast to a near halt, canceling more than 5,500 flights scheduled for Monday and disrupting hubs around New York City and Boston. FlightAware recorded the cancellations, and Cirium, an aviation data firm, estimated the disruption affected about one in five U.

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Nick Reiner pleads not guilty in stabbing deaths of his parents

Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on two counts of first‑degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents. He appeared Monday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom and was represented by public defender Kimberly Greene. He has been held without bail in solitary confinement at the

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Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’ Was Killed in Mexico. What’s Next for the Cartel He Led?

Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Guadalajara was plunged into chaos almost immediately as the cartel retaliated: gunmen torched stores and banks, blockaded highways and spread violence to cities and beach resorts. The cartel’s future now

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Who was El Mencho, co-founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

El Mencho, who was killed on Sunday by Mexican special forces, was the co-founder and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a gang that in recent years had become the country’s most powerful criminal organisation. Based in the state of Jalisco, the cartel is known in Mexico

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Mexican government kills cartel leader ‘El Mencho’

The Mexican government has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the longtime leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, after a security operation in Tapalpa. Authorities said he was injured during the mission and died while being transported to Mexico City for medical attention. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel split from the