Mexican drug lord, Osiel Cardenas, who founded ultra-violent Zetas is released from US prison
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Mexican drug lord, Osiel Cardenas, who founded ultra-violent Zetas is released from US prison

One of the most notorious drug chiefs in Mexico’s history, Osiel Cardenas, was released from a US prison on Friday into the custody of immigration officials who may deport him. Former leader of the Gulf Cartel, Cardenas presided over some of the bloodiest gang violence in Mexico’s turbulent past and…

California wife killer Scott Peterson breaks silence 20 years after murdering Laci Peterson, unborn child
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California wife killer Scott Peterson breaks silence 20 years after murdering Laci Peterson, unborn child

Scott Peterson, the California salesman who murdered his wife and unborn son, says he was an “a–hole” for having an affair in the weeks leading up to the killing but maintained his innocence as he spoke out for the first time since his 2004 conviction. Peterson, 49, is serving a…

Putin welcomes Russians freed in prisoner swap with Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan
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Putin welcomes Russians freed in prisoner swap with Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

President Vladimir Putin gave Russian nationals freed in an historic prisoner exchange with the West a hero’s welcome on Thursday as they stepped off a plane in Moscow, promising them state awards and a conversation about their futures. Eight people were returned to Russia as part of the biggest East-West prisoner…