A lover of the now-deceased cartel leader El Mencho accidentally betrayed him to Mexican authorities before he was shot dead during a sweeping operation Sunday, officials said.
Mexican forces killed El Mencho, whose given name was Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, during a drug raid that took place in the state of Jalisco in western Mexico, Metro.co.uk reported. El Mencho helmed the deadly Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of both his parents, famous director Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner.
His lawyer, Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, submitted the plea in his name while he remained behind glass in an enclosed custody section inside a Los Angeles, California, courtroom, according to The Associated Press (AP). Nick appeared without the suicide prevention smock he wore during his December appearance in court. He spoke only to say yes to a question from the judge, and was otherwise communicating through his attorney.
Members of drug cartel Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) killed 25 Mexican National Guard members across six attacks after the country’s special forces killed the cartel’s leader, the Associated Press (AP) reported Monday.
The Mexican military killed CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” during an operation Sunday after a shootout at his Jalisco home in which eight cartel members were killed, according to the AP. El Mencho and two bodyguards were reportedly critically wounded during the operation and died during evacuation, Mexican National Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said in Spanish at a Monday press conference. (RELATED: El Mencho, Head Of Cartel Trump Designated As Terrorists, Reportedly Killed In Mexico)
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and other White House staffers slammed CNN and MSNOW on Monday for not airing an event honoring families who lost loved ones in crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
Sickening and horrific that CNN and MSNOW are outright refusing to broadcast this powerful and moving event. It's like they don't care about victims and their families. https://t.co/Av5y70XSFu
— Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) February 23, 2026
Washington, D.C., is taking a closer look at a longtime trucking industry gimmick as illegal migrant-related highway crashes continue killing Americans.
Indiana GOP Sen. Jim Banks is demanding the Department of Transportation (DOT) investigate the prevalence of chameleon carrier networks, trucking companies that repeatedly reopen under new identities after being shut down across his state, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Calls for an investigation follow another deadly big rig accident, again involving an illegal migrant driver. (RELATED: What Democrats Aren’t Saying About Their Judicial Warrant Demands For ICE)
The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested Britain’s former ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, on suspicion of misconduct in public office in relation to the Epstein case.
London officers arrested Lord Mandelson, 72, Monday, on the same grounds as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, according to CNBC. Prior to his arrest, the police were investigating Mandelson’s alleged ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The news outlet reported that Mandelson’s name was not officially mentioned in police reports, a standard in Britain, but images of police escorting Mandelson from his home surfaced Monday.
Police found a stack of notes at a California residence that appeared to threaten a “violent incident” after a 20-year-old man allegedly attempted to enter a Catholic Church during Ash Wednesday mass while armed with a loaded gun.
Brian Richard Girardot Jr. was charged with possessing a firearm within a school zone, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California Eric Grant said in a press release. On Feb. 18, Girardot Jr. dropped his younger relative off at St. Mary Parish School, where he was previously a student, according to court documents. Girardot Jr. returned at around 9:30 a.m. and walked onto the premises of St. Mary Catholic Church/St. Mary Parish School.
Olympic alpine ski legend Lindsey Vonn said she nearly lost her leg and was forced to undergo a blood transfusion after suffering a horrifying injury.
Vonn shared an Instagram video Monday saying she experienced the “most extreme and painful and challenging injury I’ve ever faced in my entire life times a hundred” following her crash at the games. The athlete said the two-week nightmare nearly culminated in a leg amputation. She explained the gruesome injury that resulted in a shattered tibia, fractured fibular head and tibial plateau.
Former special counsel Jack Smith may have violated a court order in his last-ditch effort to publicize a report about his failed prosecution of President Donald Trump, a judge suggested Monday.
Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, blocked the release of the second part of Smith’s final report focusing on his classified documents case, slamming his decision to even compile one after she dismissed the indictment.
Actor Robert De Niro said three times on Monday’s edition of “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace” that it was necessary to “get rid of” President Donald Trump.
The podcast release followed U.S. Secret Service agents shooting and killing a man attempting to force his way into Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on Sunday. De Niro also claimed on the podcast that “Trump is the enemy of this country” and would refuse to ever leave the White House. (RELATED: ‘Why Are We Not Pressing?’: Harris Faulkner Demands Bipartisan Push For Answers On Trump’s Assassination Attempt)
Democrats are honing their focus on some districts that staunchly supported President Donald Trump in the 2024 election as they look to retake the House of Representatives in November.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released their “highly competitive” Red to Blue candidate list on Monday, highlighting a dozen challengers slated to receive extra resources to flip Republican-held districts. Unseating some GOP incumbents in seats Trump carried by double digits — such as Republican Reps. Andy Ogles of Tennessee and Eli Crane of Arizona, already targets of the DCCC — is being made a priority in the campaign arm’s Red to Blue program. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: GOP Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales’s Support Crumbling Amid Alleged Affair Scandal, Poll Shows)
Kash Patel is getting dunked on by right and left over his appearance at Team USA’s gold medal hockey match against our 51st state, Canada.
America: Please arrest the pedophiles
— Eric Spracklen 🇺🇸 (@EricSpracklen) February 23, 2026
Kash Patel: pic.twitter.com/8f6bMi60O0
