Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When President Nayib Bukele announced a sweeping “state of exception” in El Salvador in March 2022, he promised an end to the ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The man accused of abducting a Theodore mother and her two children used an alias at the time of his arrest and is a documented member of a violent street gang, local and federal ...

With our free press under threat and federal funding for public media gone, your support matters more than ever. Help keep the LAist newsroom strong, become a monthly member or increase your support ...

Margarita Ramirez* knew who it was when she heard the loud thuds on her front door. She opened it a crack and saw several members of the Barrio 18 street gang which ruled her neighbourhood. “Where’s ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) – El Salvador’s legislature has approved a new law that would impose up to 15 years in prison on anyone who negotiates with or offers benefits to street gangs. The ...

Warning: Some of the depictions and images in this story are graphic. Violence is rampant in El Salvador. In the month of August alone, there were 900 homicides. That's a daily average of 30 murders ...

A few years ago, El Tunco beach in El Salvador was crawling with gang members who robbed and extorted people at will.

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called on the government of El Salvador to protect three Salvadoran men deported by the United States in a decision published ...

When President Nayib Bukele announced a sweeping “state of exception” in El Salvador in March 2022, he promised an end to the country’s long-standing nightmare: the grip of brutal street gangs like MS ...