The surge in violence had been expected after Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo .

"Cartels do not care about the 100,000 Americans who died last year, they only care about the money they make," he said.

American law enforcement is facing a new challenge in the form of a new South American gang establishing itself on U.S. soil.

Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters she was "feeling very good about Pennsylvania" while campaigning on Friday in the ...