Nearly 10,000 Central Americans migrants headed to the U.S. were kidnapped for ransom in México over a six-month period, according to a report by México's National Human Rights Commission. (via Foreign Policy)

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials say they're starting to push Mexican drug cartels south towards Central America.

Reggaetonero RKM was briefly hospitalized after being shot in the leg at a nightclub in Puerto Rico.

The U.S. pledges $1 million to help Central American governments deal with violent criminal gangs. Many of these organizations are based in American cities like Los Angeles.