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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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Mourners Plan Candlelight Vigil For Missing Mexican Students

Comments (0) | corruption investigation, Drug Cartels, Enrique Pena Nieto, gangs, kidnapping, Mexican Revolution Guerrero, Mexican students, Mexico, Nation and World, police

Jonathan Tolliver
Staff Reporter

Mexican officials can't confirm recently found bodies belong to students.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Legalize Weed, But Don't Forget Those Behind Bars

Comments (0) | Bernard Noble, coca leaf, Colorado, Conviction, criminal, decriminalization, deportation, Drug, drug addiction, Drug Cartels, drug organizations, drug policy, drug possession, drug regulation, Drugs, federal government, financial aid, gcdp, Global commission on drug policy, government, incarceration, jail, jeff mizanskey, justice system, Law, legalization, legalize, legalize weed, life behind bars, life in prison, life sentence, louisiana, LSD, Maps, marijuana, MDMA, mental health, misdemeanor, nonviolent drug possession, Opinion, portugal, Portugal drug policy, pot, prison industrial complex, prison population, psychedelic, psychedelics, psychoactive, ptsd, public health, public housing, race, racial disparity, racial profiling, racism, retroactive ameliorative relief, smoking weed, taxpayer money, three strikes, three strikes law, war on drugs, Washington, Weed

Corinne Gaston
Deputy Opinion Editor

In states where weed is legal, people are still in prison for lighting up before legalization.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Mexico's Potential First Female President Strikes Difficult Balance

Comments (6) | Drug Cartels, economy, Josefina Vazquez Mota, Mexico, Nation and World, National Action Party, PAN, Presidential Election, security, violence

Vazquez Mota at PAN's national meeting for women, Encuentro Nacional Mujeres Panistas, March 7. (Official campaign photo)

Catherine Green
Deputy News Editor

Offers vague reform plans.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Fast and Furious No More: Senate Votes to End Controversial Gun Program

Comments (0) | border, doj, Drug Cartels, drug trade, Fast and Furious, frontera, guns, guns trafficking, Mexico, Nation and World, Obama, weapons

Mary Slosson
Executive Editor

DOJ program takes heat from Congress.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Mexican Drug Cartels Wage War On Social Media Journalism

Comments (0) | Drug Cartels, Drug war, Maria Elizabeth Macias, Mexico, Nation and World

Ryan Faughnder
Senior News Editor

Cartels step up their efforts to combat "internet snitches."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

U.S. Authorities Capture 678 Mexican Gangsters Tied to Drug Cartels

Comments (1) | Drug Cartels, Drug Violence, Homeland Security, ICE, Mexico, Nation and World

Staff Reporters

Will it be enough to stop the violence?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

New Concerns Over Mexican Drug Cartel Access To American Military Weapons

Comments (1) | Drug Cartels, Drug war, International, julian assange, Mexico, pentagon, State Secrets, WikiLeaks

Mary Slosson
Executive Producer

Are narco-traffickers getting their weapons from the U.S. military?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Mexico's Calderon Announces Bloodiest Year Yet In War On Drugs

Comments (0) | Calderon, Drug Cartels, International, Juarez, Mexico, murder, murder total

Benjamin Gottlieb
Senior News Editor

Four-years later, drug-related deaths are higher than ever.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Mexican Drug Cartel Zetas Infiltrating Guatemala With "Total Impunity"

Comments (1) | Alta Verapaz, Coban, Drug Cartels, Guatemala, International, Mexico, war on drugs, Zetas

Mary Slosson
Executive Producer

One of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels is now challenging the strength of the Guatemalan government.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Drug Wars In Mexico Leave American Latinos In A Sticky Situation

Comments (0) | Drug Cartels, Drug Wars, El Diario, Felipe Calderon, gangs, International, Juarez, Mexico

Mexican Flag – Media coverage on the drug cartels has increased extensively the last couple of months. (Creative Commons)

Cynthia Balderas
Associate News Editor

AUDIO: How much influence does the media have?

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