18th Street or “Barrio 18,” is one of the most notorious and violent gangs in the Western Hemisphere. The group started back in the 1960s after Clanton 14, one of the oldest Hispanic gangs in the city ...

The LAPD has revealed it can’t properly track street gang crime because the department been banned from using an internal ...

A wave of violence inside and outside prisons drew attention to President Bernardo Arévalo's fragile political balancing act ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guatemala's president has ordered a security operation to crack down on street gangs (JOHAN ORDONEZ) (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/AFP) ...

Heavily armed Guatemalan troops and military police deployed to the country's capital Tuesday, challenging street gangs blamed for killing 11 officers and sparking a major security crisis. President ...

Guatemala is returning to hardline security policies amid a resurgence of gang activity, two years after its president pledged a renewed approach to the problem. Upon taking office in January 2024, ...

David Chávez and Jonathan Arias were both paralyzed after being shot by gang members in their youth in El Salvador. Now they ...

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Sunday that the 30-day state of siege helped authorities regain control over gang activity after Barrio 18 members killed 11 police officers in January and ...

Experts documented murder, torture and disappearances under president Nayib Bukele’s policy targeting gangs ...

Guatemala's president has ordered a security operation to crack down on street gangs - Copyright DoD/AFP/File Handout Guatemala's president has ordered a security ...