Two Australian brothers and their American friend were murdered while on a surfing trip in Baja California, Mexico. The reason: thieves wanted to steal the tires on their pickup truck. Also: A Texas man kills two women, critically shoots a 5-year-old girl and abducts a 10-month-old baby in New Mexico. The baby was found safe a few days later, and i…

Violence is erupting at college campuses across America as police are breaking up encampments set up by pro-Palestinian protesters. Students and officers have suffered injuries, and classes continue to get canceled as safety becomes an issue. Also: A judge warns Donald Trump of jail time if he doesn't stop violating the gag order in his hush money …

Opening statements and witness testimony in the first criminal trial against former President Donald Trump finally got underway in New York. Prosecutors say Trump and his allies conspired to cover up negative stories about him during the 2016 presidential campaign, including affairs he may have had with two women. The transaction at the heart of th…

Father Martin was traveling across America and Canada and visiting Catholic churches along the way. Except Father Martin was no priest at all, but instead was a New Yorker named Malin Rostas who was buying trust and stealing from the parishes he visited. Malin was finally arrested in California on April 11. Also: 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Ree…

Prison guards asked the courts to spare Brian Dorsey's life, but the 52-year-old Missouri man was still put to death after the U.S. Supreme Court decline to grant him clemency. Dorsey was on death row for murdering his cousin and her husband with a shotgun in 2006, leaving their young daughter orphaned. Also: The parents of a Michigan school shoote…

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the movie "Rust," was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021. Hutchins was shot after a gun that star and producer Alec Baldwin was holding fired a live round. Baldwin is also charged with manslaughter but has maintained that he did not pull the tri…

Producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones has filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs, adding to a slew of sexual assault lawsuits the hip-hop mogul has faced recently. Also: The trial for the armorer accused of manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer on the set of an Alec Baldwin film is underway in Santa Fe. Support the Show.…

Six men were gunned down in the California desert in January in what authorities believe was a dispute tied to an illegal marijuana-growing operation. Despite the fact that marijuana is legal for recreational use in California, violence like this continues to take place. Also: A federal appeals court rejects Donald's Trump's argument that he's immu…

Vince McMahon left the WWE after a former employee accused him of sexual assault and sex trafficking in a new federal lawsuit. The details of some sexual encounters between her, McMahon and other WWE employees are very disturbing, and have allegedly left the victim with trauma so bad that she can't leave her house for weeks at a time. McMahon has d…

On Christmas Eve 2002, 27-year-old Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant, vanished into thin air. Her body was found months later in the San Francisco Bay. Laci's husband, Scott Peterson, was convicted on murder charges for killing Laci and their unborn son and was sentenced to life in prison. Now, the Los Angeles Innocence Project says new …

The Supreme Court has said that it will take on a case that will determine whether cities in the U.S. can ban sleeping in public, even when there are no other options for people experiencing homelessness. And; Former U.S. President Donald Trump was admonished by two different judges this last week after Trump acted inappropriately in court. Support…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is also the GOP frontrunner in this year's presidential election, didn't have a lot go his way recently in several court cases against him -- but the Supreme Court may bail him out. Also: Hundreds of Boeing jets are grounded as the Federal Aviation Administration investigates an incident that left a giant hol…

Three former New Mexico State Basketball players -- Kim Aiken Jr., Doctor Bradley and DeShawndre Washington -- were charged with criminal sexual penetration, criminal sexual contact and false imprisonment for allegedly holding down other players and student staff members and violating them. This is the latest in a string of unfortunate events for t…

Authorities in Nevada have charged 60 year old Duane Davis with the 1996 murder of influential rapper Tupac Shakur, who was only 25 at the time of his death. Davis had tied himself to the fatal shooting in his 2019 memoir, a move that no doubt piqued investigators' curiosity. Also: Rep. Kevin McCarthy is given the boot as Speaker of the House after…

One man was shot and taken to a hospital during a protest around the re-introduction of a statue depicting controversial Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate in Espanola, New Mexico, on Thursday. The alleged shooter, Ryan Martinez, was taken into custody a short time after. The victim is Jacob Johns, a Native American man from Spokane, Washington. On…

NFL legend Deion Sanders has turned the University of Colorado Boulder's football team, which went 1-11 last season, into the talk of college football with a hot 3-0 start. Coach Prime changed the culture with controversial methods -- like unloading players into the transfer portal and turning the swag factor to 11 -- but the results seem to speak …

Last week, 11-year-old Froylan Villegas was killed outside a AAA baseball stadium in Albuquerque when an unknown gunman opened fire on the car he and his family were riding in. In response, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a 30-day gun ban in public spaces in Albuquerque. The measure has drawn backlash from both Democrats and Republica…

Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the far-right activist group the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Also: Donald Trump faces racketeering charges in Georgia. That 70s Show star Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after he was convicted of raping two women,…

For U.S. President Donald Trump now faces additional charges for allegedly directing staff members to delete security video footage at his Mar-a-Lago residence. Trump is already facing charges for mishandling classified U.S. documents and keeping them at Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House. Also: Three former military officials told Congress t…

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed that it has served a search warrant in relation to the murder investigation of rapper Tupac Shakur. The artist, widely known as one of the greatest rappers of all time, was gunned down while sitting at a red light in Las Vegas, Nevada, in September 1996. His killing was never solved. Also: …

As newspapers keep shrinking and less people watch TV news, what does that mean for the future of the news industry? Mundo ponders that question, while also lamenting the heat wave that's been sweeping the Southwest. Support the Show.By Mundo Carrillo

Democrats and Republicans still have not reached a deal to raise the nation's debt limit before June 1, when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the government will run out of money and must be able to take on more debt. If the limit is not raised, Social Security and other payments could be delayed. The U.S. could also default for the first time …

An 18-year-old from Farmington, N.M., walked out his door Monday morning and started firing an AR-15 at houses and cars, police say. Three women over 70, including a mother and daughter, were killed. Six others, including two police officers, were injured. The suspect was eventually shot and killed by police, and investigators are still searching f…

Rep. George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman from New York, was charged with 13 federal counts on Wednesday. Those charges include wire fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds. Santos has pleaded not guilty to the charges and said he will not resign. He is currently out on a $500,000 bond. Support the Show.…

Last week, Fox News settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, the largest settlement ever in a defamation case. Then on Monday, the network let go of Tucker Carlson, one of the channel's highest-rated hosts. That same day, CNN fired longtime anchor Don Lemon. Also: Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin were d…

A Manhattan grand jury will decide whether to bring criminal charges to former U.S. President Donald Trump for alleged crimes involving a suspected hush-money payment he made to an adult film star. Also: The United Nations released a concerning report about climate change, and A 17-year-old student shoots two high school administrators in Denver. S…

On Jan. 27 the Memphis Police Department released video of officers severely beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who was being detained for alleged reckless driving. The beating is sickeningly brutal, and signals that we have a long way to go to correct police-community relations in America. Also: Alec Baldwin is charged with involuntary manslaughter…

Welcome back, homies! This week Mundo talks about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffering cardiac arrest during the first quarter of the Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin is still in critical condition at a Cincinnati hospital but is showing signs of improvement. Also: The U.S. House of Representatives has still …

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Mundo's News Program! Mundo rebooted the show in order to cover more than just crime and legal news. In this episode, Mundo discusses the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, a possible rail strike in the U.S. that could further damage an already shaky economy, and the fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock in Los Angeles. …

Shaun Harrison, a former academic dean at a Boston high school, used his position to recruit at-risk students to sell drugs for the Latin Kings gang. Harrison, scared that one student was going to talk to the police, shot the kid in the back of the head. Miraculously, the student survived. Last week, Harrison pleaded guilty to racketeering and othe…

The Albuquerque Police Department has arrested a man who it believes is behind the fatal shootings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, over the last year -- including three who were killed in the last few weeks. Among those killed were a young man from Pakistan who was a rising star in local government as well as a local business owner. …

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 decision in which the high court ruled that the right to terminate a pregnancy was protected under the Constitution. The decision sparked a lot of division, as some states now have anti-abortion laws that are enforceable while others have vowed to protect reproductive rights. But no…

Wildfires have burned in several states in the western U.S., including in New Mexico, where fires have burned peoples' homes and forced many others to evacuate. Experts say the amount of wildfires in 2022 is already well above the 10-year average. Plus: A New Mexico sheriff releases a load of documents in the "Rust" movie set shooting. Elon Musk, t…

The state of New Mexico has issued a nearly $137,000 fine to Rust Movie Productions LLC for workplace safety violations. In October, actor and producer Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while filming "Rust" outside of Santa Fe. Also, Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard reveals some of the violence i…

A 62-year-old man was arrested for throwing smoke grenades on a New York City subway before opening fire Tuesday morning, injuring 10 people. That man, Frank R. James, is now charged with committing an act of terrorism on a mass transit system and faces life in prison. Also: Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the newest member of the Supreme Court. Will…

U.S. President Joe Biden has called for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladmir Putin amid evidence that Ukrainian civilians were tortured, raped and executed in the street by Russian soldiers. Also: A judge finds that rapper Tory Lanez violated his conditions of release by contacting Megan Thee Stallion on social media. Lanez is accus…

Mundo gives an update on where he's been and what direction he wants to take the podcast moving forward. Support the Show.By Mundo Carrillo

Two new lawsuits have been filed against producers of the Netflix film "Rust," including actor/producer Alec Baldwin. Baldwin killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of the movie in October by accidentally shooting her in the chest. Hutchins' family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, and a medic on the set has filed a lawsuit for…

A former student at Bridgewater College in Virginia shot and killed two campus officers at the school on Tuesday. The suspect, Alexander Wyatt Campbell, was taken into custody a short time later and was charged with murder. Also: The FBI says Brian Laundrie admitted to killing fiancee Gabby Petito last year. A former NFL coach sues the league over …

Malik Faisai Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen, took four hostages for 11 hours at a Texas synagogue on Jan. 15. The hostages made it out safely and Akram was fatally shot when FBI personnel moved in. The incident is now part of an international terrorism investigation. In news that rocked the gaming world, Microsoft announced a deal to acquire …

Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael were both sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for chasing down and killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in Santilla Shores, Georgia, in February 2020. William Bryan, a man who filmed the fatal encounter, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Also: a sheriff in…

On Jan. 3, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of several counts of fraud for misleading investors about her company's technology. She faces up to 20 years in prison on each count. Also, a judge threw out a civil case filed by the man who appeared naked as a baby on Nirvana's "Nevermind" album. Spenser Elden, now 30, still has an opp…

Welcome to the final episode of Crime and Court USA for 2021! Let's take a look back at all the big crime and legal stories from the year, including a riot in the nation's capital, an officer being convicted of murder for kneeling on a Black man, a young woman going missing and a movie star fatally shooting a crew member on set. Thanks to everyone …

On Monday, Dec. 20, the trials of Kim Potter, Ghislaine Maxwell and Elizabeth Holmes all fell into the juries' hands. Those juries were still deliberating as of Wednesday evening. Potter is a former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who is accused of wrongfully killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April. Ghislaine Max…

This week's episode is chock-full of updates of court cases and alleged crime rings that Mundo has been keeping an eye on. Derek Chauvin -- a former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd, a Black man -- has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from Floyd's May 2020 death. The California Attorney General believes…

James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of alleged Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, have been charged with manslaughter. District Attorney Karen McDonald has also suggested that school officials could face charges for how prior incidents involving Ethan were handled. Also, former Empire actor Jussie Smollett testifies at his own trial, A…

The federal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, an alleged accomplice of financier Jeffrey Epstein, began in Manhattan with testimony from one of Maxwell and Epstein's alleged sexual assault victims. Maxwell is accused of recruiting teenage girls to satisfy Epstein's sexual desires and could possibly spend the rest of her life in prison. Meanwhile, in Mich…

Two big trials that shined a light on vigilantism and racism in America took place over the last few weeks. Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager from Illinois, was found not guilty of murdering two men and wounding another during a night of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020. There was unrest in the city after police shot an unarmed Black man i…

Eight young people died and hundreds more were injured at the Astroworld Festival in Houston over the weekend. The majority of the deaths and injuries seem to be the result of crowd crush. Performer and event organizer Travis Scott is already facing several lawsuits related to the concert. Also, former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs no…

This week's episode is all about drug traffickers. First, feared Colombian drug kingpin Dairo Antonio Usuga was captured in his jungle hideout and faces extradition to the U.S. The Department of Justice says Usuga and his organization transported over 81 tons of cocaine to the U.S. over several years. And rapper Fetty Wap was arrested on drug traff…