Mexican Drug Kingpin Escapes Prison

A notorious Mexican drug kingpin has escaped from a maximum-security prison for the second time in 14 years. Mexico's security commission said in a statement Saturday Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who headed up the powerful Sinaloa cartel, was last seen in the showers area of the Altiplano prison. Security forces searching for the escapee have suspended flights at Toluca airport, which is near the prison outside Mexico City. Guzman was caught in February of last year...

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