I'm Davan Maharaj, editor of the Los Angeles Times. A drug kingpin's prison break is a huge embarrassment for Mexico; and a look at where it's riskiest to step off a curb in L.A. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today. TOP STORIES Mexico's Great Escapee It's outrageous, but not really a surprise. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's mightiest drug lord, escaped from a maximum-security prison -- again. He also did it in 2001. Fearing just this, the U.S. had sought his extradition.