In Britain 'dumb' is seldom used to mean stupid. It was mostly only used to mean mute e.g 'deaf and dumb'. However 'dumb' in the mute sense is probably politically incorrect nowadays, a bit like calling a short person a 'dwarf'.
Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n at a book signing in Coral Gables, Fla., in 2011, with his service dog, Tuesday. Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n, an Iraq war veteran and best-selling author who toured the country with his service dog, Tuesday, as an advocate for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, died on Friday in El Paso. He was 43. He was found dead in his hotel room.
Beltran Leyva's body, which remained at the scene early today, was briefly shown to reporters who were allowed inside the apartment complex. Authorities said Beltran Leyva, known as the boss of bosses as the head of a Sinaloa-based gang, and six members of his cartel died in the shootout Wednesday night. Cartel operatives had tossed grenades and fired weapons during the battle, which left one marine dead and wounded at least two, officials said.