Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico's ruling party faces growing scandal

It was surprising when Mexico's most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas in July

A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico's ruling party faces growing scandal
Economy

Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation

The pet rail project of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could wind up costing as much as $30 billion

Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation
News|Political|World

Mexico's most dangerous city for police suffers simultaneous attacks that kill 2 more officers

The embattled police force of the Mexican city of Celaya has seen two more police officers shot to death, amid a wave of targeted attacks believed to have been carried out by a drug cartel

News|Travel|World

Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say

The state prosecutor’s office says three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip

Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say
Business|News|Political|World

Mexico's president condemns reports of an old US investigation into alleged drug campaign donations

Mexico's president has condemned media reports that the U.S. government launched an abortive investigation into claims that drug traffickers may have contributed money to his failed 2006 campaign

Environment|Science|World

It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees

It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees

It's so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees
News|Political

Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness

Mexico’s outgoing president has pledged to press ahead with judicial reforms despite nervousness among investors, and suggestions from his own handpicked successor that he should wait

Mexico's outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness
News|Political

Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populist

As she runs to replace outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum is struggling to construct her own image, leaving many wondering whether she can escape the shadow of the larger-than-life incumbent

Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populist
News|World

Mother's Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of Mexico's over 100,000 missing people

Hundreds of mothers of missing people, other relatives and activists have marched through downtown Mexico City to mark a sad commemoration of Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of Mexico's over 100,000 missing people
Travel|World

How a beach trip in Mexico's Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the US

Two Australians and an American were doing what they loved on the stunning, largely isolated stretch of Baja California’s Pacific coast

How a beach trip in Mexico's Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the US
News|Travel|World

Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners

Mexican authorities say three bodies have been recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend

Mexican officials say 3 bodies recovered in Baja California during search for 3 missing foreigners
News|Political|World

Mexican president wanted to lead Latin America, but reality and his own rhetoric got in the way

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office in 2018 hoping to recover Mexico's old reputation as the diplomatic leader of Latin America

Mexican president wanted to lead Latin America, but reality and his own rhetoric got in the way
News|Political|World

Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a 'Mexico First' policy

Mexico’s president says he won’t fight drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest explanation yet of his refusal to confront the gangs

Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a 'Mexico First' policy
News|Political|World

5 key issues at stake in the upcoming 2024 Mexican elections

Mexico is almost certainly about to get its first woman president

5 key issues at stake in the upcoming 2024 Mexican elections
News|Political|World

Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other

Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatio have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country’s most violent on record

Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other
Business|News|Political|World

Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent

Mexico is almost certain to elect its first female president in June — both leading candidates are women

Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent
Business|Environment|News|Sports|World

As Super Bowl approaches, game-time guacamole affected by fewer avocado shipments from Mexico

As the Super Bowl approaches, there could be problems for guacamole, a favorite game-time food in America

As Super Bowl approaches, game-time guacamole affected by fewer avocado shipments from Mexico
Environment|News|Science|World

The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year

Experts say the number of monarch butterflies at wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the second lowest level since record keeping began

The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year
Business|News|Political|World

Mexico's president wants to guarantee people pensions equal to their full salaries when they retire

Mexico’s president has proposed giving people pensions equal to their full salaries at the time they retire, something no other country _ even those much richer than Mexico _does

Mexico's president wants to guarantee people pensions equal to their full salaries when they retire
News|Political|World

Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts

Mexico is acknowledging that at least two well-known Mayan ruin sites are unreachable by visitors due to cartel violence or land disputes

Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts
News|Political|World

In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico's warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis

Mexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they expand into distant markets from Asia to Australia to Africa

In Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico's warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis
Business|News|Political|World

Mexico's search for people falsely listed as missing finds some alive, rampant poor record-keeping

The Mexican government's controversial effort to look for people falsely listed as missing has turned up 16,681 who had returned to their homes but not notified the authorities

Mexico's search for people falsely listed as missing finds some alive, rampant poor record-keeping
News|World

Drug lords go on killing spree to hunt down corrupt officers who stole shipment in Mexico's Tijuana

A recent killing spree in the Mexican border city of Tijuana could have been lifted from a TV script: enraged drug lords hunting down corrupt police officers who stole a drug shipment

Drug lords go on killing spree to hunt down corrupt officers who stole shipment in Mexico's Tijuana
News|Political|World

3 foreign residents in Acapulco among the 47 dead as search focuses on boats sunk by Hurricane Otis

Three foreign residents have been confirmed among the 47 dead from Hurricane Otis as the search for the missing focused on submerged boats that sunk in the storm

3 foreign residents in Acapulco among the 47 dead as search focuses on boats sunk by Hurricane Otis
Business|Environment|News|World

Survivors of deadly Hurricane Otis grow desperate for food and aid amid slow government response

Survivors of the Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people and devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco are getting desperate amid a slow government assistance response

Survivors of deadly Hurricane Otis grow desperate for food and aid amid slow government response

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