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Care for a sweet treat during Mexico's Day of the Dead? Have a bite of 'pan de muerto'
Read full article: Care for a sweet treat during Mexico's Day of the Dead? Have a bite of 'pan de muerto'“Pan de muerto," or “bread of the dead,” is freshly baked in Mexico ahead of Day of the Dead celebrations.
Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean
Read full article: Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific OceanForecasters say Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 4 storm and is expected to remain away from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean.
Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico
Read full article: Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern MexicoHundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas.
Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s
Read full article: Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980sMexico's new president has announced an agriculture plan that could make the country's food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980s.
Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico
Read full article: Hundreds mourn Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern MexicoHundreds of people have turned out to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas.
Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes court appearance in his US drug trafficking case
Read full article: Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada makes court appearance in his US drug trafficking caseA longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel who is facing drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court appeared for the first time before the judge presiding over the case.
A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a US drug trafficking case
Read full article: A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a US drug trafficking caseA former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that authorities say shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four people.
Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment
Read full article: Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictmentA U.S. indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia claims that the leader of one of Mexico's most violent gangs continued to control an offshoot group, the Northeast Cartel, from inside a Mexican prison.
A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 years
Read full article: A pastry brought to Mexico by British miners is still popular after 200 yearsBack in the 19th century, migrant miners from Cornwall, in the southwest of England, brought their pastries to the Mexican mining town of Real del Monte.
A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
Read full article: A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheadedA new mayor has been sworn in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office.
Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartels
Read full article: Mexico sends 660 soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers suffering extortion by cartelsMexico has sent 660 soldiers and militarized National Guard officers to the western state of Michoacan to protect lime growers who complained they were suffering extortion demands by cartels.
The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office
Read full article: The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took officeRelatives have buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed less than one week after he took office.
Supreme Court will weigh Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers
Read full article: Supreme Court will weigh Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makersThe Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against leading U.S. gun manufacturers over allegations their commercial practices have helped caused much bloodshed there.
Pennsylvania Republican in key swing-state Senate race backs using military to fight fentanyl
Read full article: Pennsylvania Republican in key swing-state Senate race backs using military to fight fentanylThe Republican challenger trying to flip the U.S. Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania says he'll press for U.S. military action in Mexico to target fentanyl trafficking networks.
Helene on track to strike north Florida as a devastating major hurricane
Read full article: Helene on track to strike north Florida as a devastating major hurricaneHelene continued to steadily strengthen as it grazed the northeastern tip of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula Wednesday morning. The storm is on the cusp of becoming Hurricane Helene and is projected to deliver a devastating blow to Florida’s Gulf Coast tomorrow as a major hurricane.
A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland
Read full article: A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inlandForecasters are warning that Hurricane Helene will intensify into a major storm before striking Florida and further inland as it heads northward across the Gulf of Mexico.
Tropical Weather Latest: Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, Tropical Storm John weakens
Read full article: Tropical Weather Latest: Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, Tropical Storm John weakensTwo major weather systems are bringing heavy rain, high winds and more to Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on one side and the Caribbean on the other.
Hurricane John falls apart after causing deadly mudslides on Mexico's southern Pacific coast
Read full article: Hurricane John falls apart after causing deadly mudslides on Mexico's southern Pacific coastHurricane John fell apart as quickly as it formed but left destruction along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, including deadly mudslides and flooding that may linger.
Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean as hurricane, storm surge watches issued for portions of Florida’s Gulf Coast
Read full article: Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean as hurricane, storm surge watches issued for portions of Florida’s Gulf CoastTropical Storm Helene formed in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday after bringing heavy rains and big waves to the Cayman Islands.
Following development trends for the Gulf of Mexico next week
Read full article: Following development trends for the Gulf of Mexico next weekForecast models continue to advertise slow tropical development beginning next week across the northwestern Caribbean, with a system that could pivot into the southern Gulf of Mexico by the middle to latter part of the week.
Trump pledges tariffs and repeats false claim of Chinese automakers building big Mexican factories
Read full article: Trump pledges tariffs and repeats false claim of Chinese automakers building big Mexican factoriesFormer President Donald Trump has repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in Mexico.
At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
Read full article: At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern MexicoAt least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash.
Arrests for illegal border crossings jump 3% in August, suggesting decline may be bottoming out
Read full article: Arrests for illegal border crossings jump 3% in August, suggesting decline may be bottoming outU.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico rose slightly in August.
Hispanic Heritage Month puts diversity and culture at the forefront
Read full article: Hispanic Heritage Month puts diversity and culture at the forefrontHuge celebrations across the U.S. are expected to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual tradition that showcases the awe-inspiring diversity and culture of Hispanic people.
Mexico will amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected
Read full article: Mexico will amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be electedMexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law.
Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
Read full article: Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricaneTropical Storm Francine has strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to make landfall as a hurricane at mid-week in Louisiana.
Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters say
Read full article: Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters sayThe National Weather Service says a tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane.
Pato O'Ward dominates Milwaukee and displays his popularity with 1st win on an oval since 2022
Read full article: Pato O'Ward dominates Milwaukee and displays his popularity with 1st win on an oval since 2022Pato O’Ward remained in the headlines Saturday by winning the first race of a doubleheader at the Milwaukee Mile, where he has spent the weekend questioning IndyCar leadership for allowing NASCAR to beat the series to a race in Mexico City.
Mexico's traditional and Indigenous community police come under fire from drug cartels
Read full article: Mexico's traditional and Indigenous community police come under fire from drug cartelsMexico’s traditional and Indigenous community police forces are coming under increasingly deadly fire from drug cartels.
Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
Read full article: Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022Guatemalan police have arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat.
Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concern
Read full article: Immigrants prepare for new Biden protections with excitement and concernA new Biden administration program will allow some spouses of U.S. citizens living in the U.S. illegally to gain legal status without leaving the country.
Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
Read full article: Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take holdU.S. authorities say arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended.
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024
Read full article: Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year as in 2024Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will continue to live with less water next year from the Colorado River after the U.S. government Thursday announced water cuts preserving the status quo.
In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border
Read full article: In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern borderThe Biden administration says it will soon expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United States to a large swath of southern Mexico.
US Homeland Security halts immigration permits from 4 countries amid concern about sponsorship fraud
Read full article: US Homeland Security halts immigration permits from 4 countries amid concern about sponsorship fraudThe Biden administration has temporarily suspended permits for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to enter the United States and stay up to two years amid concerns about fraud by their financial sponsors.
US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidency
Read full article: US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidencyU.S. arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico during July have plummeted to a new low for Joe Biden’s presidency, raising prospects a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon.
Texas' floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists
Read full article: Texas' floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persistsA floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court has ruled.
A group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US
Read full article: A group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the USA group of 2,000 migrants from dozens of countries have set out on foot from Tapachula, a city in southern Mexico, as they attempt to reach the U.S.
U.S hits Mexican accountants and firms with sanctions for timeshare scams that support drug cartel
Read full article: U.S hits Mexican accountants and firms with sanctions for timeshare scams that support drug cartelThe U.S. has imposed sanctions on three Mexican accountants and four firms allegedly linked to a timeshare fraud ring run by the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel.
Border arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden's presidency as asylum halt takes hold
Read full article: Border arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden's presidency as asylum halt takes holdArrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plunged 29% in June to the lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operation
Read full article: Mexico's costly Maya Train draws few passengers in its first six months of partial operationThe pet rail project of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador could wind up costing as much as $30 billion.
Smith scores and US women's soccer gets 1-0 revenge win over Mexico ahead of the Olympics
Read full article: Smith scores and US women's soccer gets 1-0 revenge win over Mexico ahead of the OlympicsSophia Smith scored in the 64th minute and the United States got revenge for a loss to Mexico earlier this year with a 1-0 victory in the rematch on Saturday.
Prosecutors in northern Mexico say they'll investigate case of long-missing man found in morgue
Read full article: Prosecutors in northern Mexico say they'll investigate case of long-missing man found in morgueProsecutors in northern Mexico say they’ll investigate after the body of a long-missing man was found after months lying unidentified in a state morgue.
Biden administration to tax foreign-made steel and aluminum imports routed through Mexico
Read full article: Biden administration to tax foreign-made steel and aluminum imports routed through MexicoThe Biden administration is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum shipped from Mexico that were made elsewhere.
Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here's a breakdown of extreme weather terms
Read full article: Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here's a breakdown of extreme weather termsBeryl regained hurricane strength over the weekend after a short downgrade to a tropical storm as it weakened over land.
Beryl bears down on Texas, where it is expected to hit after regaining hurricane strength
Read full article: Beryl bears down on Texas, where it is expected to hit after regaining hurricane strengthTexas officials are telling coastal residents to expect power outages and flooding as Beryl was forecast to regain hurricane strength before making landfall.
Beryl strikes north of Tulum, targets South Texas for final act
Read full article: Beryl strikes north of Tulum, targets South Texas for final actAfter another bout of unforeseen strengthening late Thursday, Beryl finally lost some muster on approach to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula early Friday, where it struck just north of Tulum as a Category 2 hurricane.
Hurricane Beryl strengthens back into a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
Read full article: Hurricane Beryl strengthens back into a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico’s Yucatan PeninsulaAfter leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl has strengthened back into a Category 3 storm as it chugs over open water toward Mexico’s resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula.
Venezuela advances to Copa America quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Mexico on Rondón goal
Read full article: Venezuela advances to Copa America quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Mexico on Rondón goalSalomón Rondón scored on a penalty kick in the 57th minute, and Venezuela advanced to the Copa America quarterfinals with 1-0 victory over Mexico.
Mexico beats Jamaica 1-0 in Copa America opener on Gerardo Arteaga's 69th-minute goal
Read full article: Mexico beats Jamaica 1-0 in Copa America opener on Gerardo Arteaga's 69th-minute goalGerardo Arteaga scored from the edge of the penalty area in the 69th minute, and Mexico beat Jamaica 1-0 in its Copa America opener.
Disturbance almost a depression on the doorstep of the Southeast US
Read full article: Disturbance almost a depression on the doorstep of the Southeast USThe disturbance we’ve been following since this weekend took advantage of a narrow window of more conducive conditions to make a run at becoming a tropical depression on approach to the southeastern U.S. Friday morning.
Alberto, season's first named tropical storm, dumps rain on Texas and Mexico, which reports 3 deaths
Read full article: Alberto, season's first named tropical storm, dumps rain on Texas and Mexico, which reports 3 deathsTropical Storm Alberto is rumbling toward northeast Mexico as the first named storm of the season, carrying heavy rains that left three people dead but also brought hope to a region suffering under a prolonged, severe drought.
Alberto forms, bringing major coastal flooding and heavy rains to Texas
Read full article: Alberto forms, bringing major coastal flooding and heavy rains to TexasThe large and lumbering circulation of the tropical disturbance formerly designated Potential Tropical Cyclone One has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
First forecast cone of the hurricane season issued as the tropics awaken
Read full article: First forecast cone of the hurricane season issued as the tropics awakenOn Monday, the National Hurricane Center designated the sprawling area of low pressure twisting through the southern Gulf of Mexico Potential Tropical Cyclone One, introducing the first forecast cone of the 2024 hurricane season.
Aides' vehicle in a convoy carrying Mexico's next president involved in a crash that killed 1
Read full article: Aides' vehicle in a convoy carrying Mexico's next president involved in a crash that killed 1A highway accident involving an SUV carrying aides to Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's June 2 presidential elections, has resulted in at least one fatality.
Feds describe how Miami contract pilot got caught trafficking cocaine
Read full article: Feds describe how Miami contract pilot got caught trafficking cocaineA Miami contract pilot known as “Jagger” flew a private jet registered in the U.S. from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where he expected men to load about 1,700 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia.
In Mexico heat wave monkeys still dying, birds are getting air-conditioning, lions get popsicles
Read full article: In Mexico heat wave monkeys still dying, birds are getting air-conditioning, lions get popsiclesAmid Mexico's heat wave and drought, suffering birds are getting air-conditioning and monkeys with heatstroke are being rescued by non-governmental groups.
How Biden's new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to work
Read full article: How Biden's new order to halt asylum at the US border is supposed to workPresident Joe Biden has ordered a halt to asylum processing at the U.S. border with Mexico when illegal entries reach a threshold deemed excessive.
Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before
Read full article: Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than beforeMexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts.
Pato O'Ward looks to bounce back from Indy 500 heartbreaker with a winning run at Detroit Grand Prix
Read full article: Pato O'Ward looks to bounce back from Indy 500 heartbreaker with a winning run at Detroit Grand PrixPato O’Ward had tears triggered following the Indianapolis 500 after pushing the No. 5 Honda to the limits only to come up just short, getting passed two corners from the finish by Josef Newgarden.
Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats
Read full article: Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and batsThe number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering.
Pato O'Ward of the Arrow McLaren team goes out of his way to win over Indianapolis 500 fans
Read full article: Pato O'Ward of the Arrow McLaren team goes out of his way to win over Indianapolis 500 fansPato O'Ward has become one of IndyCar's biggest stars not just for the way he drives on the track but the way he carries himself away from it.
Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore
Read full article: Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the forePresident Andrés Manuel López Obrador swept into office nearly six years ago with a simple motto laying out his administration’s priorities: “For the good of all, first the poor.”.
At the 'Super Bowl of Swine,' global barbecuing traditions are the wood-smoked flavor of the day
Read full article: At the 'Super Bowl of Swine,' global barbecuing traditions are the wood-smoked flavor of the dayMemphis barbecue is elevated to fine dining under the sun at the annual World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
Mariachis. A flame-swallower. Mexico's disputes between street performers just reached a new high
Read full article: Mariachis. A flame-swallower. Mexico's disputes between street performers just reached a new highMexico’s often violent disputes between street performers reached a new level this week when a group of guitar-toting mariachis tangled with a flame-swallower.
New immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants
Read full article: New immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrantsThe Biden administration is creating a new process aimed at cutting the time it takes to decide the fates of newly arrived migrants in immigration courts from years to roughly six months.
US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcement
Read full article: US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcementArrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico fell more than 6% in April to the fourth lowest month of the Biden administration.
US suggests possibility of penalties if production of Chinese electric vehicles moves to Mexico
Read full article: US suggests possibility of penalties if production of Chinese electric vehicles moves to MexicoThe Biden administration is suggesting the possibility that new penalties could be put in place if the Chinese makers of electric vehicles try to move their production to Mexico to avoid newly announced import taxes.
China and US resume cooperation on deportation as Chinese immigrants rush in from southern border
Read full article: China and US resume cooperation on deportation as Chinese immigrants rush in from southern borderBeijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.
Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego
Read full article: Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San DiegoThe mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico has delivered a moving tribute to her sons at a beach in San Diego.
Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors say
Read full article: Bodies recovered likely those of 2 Australians, 1 American who went missing, Mexican prosecutors sayThe 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.
Migration roils US elections. Mexico sees mass migration too, but its politicians rarely mention it
Read full article: Migration roils US elections. Mexico sees mass migration too, but its politicians rarely mention itThe coincidence of presidential elections in the U.S. and Mexico every 12 years provides a valuable way to compare the two countries.
Angry farmers in a once-lush Mexican state target avocado orchards that suck up too much water
Read full article: Angry farmers in a once-lush Mexican state target avocado orchards that suck up too much waterAs Mexico’s drought drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action against thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City.
Jurors don't have a verdict yet in an Arizona rancher's trial for fatally shooting a migrant
Read full article: Jurors don't have a verdict yet in an Arizona rancher's trial for fatally shooting a migrantJurors were sent home for the weekend after failing to reach a verdict Friday in the trial of a 75-year-old Arizona rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property.
Mexican drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán claims he can't get calls or visits in a US prison
Read full article: Mexican drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán claims he can't get calls or visits in a US prisonJoaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán now claims he can’t get phone calls or visits in the maximum security U.S. prison where the once most powerful Mexican drug lord is serving a life sentence.