Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 are giving curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn’t initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK.

The remains of former Mexican President Luis Echeverria have been cremated, after a quiet memorial service.

Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, blamed for some of Mexico's worst political killings, has died at the age of 100.