Oct 02 10 people dead after Mexico church roof collapses. No more people believed buried in rubble By Alfredo Peña, Associated Press Rescuers have sent dogs and thermal cameras inside the rubble, and they say that no additional people are believed to remain in the debris. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 6:52 Mexico becomes latest country in Latin America to loosen restrictions on abortion By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ali Rogin In a sweeping decision this week, Mexico's Supreme Court broadened abortion rights in the country. Ali Rogin reports on the trend across Latin America and Geoff Bennett discusses the Mexico ruling with Maria Antonieta Alcalde of Ipas Latin America and… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: At least 18 dead from severe storms and flooding in southeastern Europe In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll has reached 18 from severe storms raging across southeastern Europe, flooding in southern Brazil claimed at least 39 lives, forecasters are warning that Hurricane Lee could become the first Category 5 storm… Continue watching
Sep 06 Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide By Associated Press The sweeping decision comes amid a trend in Latin America loosening restrictions on abortion even as access has been limited in the United States. Mexico City was the first Mexican jurisdiction to decriminalize abortion 15 years ago. Continue reading
Aug 18 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Hilary Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely. Follow for updates here. Continue reading
Aug 10 WATCH: Blinken holds news conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena Ibarra By Associated Press Last week, Mexican authorities found two bodies in the Rio Grande including one that was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 8:36 Migrants endure appalling conditions at border while waiting for chance to seek asylum By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Lena I. Jackson, Karina Cuevas, Layla Quran Earlier this month, a pandemic-era rule that allowed for the quick expulsion of migrants at the border, known as Title 42, officially ended. It created ripple effects on both sides of the border, though not necessarily what many expected. Authorities… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 5:24 Inside the border encampments where migrants await their chance to enter U.S. By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan It's been a few weeks since the end of a controversial pandemic-era immigration policy restricting asylum and swiftly turning away migrants at the southern border. While the number of border crossings has dropped since the policy was lifted, it has… Continue watching
May 22 Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano continues to spew ash and gas By Associated Press The nearly 18,000-foot (more than 5,400-meter) mountain is just 45 miles (about 70 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City and known affectionately as "El Popo."… Continue reading
May 05 Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican American culture, not independence By Anita Snow, Associated Press In the United States, the date is largely seen as a celebration of Mexican American culture stretching back to the 1800s in California. Continue reading