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Authorities receive apology letter after abduction, deaths of U.S. citizens in Mexico

By Alfredo Peña, Associated Press

A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible.

WATCH: State Department holds briefing as China blames U.S. for trying to hinder development

By Associated Press

State Department spokesperson Ned Price held a news briefing Wednesday as China's President Xi Jinping accuses Washington of trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. …

News Wrap: Fed indicates robust economy, inflation could drive more rate hikes

In our news wrap Tuesday, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said high inflation and a robust economy may mean more interest rate hikes, Mexican officials confirmed two kidnapped Americans have been found dead, President Biden proposed raising taxes on those…

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Americans kidnapped in Mexico found, 2 dead and 1 wounded, Mexican officials say

By Associated Press, Alfredo Peña, Associated Press

A Mexican official says two U.S. citizens missing since their violent abduction Friday in the northern Mexican border city of Matamoros have been found dead and two others were alive.

4 Americans kidnapped in northern Mexico border city

By Associated Press

The four had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday. The FBI San Antonio Division office said the vehicle came under fire shortly after it entered Mexico.

Mexican President López Obrador says Tesla to build plant in Mexico

By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press

López Obrador said the promise came in phone calls he had Friday and Monday with Tesla head Elon Musk.

Mexico’s former public security chief convicted in U.S. drug case

By Jennifer Peltz, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press

A U.S. jury has convicted a former Mexican presidential cabinet member of taking massive bribes to protect the drug cartels he was tasked with combating.

Mexico says former security chief stole $745 million from government contracts

By Associated Press

García Luna is on trial in New York, accused of accepting millions of dollars to let the Sinaloa cartel traffic tons of cocaine to the U.S.

Drug trafficking trial begins for Mexico’s former top security official in charge of fighting cartels

By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press

The man who was once Mexico's top security official and in charge of fighting the drug cartels is going on trial on charges of helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs and protect them from capture.

WATCH: Biden delivers remarks with Mexico’s López Obrador, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau

By Colleen Long, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they met for the annual North America Leaders Summit.