Oct 26 At least 27 people are dead and 4 are missing after Hurricane Otis, Mexican authorities report By Mark Stevenson, María Verza, Associated Press Hurricane Otis roared ashore in Acapulco early Wednesday, unleashing massive floods and setting off looting, the resort city of nearly 1 million descended into chaos, leaving residents without electricity or internet service. Continue reading
Oct 25 Hurricane Otis weakens over southern Mexico after battering Acapulco as a Category 5 storm By José Antonio Rivera, María Verza, Associated Press Otis rapidly intensified Tuesday, growing from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in 12 hours. Continue reading
Oct 20 Hurricane Norma heads for Mexican resorts, as Tammy becomes hurricane in the Atlantic By Ignacio Martinez, Associated Press Hurricane Norma weakened slightly but remained a major storm Friday as it took aim at the twin resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula in the Pacific. Continue reading
Oct 19 Most Americans have favorable view about Mexico as partner in border control, AP-NORC poll says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Most Americans see southern neighbor Mexico as having at least a friendly relationship with the U.S. A sizable majority also say Mexico and the U.S. should be responsible for stopping drug trafficking. Continue reading
Oct 11 Hurricane Lidia dissipates after killing 1 person, injuring 2 near Mexico's Puerto Vallarta resort By Associated Press The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday day that Lidia's winds were down to 35 mph as it dissipated about 145 miles north-northeast of the city of Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest. Continue reading
Oct 06 Southern Mexico bus crash kills at least 16 migrants, injures dozens By Associated Press Authorities say least 16 migrants from Venezuela and Haiti died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, the latest in a series of migrant deaths in Mexico amid a surge in migrants traveling toward the U.S. border. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 7:40 Immigration advocates criticize Biden after move allowing border wall construction By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan The Biden administration is taking fire from some immigration advocates for a recent move to expedite the construction of a wall along the southern border. The president says the money for a wall was appropriated during the Trump administration and… Continue watching
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