Jul 16 Mexico captures drug lord allegedly responsible for murder of DEA agent By María Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said in a statement late Friday that Caro Quintero was arrested for extradition to the U.S. and would be held at the maximum security Altiplano prison about 50 miles west of Mexico City. Continue reading
Jul 12 Jill Biden apologizes after remark about Latinos causes social media stir By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for saying Latinos are “as unique" as San Antonio breakfast tacos during a speech to the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Ukrainian forces strike ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Kherson In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukraine's military said it destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in outside the occupied city of Kherson, the U.S. military killed the leader of the Islamic State group in Syria, Mexico's president calls for end to… Continue watching
Jul 12 WATCH: Biden meets with Mexican counterpart López Obrador to discuss immigration and trade By Associated Press López Obrador used a visit to the White House to call for rejecting the "status quo" on the border, but also praised a relationship with the U.S. that both he and Biden insisted remained strong despite a series of high-profile… Continue reading
Jul 09 Luis Echeverria, former Mexican president blamed for political killings, dies at age 100 By E. Eduardo Castillo, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press In 2004, he became the first former Mexican head of state formally accused of criminal wrongdoing. Prosecutors linked Echeverria to the country’s so-called “dirty war” in which hundreds of leftist activists and members of fringe guerrilla groups were imprisoned, killed,… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 4:58 How the White House is reacting to the Supreme Court’s ruling on immigration policy The Supreme Court’s decision on the “Remain in Mexico” policy is a surprise win for the Biden administration but comes with complicated political implications. NewsHour's Laura Barrón-López joins Judy Woodruff to give us a sense of how the White House… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Former Proud Boys leader indicted for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 probe In our news wrap Monday, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group was charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 investigation, Russian forces continued their campaign to break through Ukrainian lines, gunmen in Nigeria who killed at… Continue watching
Jun 06 In blow to Biden, Mexican president to skip Summit of the Americas By Elliot Spagat, Joshua Goodman, Chris Megerian, Associated Press López Obrador wanted Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to be invited, but Washington did not want to include autocratic governments. The Mexican leader said Monday that "There cannot be a summit if all countries are not invited."… Continue reading
Jun 02 Storm warnings posted for Florida as system that battered Mexico moves into Gulf By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The tropical storm warning extends from Longboat Key on the Gulf Coast across the southern Florida peninsula, including Lake Okeechobee and the Florida Keys. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Biden spends Memorial Day honoring U.S service members In our news wrap Monday, President Biden spent this Memorial Day honoring U.S. service members who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for this country, at least 91 people have died from weekend floods in Brazil, the season's first hurricane in… Continue watching