Sep 09 U.S., Mexico restart high-level economic talks after 4 years By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Top advisers to presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador are expressing eagerness to make headway on issues important to both nations, including infrastructure, trade and migration. Continue reading
Sep 07 Mexico Supreme Court rules abortion not a crime By María Verza, Associated Press The decision will immediately only affect that state on the Texas border, but court President Arturo Zaldívar says it establishes "obligatory criteria for all of the country's judges," compelling them to act the same way in similar cases. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: As COVID cases rise, concern over global vaccines and potential boosters grows In our news wrap Wednesday, as the world nears 200 million COVID cases, the World Health Organization calls for delaying booster shots until more countries get the vaccine, and the White House argues the U.S. has enough vaccine to do… Continue watching
Aug 04 Mexico sues U.S. gun manufacturers over arms trafficking toll By E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press The Mexican government is suing U.S. gun manufacturers and distributors, arguing that their commercial practices have unleashed tremendous bloodshed in Mexico. Continue reading
Jul 28 Mexico says officials spent $61 million on Pegasus spyware By Associated Press The government says many of the contracts with the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group were signed with front companies, which are often used in Mexico to facilitate kickbacks or avoid taxes. Continue reading
Jun 10 Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to U.S. charges By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has pleaded guilty to charges in the U.S. that alleged she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 4:43 Millions of Mexicans vote in a violence-marred midterm election By PBS NewsHour Mexicans voted on Saturday in the nation’s largest election in history, which saw all 500 seats in the lower house of Congress, nearly half the state governorships and almost 20,000 local offices go to polls. The election is being seen… Continue watching
May 20 U.N. refugee agency calls on U.S. to end asylum restrictions By Associated Press U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday asked for an end to so-called Title 42 authority. It's named for a section of an obscure 1944 U.S. public health law that former President Donald Trump used last year to… Continue reading
May 20 Mexican president draws U.S. into dispute over governor By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Despite diplomatic protocols, and Mexico's own confidentiality laws, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador showed a copy of a letter sent by the U.S. Embassy's legal attaché asking for information on Garcia Cabeza de Vaca as part of a U.S. money-laundering… Continue reading
May 04 Watch 4:11 News Wrap: White House aims to vaccinate 70 percent of American adults by July 4 In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House plans to distribute more COVID-19 shots to states where demand is higher as it aims to vaccinate 70 percent of U.S. adults with at least one dose by July 4. An elevated… Continue watching