Feb 25 Watch 5:05 Police step up effort to evict homeless from Tijuana canals By PBS News Hour About 1,000 homeless people live in Tijuana, many of them migrants hoping to make their way into to the U.S. Hundreds dwell in makeshift tents or storm drains in the branching tunnels of the Tijuana River canal, despite the local… Continue watching
Feb 19 World news quiz: Missiles, war games and a Mexico trip By Larisa Epatko Missiles and war games once again made the news, and a high-profile figure visited Mexico this week. Take our 5-minute quiz about these international events and more. Continue reading
Feb 18 Pope says Trump is ‘not Christian’ for wanting to build a wall on U.S.-Mexico border By Nicole Winfield and Julie Pace, Associated Press Asked about Donald Trump's views on immigration, Pope Francis says anyone who wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border isn't Christian. Continue reading
Feb 13 In visit to Mexico, Pope Francis urges end to corruption, violence By Michael D. Regan In his first visit to the predominantly Catholic country, Pope Francis urged Mexico to end a system of corruption and violence. Continue reading
Jan 27 Will red and blue lawmakers clear a path for a heroin abuse bill? By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a testy election year likely to see scant collaboration between Republicans and Democrats, there's a glint of hope in Congress for a bipartisan bill aimed at fighting heroin and opioid addiction — a deadly, growing problem that… Continue reading
Jan 15 World news quiz: A fugitive is locked up and a car is locked in ice By Larisa Epatko This week, Mexican authorities had to think of a way to prevent drug lord and escape artist “El Chapo” from breaking out of their maximum security prison again. And President Barack Obama made a claim in his State of the… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 5:42 The ethics of Sean Penn’s ‘El Chapo’ conversation By PBS News Hour Before Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was recaptured by Mexican authorities, the American movie star and activist Sean Penn met with Mexico’s most wanted man in a jungle hideaway to interview him for Rolling Stone magazine. William Brangham discusses the… Continue watching
Jan 11 Even if Mexico extradites ‘El Chapo,’ where will he be prosecuted? By Eric Tucker and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press With Mexican authorities saying they're committed to extraditing Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, it appears more likely than ever that American prosecutors will eventually get their hands on the drug lord. Continue reading
Jan 10 Sean Penn met secretly with drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman By Elisabeth Ponsot In an interview with Sean Penn secretly conducted last year, drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman admitted he was the world's largest supplier of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana. Continue reading
Jan 09 Mexico willing to extradite ‘El Chapo’ to United States By Michael D. Regan A Mexican drug lord back in custody after a brazen prison escape last year, was led by soldiers to prison on Friday, as United States officials continue to push for his extradition, a prospect the Mexican government is now said… Continue reading