Jul 06 How a chance encounter with ‘Hef’ led an aspiring journalist to become Miss October 1964 By Kathleen McCleery The last person you expect to meet at a Mexican nursing home is a Playboy centerfold. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 6:21 From the fields to the Library of Congress, Juan Felipe Herrera took a winding path to poetry By PBS News Hour Juan Felipe Herrera is the author of more than 20 books of poetry, novels for young adults and collections for children, most recently “Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes.” He is the son of migrant workers from Mexico, and today he… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 8:20 Amid widespread poverty, boomtowns spur economic growth in Mexico By PBS News Hour NewsHour Weekend explores the boomtowns at the center of the burgeoning economy of Mexico, which has become the third largest trading partner with the United States. But with more than half of its 120 million people living in poverty, Mexico… Continue watching
Apr 15 What if every working age person in your town disappeared? By P. J. Tobia Imagine if you woke up one day and all of the working-age men and women in your town were gone. They'd disappeared practically overnight. How would that change your town's culture, its lifestyle -- your life?… Continue reading
Feb 06 At least 61 bodies found decomposing in crematorium near Mexican resort town By Marina Lopes Police uncovered 61 bodies in an abandoned crematorium on Thursday, close the Mexican resort town of Acapulco. The decomposing bodies were fully clothed, wrapped in sheets and sprinkled with lime in an effort to mask their smell, but suspicious neighbors… Continue reading
Jan 29 At least two killed in gas explosion near Mexico City maternity hospital By Margaret Myers At least two people have been killed and 60 injured when a gas tanker exploded near a Mexico City maternity hospital, officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 22 Meth-laden drone crashes over Mexico-U.S. border By Anna Sillers Six pounds of methamphetamine were found taped to the drone, using a combination of “plastic webbing and strings of black tape."… Continue reading
Jan 17 In Mexico, new suspect detained in disappearance of 43 students By Carey Reed A new suspect was arrested in connection with the September 2014 disappearance and alleged killing of 43 college students in Mexico, officials announced on Friday. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 1:49 Monarch butterflies could get endangered species status By PBS News Hour Every year, millions of North American monarch butterflies head south for the winter -- but recently their numbers have plummeted by up to 90 percent. In Washington, responding to a petition submitted by conservation organizations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 7:49 Mexico’s President Peña Nieto faces ‘perfect storm’ of problems, derailed reform agenda By PBS News Hour Continue watching