Jul 13 U.S. offers full support to Mexico to capture drug lord ‘El Chapo’ By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The United States is pledging assistance to Mexico's government in bringing escaped drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to justice. Continue reading
Jul 12 Trump doubles down on immigration comments in Vegas speech By Associated Press Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump criticized U.S. immigration and trade policies on Saturday in speeches that veered from accusing Mexico of deliberately sending criminals across the border to professing respect for the Mexican government and love for its people. Continue reading
Jul 12 Drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán escapes prison for second time By Andrew Mach Mexico's most notorious drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, broke out of a maximum security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping through a hole under his cell that led to an elaborate tunnel. Continue reading
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