Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro Garcรญa Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking.
This new Mexican blessed is considered a protector of life from conception. Who was Moisรฉs Lira?
Mexicoโs Catholic Church has a new addition to its ranks of โblessed,โ with the beatification of the Rev. Moisรฉs Lira.
Mexico will amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected
Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the countryโs rule of law.
Mexicoโs Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamber
Mexicoโs Senate has voted to overhaul the countryโs judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election.
Protesters storm Mexico's Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul
Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexicoโs Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the countryโs judiciary, forcing the body to temporarily suspend its session.
Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico's president
Mexicoโs Catholic leaders have raised their concerns over a controversial judicial reform pushed by President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador.
Temple or museum? How Diego Rivera designed a place to honor Mexico's pre-Hispanic art
In the 1940s, Mexican artist Diego Rivera had a dream: to build a sacred place to preserve and display his lifelong collection of pre-Hispanic art.
Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexicoโs judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico.
Whatโs at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president
Mexicoโs governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through a unusual proposal to make the countryโs entire judicial branch โ some 7,000 judges โstand for election.
Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a taste of freedom
While the U.S. Border Patrol has arrested tens of thousands of Chinese at the U.S.-Mexico border over the past year, thousands are making Mexico their final destination.
As Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul, lawmakers head to vote in nearby gym
Protesters in Mexico City are blocking the entrance to Congress over proposals that would make judges stand for election.
Mexico finds the devil is in the details with laws against gender-based attacks on women politicians
In a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about โchildless cat ladies,โ some might wish there were rules against mocking candidates based their gender.
Pato O'Ward dominates Milwaukee and displays his popularity with 1st win on an oval since 2022
Pato OโWard remained in the headlines Saturday by winning the first race of a doubleheader at the Milwaukee Mile, where he has spent the weekend questioning IndyCar leadership for allowing NASCAR to beat the series to a race in Mexico City.
Mexico's ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defect
Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexicoโs ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds majority in both houses of congress.
Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan
Mexicoโs president says he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies โon pauseโ after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed controversial judicial overhaul.
Fugitive ex-official implicates Mexican ex-president, others in tale spun of student disappearances
A former head of investigations for Mexicoโs Attorney Generalโs Office told officials investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students that the so-called โhistoric truthโ presented to the public weeks later was cooked up by the highest ranking officials in the Mexican government.
Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect democracy'
Protesters have marched across Mexico in the latest opposition to Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obradorโs proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the governing party that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances.
At Mexicoโs Hera music festival, women were both at the forefront and behind the scenes
Mexico Cityโs Hera HSBC music festival brought together an all-female lineup of both Latina and international talent including Kesha, Demi Lovato and Camila Cabello.
EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela elections
The European Union's top diplomat says that Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro has โnot provided the necessary public evidenceโ to prove he was the winner of Julyโs elections.
Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes
Mexicoโs electoral institute has voted to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of seats in the lower house of Congress, even though the coalition won only about 60% of the votes in the June 2 elections.
Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations
Nicaraguaโs government has closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce.
Mexico City assembly OKs strongest rent control since the 1940s, limiting rises to inflation rate
The legislature of Mexico City has approved the most ambitious rent control law since the 1940s, which will limit increases to the inflation rate each year.
Mexico federal court employees strike over judicial changes requiring that judges stand for election
Employees at Mexicoโs federal courts have gone on strike over judicial changes that would make all judges stand for election.
Venezuelans in Caracas and across the world demonstrate to defend oppositionโs victory claim
Venezuelans across the world responded to a call from their countryโs political opposition.
X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging โcensorship ordersโ from Supreme Court justice
Social media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest their legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.
A gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico's ruling party faces growing scandal
It was surprising when Mexico's most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas in July.
Mexico's truth commission reveals new evidence of โdeath flightsโ during 1965-1990 'dirty war'
More evidence has emerged that Mexican authorities disposed of the bodies of dissidents in โdeath flightsโ during the country's 1965-1990 โdirty war.โ.
Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's presidential vote in June, is finally declared president-elect
Claudia Sheinbaum, the woman who won Mexicoโs June 2 presidential vote, has finally been formally declared Mexico's President-elect, the first woman to hold the office in Mexico.
An offering, a fire, a prayer. How a Mexico City community celebrates its pre-Hispanic origins
A couple of decades ago, when Claudia Santos felt the need for spiritual shelter, she dug into her countriesโ history and there she found it: Her ancestors, the Mexica.
Mexico's president will send a diplomatic note over US funding for a Mexican anti-corruption NGO
Mexicoโs president has lashed out at U.S. funding for a Mexican anti-corruption non-profit group, and says he will send a diplomatic note to the United States in protest.
Analysts shocked as Mexico's central bank clocks rise in inflation and cuts interest rates
Analysts are expressing shock at a decision by Mexicoโs central bank to cut interest rates on the same day that official figures showed a sharp rise in domestic inflation.
Venezuelan migrants in Mexico worry for their loved ones as political unrest roils their homeland
Living in makeshift camps in the heart of Mexico City, many Venezuelan migrants grow increasingly anxious for their friends and family back home.
Prosecutors in northern Mexico say they'll investigate case of long-missing man found in morgue
Prosecutors in northern Mexico say theyโll investigate after the body of a long-missing man was found after months lying unidentified in a state morgue.
At least 200 crocodiles crawl into cities as heavy rains hit northern Mexico, near Texas
In the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas, heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter urban areas.
Mexico will build passenger train lines to US border in an expansion of its debt-laden rail projects
Mexico's president says his successor is planning to build passenger train lines running from the capital to cities on the U.S. border.
Mexico's incoming president announces top posts but her new cabinet includes familiar faces
Mexicoโs incoming president has announced her appointees for top posts, but hopes for a fresh approach were dashed by the re-appearance of old faces in the new cabinet.
Mexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants
Mexico's incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a heavy presence from academia and her prior administration as Mexico Cityโs mayor.
Peace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests' violent deaths in Mexico
Two years have passed since a leader of one of Mexicoโs organized crime gangs stormed into a Catholic church in the remote Tarahumara mountains and fatally shot two Jesuit priests.
Mexicoโs incoming president says surveys show support for controversial judicial reforms
In a move reminiscent of her political mentor, incoming Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has displayed a series of surveys commissioned by her political party that she says show a wide majority approve of controversial judicial changes.
Texan whose husband died by hot tub electrocution at Mexican beach resort files wrongful death suit
An American tourist was killed and his wife hospitalized after being electrocuted in a hot tub in a Mexican beach town earlier this week, an incident that prompted the family to sue the resort for wrongful death and negligence, their lawyers said Saturday.
Aides' vehicle in a convoy carrying Mexico's next president involved in a crash that killed 1
A highway accident involving an SUV carrying aides to Claudia Sheinbaum, who won Mexico's June 2 presidential elections, has resulted in at least one fatality.
Mexico's small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in Congress
It's been a long strange trip for Mexico's Ecologist Green Party, which rode on its alliance with the ruling Morena party to become the second-largest voting block in Congress.
US diplomat warns of great consequences for migrants at border who don't choose legal pathways
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar has warned that migrants who do not opt for a legal pathway into the United States will face consequences.
Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple more
The Mexican peso has continued to weaken as Mexico's outgoing president _ and his successor _vowed to forge ahead with some 20 constitutional changes that have rattled investors.
Mexico's incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shock
Mexico's treasury secretary has pledged to bring down the budget deficit in coming years, after the country suffered a partial meltdown in the currency and stock market.
Mexicoโs next president faces 3 pressing challenges: money, dialogue and the US election
Mexicoโs newly elected president faces a long list of challenges, including persistent cartel violence, a deeply divided country, cash-straitened social programs and the long shadow of her mentor, outgoing President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador.
A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexicoโs next president and its first woman leader in more than 200 years of independence, captured the post by promising continuity.
The Latest | Sheinbaum appears set to become Mexico's first female president
Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum declared victory in Mexicoโs presidential election, shortly after electoral authorities said she held an irreversible lead in an official quick count.
Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online as Mexico prepares to elect its first female leader
As voters in Mexico head to the polls, a flurry of false, sexist and misleading posts on social media are blurring the lines between fact and fiction.
Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before
Mexicoโs drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sundayโs elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts.
A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates
Mexico goes into Sundayโs election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides.
What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power
Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing many of the core issues facing the country including gender, violence and populism.
US company rejects Mexico's criticism, buy-out offer, says president's projects hurt the environment
An American quarry company has rejected the Mexican presidentโs campaign of criticisms and closures, and his offer to buy its property on the Caribbean coast.
Mexico's poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore
President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador swept into office nearly six years ago with a simple motto laying out his administrationโs priorities: โFor the good of all, first the poor.โ.
'Heat dome' leads to sweltering temperatures in Mexico, Central America and US South
Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the US South has left millions sweltering, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees.
Mexico's presidential front-runner walks a thin, tense line in following outgoing populist
As she runs to replace outgoing President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum is struggling to construct her own image, leaving many wondering whether she can escape the shadow of the larger-than-life incumbent.
Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country's violence in final debate
Less than two weeks from Mexicoโs national elections, opposition presidential candidate Xรณchitl Gรกlvez is trying to close the gap between herself and governing party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum.
The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat
Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martinez stands over an insanely hot grill at the first Mexican taco stand to get a coveted star.
Mother's Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of Mexico's over 100,000 missing people
Hundreds of mothers of missing people, other relatives and activists have marched through downtown Mexico City to mark a sad commemoration of Mother's Day.
Thieves apparently killed 2 Australians and American to steal their truck, Mexican authorities say
Thieves apparently killed two Australians and an American on a surfing trip to Mexico in order to steal their truck because they wanted the tires, authorities said Sunday.
For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad
From its earliest days, the Soviet Unionโs intelligence services โ whether known as the Cheka or the names of any of its successor agencies like the KGB โ kept the government in power by pursuing its opponents no matter where they lived.
After hunt for clandestine crematorium in Mexico City, police say bones found were 'animal origin'
Volunteers have searched on the fringes of Mexico City for what they thought could be a clandestine crematorium.
Mexico's likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a deeply Catholic country?
By mid-2024, Claudia Sheinbaum will most likely become Mexicoโs first female president.
Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there
Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro has ordered the closure of his countryโs embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito.
Mexico wants UN to suspend Ecuador over its police raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito
Mexicoโs president says his country wants the United Nations to suspend Ecuador from the world body as part of a complaint to the top U.N. court over Ecuadorโs police raid last week on the Mexican embassy in Quito.
Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
In Mexicoโs first presidential debate ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xรณchitl Gรกlvezโs personal attacks.
A new declaration in Mexico gives 19 cats roaming the presidential palace food and care fur-ever
Feral cats have long wandered the gardens and elegant halls of Mexicos' presidential palace.
As two women vie for Mexico's presidency, why are there questions about their ability to govern?
As two women candidates lead the polls in the race toward Mexico's June 2 presidential election, one question has been splashed across polls, debates, media and conversations across Mexico.
Bauer wants to return to major leagues, says he is focused on Mexican League
Trevor Bauer says while he wants to return to the major leagues, heโs concentrating on his brief stint with Mexicoโs Diablos Rojos.
Mexico's president says he won't fight drug cartels on US orders, calls it a 'Mexico First' policy
Mexicoโs president says he wonโt fight drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest explanation yet of his refusal to confront the gangs.
As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots
As Venezuelaโs government would have it, President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle have been the target of several conspiracies since last year that could have left them injured or worse.
Mexican League rules allow Bauer to pitch for the Diablos Rojos
Trevor Bauer was cleared to play in the Mexican League because he was not convicted for charges of sexual assault, according to the executive president for the Diablos Rojos club, Othรณn Dรญaz.
Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming election
Souvenirs bearing the image of 70-year-old Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador sell like T-shirts at a Taylor Swift concert.
Hundreds of people in Mexico City stretch out for a 'mass nap' to commemorate World Sleep Day
Those walking through the milling streets of downtown Mexico City were greeted with a strange and sleepy sight.
In Mexico, a once glittering lake is being sucked dry by development, drought and lawlessness
Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de Bravo has been reduced to a shrinking muddy puddle by a combination of drought, water transfers to the capital, bad planning and lawlessness.
Mexico-bound plane lands in LA in 4th emergency this week for United Airlines
A United Airlines jetliner headed to Mexico City from San Francisco has made an emergency landing in Los Angeles after the crew reported a hydraulics issue, in the fourth emergency involving a United Airlines flight this week.
Facing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women's Day
Women across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple in commemoration of International Womenโs Day at a time when gender rights advocates in the region face both historic steps forward and setbacks.
Mexico's presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially begin
Tens of thousands of people packed a stadium in a violence-torn Mexico state while even more did so in Mexico Cityโs central square as the countryโs leading presidential candidates officially kicked off their campaigns.
Mexican president slams YouTube for taking down his video that shared a journalist's phone number
Mexicoโs president has again lashed out at social media platform YouTube for taking down part of his daily news briefing where he revealed a reporterโs phone number.
Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent
Mexico is almost certain to elect its first female president in June โ both leading candidates are women.
American woman killed in apparent crossfire in a drug dispute at the Mexican beach resort of Tulum
An American woman and a man from Belize have been killed in what appears to have been a dispute between drug dealers at a beach club in the Mexican resort city of Tulum, officials confirmed Sunday.
Federal court once again suspends bullfights in Mexico City, as activists and supporters lock horns
A federal court has once again granted a temporary injunction against bullfighting in Mexico City, as activists and supporters of the practice lock horns in court.