Huge marijuana bust at California border crossing nets 15 tons
The truck carrying the weed crossed into California from Mexico at Otay Mesa. The shipment was labeled as “mattresses and cushions.” A Customs and Border Police officer had the cargo…
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Leader of Knights Templar drug cartel detained in Mexico
Gomez was detained early Friday in Morelia, Michoacan, about 135 miles (217 kilometers) west of Mexico City, authorities said.
Museo Jumex Cancels a Hermann Nitsch Show
“Entombment,” by the Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch. Museo Jumex in Mexico City has cancelled an exhibition of Mr. Nitsch’s work that was scheduled to open this week, saying that the…
This Idea Has Kept Tens Of Thousands Out Of Emergency Rooms And Saved One State Millions Of Dollars
This piece comes to us courtesy of Stateline. Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts that provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state…
Rarely Seen Images From Space Including the ‘Best Selfie Ever’
First Photo from Space.rn A camera on a V-2 launched Oct. 24, 1946, from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico taking the first photograph from above the 100-kilometer…
Student Who Reported Gang Rape By Football Players Sues UNM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A woman’s lawsuit accuses the University of New Mexico of giving short shrift to her report of being raped by two football players and another man….
Cindy Crawford lingerie image stirs debate over what ‘real women’ look like
Cindy Crawford's April spread in Marie Claire features 100% non-retouched photos. Take a bow Ms. C. pic.twitter.com/ttQz2BcRfg The image of murky origins spread through social media on Friday after British…
Official: At Least 16 Dead in Mexico Bus-Train Crash
MONTERREY, Mexico — A passenger bus and a freight train collided at a grade crossing in northern Mexico on Friday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 22, an official…
Bill Clinton Apologizes To Mexico For War On Drugs
Former President Bill Clinton apologized to Mexico during a speech there last week for a backfired U.S. war on drugs that has fueled spiraling violence. “I wish you had no…
Mexican Towns Galvanized by Tragedy
Brigida Chora Lopez, 83, grandmother of Alexander Mora Venancio, in her house in El Pericon, in Mexico’s Guerrero State. Mr. Mora’s remains have thus far been the only ones officially…
Mexican Political Family Has Close PRI Ties, and Homes in the U.S.
In the fall of 2013, one of Mexico’s top housing officials posted an item on Twitter about an advertising campaign promoting mortgages for low-income Mexicans. The campaign’s message was simple:…
Mexico’s ‘Queen of the Pacific’ released from prison
Now, after more than seven years behind bars, the woman known as “The Queen of the Pacific” is free. A judge ruled in favor of her appeal last week, Mexico’s…
University Of California System To Require Measles Shots
Students entering the University of California system in 2017 will have to be vaccinated against measles and other diseases under new immunization rules announced Friday. The change, which had been…
Fidel Castro Photographs Published in Cuban Newspaper
MEXICO CITY — Photographs of Fidel Castro taken 10 days ago appeared on an official website late on Monday, the first to be published since rumors about Mr. Castro’s death…
Mexican Artists Ready Jesus Figures For Virgin of Candelaria Feast Day
Each year, Catholic faithful in Mexico honor the story of the infant Christ being presented before the temple in Jerusalem by adorning a figure of baby Jesus in fine clothing…
U.S., Russian make record-breaking balloon flight across Pacific
“#TwoEagles has LANDED SAFELY just off the coast of Baja Mexico,” Bradley tweeted at 6:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m. ET), This happy ending was historic, albeit not entirely surprising: Less than…
3 arrested in connection with deadly Mexico hospital blast
A gas truck driver and two assistants were arrested Friday in connection with a deadly gas explosion that leveled part of a maternity hospital in Mexico City, killing at least…
Zakaria: Time for positive foreign policy
Today Mexico is a different country. Read the Washington Post column
Deadly Gas Blast Rocks Mexico City Children’s Hospital
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful gas tank truck explosion shattered a maternity and children’s hospital in Mexico City on Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens. Mayor…
Mom Finds Pot Stash In Van 13 Years Later
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico woman drove a van for more than 13 years without realizing there was marijuana hidden inside. – Police say the marijuana is so…
Protest In Mexico Marks Four Months Since Disappearance Of Students
Protesters in Mexico City are marking four months since the disappearance of 43 rural teachers’ college students in southern Mexico. – Student Omar Garcia says “there is no proof that…
800,000 bees attack, leaving one person dead, four injured
A man in Arizona died after being stung more than an estimated 100 times. An exterminator said based on the size of the hive, there were about 800,000 bees. –…
Pope Francis: Crossing Into U.S. From Mexico Would Be A ‘Beautiful Gesture’
Pope Francis told a group of reporters Monday that he doesn’t plan to travel to Mexico this year. But next time he does visit, the pope raised the possibility of…
19 events worth traveling for in 2015
Whether you’re a lover of the arts, a sports fan or just looking for a fantastic party, here are 19 global events worth hitting the road for next year. Elvis’s…