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US Couple Gunned Down on Mexico Vacation

Authorities aren't sure why the California residents were targeted in Michoacán

(Newser) - Two Americans on holiday in western Mexico were fatally shot before midnight Wednesday. The married couple were identified by Mexican prosecutors only as Rafael C., 53, born in the US to Mexican parents, and Mexico-born naturalized American María Gloria A., 50, per Reuters . They had traveled from California in...

6 Arrested in Horrific Mexico Crash That Killed 53

Guatemalans are accused of human smuggling that turned fatal

(Newser) - Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 cargo truck crash in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants, authorities said. The truck had been packed with at least 160 migrants, many of them Guatemalans, when it crashed into a...

Airline: Hijacker Wanted Mexican Flight to Go to US

Man told Volaris personnel he had received death threat

(Newser) - A passenger who tried to hijack a domestic flight in Mexico and reroute it to the US told airline personnel he had been threatened, authorities say. The passenger, a man named Mario who was traveling with his wife and children, allegedly assaulted a flight attendant as he tried to enter...

Mexico's Heat Hits Young Harder, Researchers Find
Research on Heat Deaths
Reveals a Surprise
new study
Dec 6, 2024 4:50 PM CST

Research on Heat Deaths Reveals a Surprise

More young and 'robust' people died in Mexico than the elderly

(Newser) - A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heat. Researchers found at higher temperatures and humidity, the heat kills far more young people under 35 than those older than 50. For decades, health and weather experts have warned that...

Fugitive Caught Thanks to 3-Year-Old TikTok Video

Benjamin Williams allegedly shot Joana Peca in front of her two children in 2021

(Newser) - A fugitive on the run for more than three years after a murder in Florida has been captured in Mexico, and police credit a three-year-old TikTok video. Benjamin "Bambi" Williams, 41, is charged with murdering estranged girlfriend Joana Peca in 2021 and has been extradited to the US, reports...

After Trump Tariffs Threat, Mexico Makes Huge Drug Bust

Mexico makes what officials say is biggest fentanyl seizure ever there

(Newser) - Mexican soldiers and marines seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country's history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures in Mexico earlier this year, and days...

Mexico's President: 'There Will Be No ... Tariff War'

Though Claudia Sheinbaum did not give details of conversation with Trump

(Newser) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted. But her statement—the day after she held a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump—did not make clear who had offered what, the AP reports. "There will...

Aluminum, Steel Prices May Rise Under Trump's Tariffs
With Trump's Tariff
Threat Comes a Big Unknown
the rundown
Nov 26, 2024 10:50 AM CST

With Trump's Tariff Threat Comes a Big Unknown

Is it a real plan or a bargaining ploy?

(Newser) - President-elect Trump promised to put new tariffs in place on goods from Mexico (25%), Canada (25%), and China (10%) on his first day in office, and financial analysts were assessing the impacts on Tuesday. Coverage:
  • Steel, aluminum: The Wall Street Journal reports that one tangible effect would almost certainly be
...

Trump Lays Out Details of His Tariff Plan

He said he would charge Mexico and Canada 25% on all goods entering the US

(Newser) - President-elect Trump is getting specific about his tariff plans, in what the Wall Street Journal says is "the clearest indication since his election victory that he plans to follow through on [his] tough campaign rhetoric." Trump has long vowed to impose tariffs , and on Monday he posted details...

2 Colombians 'Caught in Crossfire' Near US Border

Mexican authorities say 4 others were injured

(Newser) - Mexico's National Guard fatally shot two Colombians and wounded four others in what the country's Defense Department said was a confrontation near the US border. Colombia's foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday that all of the victims were migrants who had been "caught in the...

8 of 11 Supreme Court Justices in Mexico Just Resigned

They're stepping down ahead of election introduced in constitutional overhaul

(Newser) - Mexico's 11-member Supreme Court will be reduced to nine justices under a constitutional overhaul enacted last month, but winnowing the current court down won't be a problem: Eight justices submitted their resignations this week, including Norma Pina, the court's president, reports Reuters . Under the overhaul, all federal...

Mayan Capital City Has Been Hiding 'in Plain Sight'

Valeriana in southern Mexico reportedly features 6,764 buildings over 6.5 square miles

(Newser) - A presumed capital city of the Maya has been discovered "hidden in plain sight" under vegetation in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The hidden complex—showing evidence of pyramids, amphitheaters, sports fields, and causeways connecting districts—is made up of three sites in the southeastern state of Campeche, per...

Weeks Before US Election, 2K Migrants Depart for Border

Group left southern Mexico, where an estimated 40K are stranded

(Newser) - A group of about 2,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border on Sunday, hoping to reach the country's north and ultimately the United States. The development comes weeks before the US presidential election, in which immigration has been a heated issue. Some migrants, like Venezuelan Joel Zambrano, believe...

Mexico Deploys Hundreds of Soldiers to Fight Lime Crime

Growers in Michoacan say cartels are demanding a cut of their income

(Newser) - Mexico has sent 660 soldiers and militarized National Guard officers to the western state of Michoacan to protect lime growers who complained they were suffering extortion demands by cartels. The Defense Department said Thursday that since the start of President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration on Oct. 1, it has sent...

After Mayor Is Beheaded, 4 Others Seek Protection

Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before his murder

(Newser) - Four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero, officials said Tuesday. Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before. Federal Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said four mayors requested...

Power on Mexico's Suit Against Gunmakers Moves to SCOTUS

The $10B complaint was originally thrown out, then revived by lower courts

(Newser) - The Mexican government's lawsuit against American gun manufacturers has been making its way through the courts for years, but the Supreme Court might decide to block it once and for all. The court announced Friday that it will decide whether to block the $10 billion lawsuit, which gunmakers say...

Soldiers Open Fire on Truck, Killing 6 Migrants in Mexico

Incident took place near border with Guatemala

(Newser) - Six migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a fleeing truck near the border with Guatemala, Mexico's Defense Department said Wednesday. The department said in a statement that soldiers claimed they heard shots as the trucks and two other vehicles approached their position late Monday in the...

Mexico Has Its First Presidenta
Mexico Has Its
First Presidenta
Oct 1, 2024 2:48 PM CDT

Mexico Has Its First Presidenta

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as country's first female president

(Newser) - After two centuries of presidentes, Mexico has its first presidenta. There were cries of "Long live Claudia! Long live Mexico!" on Tuesday as Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as the country's first female president, Le Monde reports. Foreign dignitaries including Jill Biden were present as the 62-year-old...

CBP Probably Didn't Expect to Find This Much Bologna

Officers in Texas say woman coming from Mexico had 750 pounds' worth of meat in car, plus drugs

(Newser) - When officials inspected the bags of a woman crossing over from Mexico into Texas earlier this week, they noticed her suitcases seemed to be heavier than they should. They soon found out why: Customs and Border Protection says that when they opened up the bags in the GMC Yukon at...

What to Know About Mexico's Huge New Reform, and Protests

Senate passes amendment requiring judges stand for election amid concerns about corruption

(Newser) - Hundreds of protesters flooded Mexico's Senate on Tuesday before lawmakers approved a controversial constitutional amendment to force all judges to stand for election, which US Ambassador Ken Salazar has said presents "a major risk to the functioning of Mexico's democracy," per CNN . Outgoing President Andrés...

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