Mexican kid’s comic was 88
Xavier López, a Mexican children’s comic better known by his stage name “Chabelo,” has died at 88, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote Saturday. López’s best-known work, the Sunday variety … Read More
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Mourners remember Shaeed Woodard, one of 2 Americans gunned down by cartel in Mexico
LAKE CITY, S.C. — Photos of a peewee football player flashed across a slideshow. The image of a smiling young man adorned memorial T-shirts. But the body of the American … Read More
Migrant fleeing Texas police plummets from El Paso overpass
An apparent migrant jumped from a Texas overpass and several others were taken into custody on Wednesday after a police pursuit in El Paso, according to exclusive photos. The group, … Read More
Potential tequila shortage could impact your next margarita due to Mexico’s extreme dryness
Is tequila on the rocks? The next time you order a margarita, you might be holding back more than the salted rim. Extreme weather during the past few years in Mexico and other … Read More
US warns about fake, dangerous pills being sold in Mexico
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning about dangerous counterfeit pills being sold at pharmacies in Mexico that often contain fentanyl. The travel alert posted Friday says Americans … Read More
Mexico’s López Obrador claims lack of hugs caused US fentanyl crisis
Mexico’s president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don’t hug their kids enough. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s remarks cap a … Read More
Family of missing women in Mexico fears cops will ‘give up’
The daughter of one of three women from Texas who went missing in Mexico last month after crossing the border to sell clothes said she is still hopeful her mother … Read More
Migrants wearing shoes to hide prints at US-Mexico
They’re covering over their tracks — with carpet. In their latest attempt to outfox US border patrol, human traffickers are sticking fluffy pieces of flooring material onto the shoes of … Read More
Lisa Burke suffers brain hemorrhage on Mexico spring break
A college senior from North Carolina suffered a brain hemorrhage while on spring break in Mexico, where she underwent emergency surgery to remove part of her skull before being flown … Read More
Mexican Mafia members run profitable illegal LA casinos from behind bars
Illegal casinos in Los Angeles are cropping up everywhere from warehouses to homes and are largely benefiting incarcerated members of a prison gang called the Mexican Mafia, authorities say. Richard Velasquez, … Read More
