Crime
Horror in Mexico: Chilpancingo mayor beheaded days after Sheinbaum vows to continue "hugs, not bullets" policy
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), of which the mayor was a member, denounced the “cowardly crime” and called for justice
Drug trafficking
Historic seizure: Mexico seizes more than 2,400 pounds of fentanyl
The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico said that law enforcement efforts will persist until the violence decreases in Sinaloa, where two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel have been in a vicious turf war for months to control the area
Politics
Mexico primaries pin country's top female leaders in battle for presidency
The two women — Gálvez, 60, a successful technology businesswoman, and Sheinbaum, 61, a former physics professor are now pinned against one another in next year’s June 2 presidential election
Immigration
Caravan of migrants leaves southern Mexico for nation's capital amid unemployment and crime
The collective movement appears to be due to the lack of employment, Mexico’s difficult economic situation and growing crime amid cartel violence
Politics
Protestors storm Mexico's Senate in effort to halt reform eroding Supreme Court appointments, checks and balances
Legal experts say the proposed procedure would turn Mexico into an international outlier and destroy its constitutional safeguard system of checks and balances
Crime
Mexican mayor assassinated on election night becomes latest casualty amid growing cartel dominance
The Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa cartels now have a presence throughout the United States in all 50 states, according to a report prepared by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), saying that the two organizations “are at the heart of the [fentanyl] crisis” and effectively eliminated any competition in U.S. markets
Technology
Hurricane Oscar strikes Cuba amid electrical power outage and island wide blackout
The island faced a complete blackout after its largest energy facility, the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, went offline at about 11:00 a.m. local time
Immigration
Record number of Americans crossing the border to live in Mexico, says report
Most Americans moving to Mexico chose Mexico City as their top destination to move to, followed by Jalisco
Politics
Mexico City sends National Guard to subway over sabotage concerns
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that the National Guard would be stationed to prevent “provoked” or intentional accidents
Trending
Three American tourists found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in Mexico City Airbnb
Airbnb called the deaths a “tragedy” and said it was cooperating with authorities to find out how their deaths happened