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A mysterious outbreak of meningitis in Durango, Mexico, has infected 79 people and killed 35 others in the past few months. It is unclear where the infections began.

George Alan Kelly, 73, is being held on a charge of first-degree murder in last week's fatal shooting of a man tentatively identified as a Mexican citizen.

NASCAR star Kyle Busch addressed reports he was arrested in Mexico last month over a handgun issue. He said he considered the matter resolved.

An Arizona rancher was arrested last week and held on a $1 million bond for a charge of first-degree murder. Police believe he is responsible for last week's shooting of a Mexican man.

Nearly 130 suspected human smugglers and guides were arrested in Texas over several days as part of a border mission.

A rancher who lives near Arizona's border with Mexico is being held on a charge of first-degree murder in last week’s fatal shooting of a man tentatively identified as a Mexican citizen. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's office in Nogales, Arizona, confirmed Monday that George Alan Kelly, 73, was arrested last week in the killing. Authorities believe the victim was Gabriel Cuen-Butimea, 48, who lived just south of the border in Nogales, Mexico, because of a Mexican voter registration card he carried.

A man suspected of smuggling seven illegal immigrants into the US under hay bales tried to evade Border Patrol agents by taking off on horseback, authorities say.

His comments are important, because democracy in Latin America is in retreat. The president of El Salvador has announced he will defy constitutional term limits and run again for president next year.

A San Juan woman was arrested Tuesday at the Hidalgo Port of Entry after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered she was attempting to smuggle 33 Ak-47s, three AR-15s, one .22 long rifle, two .45 caliber handguns and 38 magazines in a truck.

Mexico’s president is probably the most powerful political figure the country has had in decades, but he said Thursday that after his term ends in September 2024, he will totally withdraw from politics. There had been speculation that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador would remain a power behind the scenes in his now-dominant Morena party. López Obrador had previously said he would retire to a ranch he inherited in southern Mexico and write books.

A new director at a Mexico City zoo killed and cooked four pygmy goats for a party. She is also accused of selling and trading other animals from the zoo.

It was not clear if José Rubén Nava had been formally charged in the case, or if he had a lawyer.

Investigators said the former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed and cooked four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party

Mexico's Health Department warned about the social media challenge, dubbed "the last one to fall asleep wins."

15 students in Mexico were treated after participating in a viral social media drug "challenge." The students took tranquilizers in class to see who could stay awake the longest.

The body of Elliot Blair has been returned to Southern California, where his family has ordered an independent autopsy, according to their attorney.

Texas so far has built 1.7 miles of 30-foot-tall steel bollards along the border, along with one-third of a mile currently being built in Los Indios.

The tourist was beaten with a stick and yelled at while being led away from the temple.

Officials in southern Mexico say police and civilians engaged in a strange confrontation over the weekend that left two officers and three civilians dead

Zacatecas has been the scene of bloody turf battles between the Jalisco and Sinaloa drug cartels.

A Mexican fisherman became the first person killed in a shark attack this year after he was reportedly decapitated in an attack by a 19-foot great white shark.

A mobile app for migrants to seek asylum in the United States has been overwhelmed since it was introduced this month in one of several major changes to the government’s response to unprecedented migration flows.

A Mcallen man has been arrested after he was accused of smuggling 253 pounds of meth at the Hidalgo Port of Entry.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have arrested a Matamoros woman accused of punching a CBP officer in the face.

A U.S. citizen accused of transporting more than $345,000 in cash from Houston headed to Mexico has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison.

Kristin Cavallari showed off her bikini-bod in new pictures from her best friend's wedding in Mexico this week. The reality star recently revealed why she doesn't want to date any more athletes.

The Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.

Authorities in north-central Mexico have confirmed that a U.S. resident was among four people who were killed in the state of Zacatecas around Christmas

Health authorities in Mexico have issued an alert over an internet “challenge” in which groups of students at three schools in Mexico have taken tranquilizers vying to see who can stay awake longer

A newly enacted law in Mexico will allow for smokers in public places like beaches, hotels, and parks to be fined hundreds of dollars for lighting up.

A total of 67 journalists died around the world in 2022, a watchdog group said, largely driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and civil unrest following the assassination of Haiti's president.

A DNA test has reportedly confirmed the identity of Cincinnati architect Jose Gutiérrez as one of four people found buried next to a bullet-ridden vehicle in Mexico last week.

Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that the armed forces do not have to advise civilian police when they make an arrest

Disputes between licensed taxi drivers and Uber cars could put passengers at risk of violence, a security alert says

Texas military records show a National Guard member shot and wounded a migrant during a struggle this month on the U.S.-Mexico border.

A new law makes smoking off-limits in all public places.

Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by the slayings of reporters in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti

Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by the slayings of reporters in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti.

U.S. officials say they are still far from agreement with Mexico over that country’s plans to ban imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel advisory for Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast after medallion taxi drivers started harassing and attacking drivers from the ride-sharing app Uber and their clients

The cave was used by multiple generations, experts say.

This winter could provide some relief for parched reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin, but climate scientists warn that the severe drought won't end with one wet season.

In court documents, federal prosecutors allege that Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes purchased a plane ticket to Mexico after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy last year. She remains out of prison while appealing her conviction.

A surge in U.S.-Mexico border crossings in December set a record for Joe Biden's presidency.

U.S. egg prices have climbed 60% in the past year, making it tempting to bring eggs over from Mexico, where prices are lower. But those who try to smuggle them risk thousands of dollars in fines.

Authorities say a surge in Cuban and Nicaraguan arrivals at the U.S. border with Mexico in December led to the highest number of illegal border crossings recorded during any month of Joe Biden’s presidency.

A surge in Cuban and Nicaraguan arrivals at the U.S. border with Mexico in December led to the highest number of illegal border crossings recorded during any month of Joe Biden's presidency, authorities said Friday. The extraordinary influx came shortly before Biden introduced measures on Jan. 5 to deter Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. U.S. authorities stopped migrants 251,487 times along the Mexican border in December, up 7% from 234,896 times in November and up 40% from 179,253 times in December 2021, Customs and Border Protection said.

RBD, the Mexican pop band who achieved international success in the mid-2000s will tour around the world for one last time, and that includes a stop in Houston.

As egg prices surge, border agents say more people are trying to bring the food item across the U.S. southern border.

Incarnate Word Academy on Thursday unveiled the promotional poster and announced the China Poblana and Charro for this year’s 69th performance of A Little Bit of Mexico, a prelude to Charro Days 2023 and an important fundraiser for Incarnate Word Academy.

One of the three men involved in a scheme to smuggle over 160 endangered species into Mexico has been sentenced to time served. Roberto Angel Roman-Alvarez, who was charged with unlawful exportation of wildlife, pleaded guilty on Nov. 9 and was sentenced Thursday, court records show. The other two men involved, Roberto Rojas-Ramirez and Jonathan Roberto Rojas-Casados, have yet to be sentenced but have also pleaded guilty. Both Rojas-Casados and his father, Rojas-Ramirez, are set to appear before Magistrate Judge Micaela Alvarez for their sentencing on Feb. 15. Both are charged with smuggling wildlife from the U.S. and unlawful exportation of wildlife.

Concern is growing in Mexico over the fate of two environmental and community activists who disappeared five days ago in a dangerous corner of western Mexico

For the second time in a little over a week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at a Brownsville Port of Entry have arrested another Brownsville man accused of trying to cross more than $10,000 from the United States into Mexico. Jose Javier Cardenas, born in 1981, was arrested Wednesday as he tried to cross more than $10,000 from the U.S. into Mexico via the B&M International Bridge in Brownsville, a federal criminal complaint states. According to the federal criminal complaint, during an inspection of vehicles heading into Mexico, a CBP canine alerted officers to the vehicle. In the court appearance, Torteya found that “short of detention there is no condition or combination of conditions to assure the defendant’s appearance in court,” federal court documents reflect. According to federal law, anyone crossing $10,000 or more at an international crossing must report the money to CPB.

Mexico was ordered to forfeit a pair of friendlies and fined 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,900) by FIFA for using American forward Alejandro Zendejas. FIFA said Mexico also was ordered to forfeit three under-23 matches in which it used Zendejas. The governing body did not announce the penalty until Thursday, a day after it was contacted by The Associated Press following the U.S. Soccer Federation selecting Zendejas for next week's games against Serbia and Colombia, the first for the Americans since the World Cup.

A Brownsville man arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine from Mexico into the United State said it was the first time he had smuggled drugs across the border, a federal criminal complaint reads. Juan Trevino Naranjo, born in 1972, also told U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers that he was being paid to smuggle cocaine. Trevino Naranjo appeared Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya III, who ordered he be held without bond. According to the federal criminal complaint, Trevino Naranjo was attempting to cross into the U.S. from Mexico via the Free Trade Bridge in Los Indio Tuesday morning. The truck was X-rayed and officers found bundles, which were later determined to be cocaine, stored behind the backseat, the criminal complaint states.

Mexico’s president says his government will consider a plea by imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be returned to Mexico, presumably to serve out his sentence

A gay couple hugging in front of a church in Mexico was sprayed with what appeared to be “holy water” by a woman who accused them of spreading immorality to the country’s youth.

The violent prison break that killed 17 people _ mostly guards _ and resulted in the escape of 30 inmates has revealed a shocking level of self-rule by prisoners inside the troubled prison in the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez.

Mexican authorities have raised the death toll from an attack on a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas to 17.

Authorities in central Mexico say they found a strange holiday-season package at a local airport: four human skulls being shipped to the United States.

A familiar mix of disappointment, patience and determination spread among migrants on Mexico’s northern border waiting to enter the United States as they faced the reality that pandemic-era asylum limits would remain for now.

Tens of thousands of migrants who fled violence and poverty are spending Christmas in crowded shelters or on the dangerous streets of Mexican border towns.

U.S. authorities say iIlegal border crossings by Cubans and Nicaraguans rose sharply in November while overall migration flows were little changed from October.

Gov. Doug Ducey says Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the federal government over trespassing on federal lands.

A Trump-era ban on asylum that was granted a brief extension by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday was one of the U.S. policies affecting migrants’ decisions to leave their homes.

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but asks for delay until at least after Christmas.

The Biden administration has been conspicuously silent about how migrants who plan to claim asylum should enter the United States when Trump-era limits end, fueling rumors, confusion and doubts about its readiness.

Tensions remain high at the U.

The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers.

The Ruby Princess departed Galveston Sunday afternoon on an 11-day sail to Mexico and the Caribbean, marking Princess Cruises’ first voyage from Texas in six years.

Eight migrants were detained after a police chase involving a stolen truck.

The mayor of a Texas border city has declared a state of emergency over concerns about the community’s ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border.

An appeals court rejected efforts to keep in place pandemic-related restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum.

The pastor of a San Diego-area church promises to arrange entry to the United States for Russian-speaking asylum-seekers through connections with U.S. officials and unnamed “opportunists” who guarantee customers' safety in Mexico.

The service member is expected to recover.

Mexico's president has asked Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Bad Bunny to play a free concert in Mexico City, to make up for a fake ticket scandal that left thousands frustrated at a sold-out weekend appearance.

The U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands.

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A new report says the war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti and criminal groups in Mexico contributed to a 30% spike in the number of journalists killed in 2022 over the previous year.

The 2026 World Cup may be four years away, but several representatives from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. (including Houston), are getting a behind-the-scenes look at what to expect.

The U.S. government says it will appeal a court ruling that would lift asylum restrictions that have become the cornerstone of border enforcement.

Henry Martin and Luis Chaves scored a goal each in Mexico’s furious attempt to stay alive at the World Cup but the 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia was not enough.

Lionel Messi will grace the World Cup stage at least one more time.

It's Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in one corner and Lionel Messi in the other.

There has been a surge in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum in Canada this year.

Argentines have breathed a collective sigh of relief as the country obtained a 2-0 victory over Mexico dissipating doubts that had emerged about Lionel Messi’s team after the shock loss against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Guillermo Ochoa’s World Cup magic didn’t work against Lionel Messi and Argentina.

Lionel Messi came up with another crucial goal for Argentina in a 2-0 win over Mexico that ignited the team’s World Cup chances.

Mexican prosecutors say they've filed charges against a U.S. woman suspected of killing another American seen being beaten in a viral video.

The World Cup is drawing record viewership to Spanish-language broadcasts on Telemundo and Peacock.

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25-year-old Shanquella Robinson was pronounced dead a day after arriving in Cabo for a birthday trip with a group of her friends. Her mother says her friends all had ‘different stories' about how she died.

A federal judge has granted the Biden administration a five-week delay to end far-reaching asylum restrictions, writing in upper-case letters that he was doing so “WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE.”.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Philadelphia will be the next destination for migrants the state is transporting from the U.S.-Mexico border by the thousands to Democratic-led locales.

A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19.

U.S. authorities stopped migrants more than 230,000 times on the Mexican border in October, the third-highest month of Joe Biden’s presidency.

Derrick Morgan moved to Mexico during the pandemic after a solo trip.

Maria Fassi has picked a good time for the lowest round of her LPGA Tour career.

The first monarch butterflies have appeared in the mountaintop forests of central Mexico where they spend the winter.