Travel + Leisure readers’ poll names best destination spasNEW YORK — Only two spas in the Eastern U.S. made it onto Travel + Leisure’s top 10 list of the world’s best destination spas. US, Colombian and Mexican law enforcement seize $41 million in suspected drug moneyWASHINGTON — U.S. and Colombian authorities seized $41 million in suspected drug money over the past two weeks — one of the largest seizures in the history of the countries’ joint efforts, law enforcement officials said Monday. AP Exclusive: Mexican Foreign Minister says high violence shows hardline on drugs workingNEW YORK — Mexico’s Foreign Minister said Monday the startlingly high death toll of her government’s all-out war against drug trafficking shows the policy is working. Airline baggage fees on international flightsThe big U.S. airlines are charging baggage fees on some international flights, generally coach tickets between Europe and the U.S. or Canada. What you should know: 13 US-bound Cuban migrants detained on Mexico’s Caribbean coast after boat engine failsCANCUN, Mexico — Mexican authorities have detained 13 U.S.-bound Cuban migrants whose makeshift boat reached the country’s Caribbean coast after an engine failed. Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resort of Puerto VallartaPUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two Canadian men were shot to death in execution-style slayings outside an apartment building in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said Monday. Clinton discusses battling drug violence, organized crime with Mexican foreign ministerNEW YORK — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa have vowed to “keep strengthening” cooperation in the fight against drug violence and organized crime that spills across their countries’ common border. Swine flu surges in Mexico, but large-scale school and stadium closings unlikely this timeMEXICO CITY — The next wave of swine flu has arrived, and Mexicans are bracing for an outbreak that may be even larger than the one here last spring that became a pandemic. US extradites suspect in high-profile kidnapping to MexicoMEXICO CITY — The United States has extradited to Mexico a woman wanted in a kidnapping that grabbed headlines after the victim’s mother outperformed police in finding several suspects. 5 men accused of 45 Mexico murders, including 28 killed in rehab center attacksCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Police have arrested five men accused of dozens of murders, including two mass killings at drug treatment centers in this northern Mexico border city. Former Tropical Storm Nora weakens to depression over the Pacific Ocean far from landMIAMI — Former Tropical Storm Nora has weakened to a tropical depression far out in the Pacific. Mexico senators confirm criticized nominee as new point man in gov’t war on drug cartelsMEXICO CITY — A state prosecutor criticized for failing to solve dozens of rapes and murders of women in his northern border state was confirmed Thursday as Mexico’s attorney general and leader of the nation’s war on vicious drug cartels. 2 charged with smuggling dozens of immigrants into California after US border crossing rushedSAN DIEGO — Two men were charged Thursday with smuggling illegal immigrants in a failed attempt to rush the nation’s busiest border crossing in vans packed with suspected illegal immigrants. Critics: Perry sending elite Texas Rangers to border to handle burglaries, not drug violenceMcALLEN, Texas — Rancher Mike Landry recently came upon a group of unarmed men dressed in camouflage burglarizing his guest house and stealing a truck from his 11,000 acres in Terrell County, rugged country bordering the Rio Grande in West Texas. Tropical Storm Nora expected to weaken in the next day over the Pacific Ocean far from landMIAMI — Tropical Storm Nora is expected to weaken in the next 24 hours as it spins far out in the Pacific. Earthquake with preliminary 6.4 magnitude reported off Mexico’s coastMEXICO CITY — A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Wednesday, but it caused no reported injuries or damage. Police: Agents felt trapped in border shooting at busy San Diego crossingSAN DIEGO — Federal agents felt trapped when they opened fire on the driver of one of two vans packed with suspected illegal immigrants that barreled toward them at the nation’s busiest border crossing, an official said Wednesday. Police: Agents felt trapped when firing guns on vans at busy San Diego border crossingSAN DIEGO — An investigator says federal agents felt trapped when they fired guns at a van packed with suspected illegal immigrants at the nation’s busiest border crossing. Survey: 75 pct of Mexicans unhappy with country, 33 pct would immigrate to US if they couldMEXICO CITY — Mexicans are overwhelmingly unhappy with the direction of their country, and one in three would immigrate to the United States if they could, a Pew Research Center survey said Wednesday. British Museum seeks to remake Montezuma’s reputation with major show about last Aztec rulerLONDON — The world-famous British Museum, home of the contested Elgin Marbles sought by Greece, is leaping into another controversy with a special exhibit re-examining the life of Montezuma, the doomed last ruler of the Aztecs. 2 van drivers arrested after federal agents fire at suspected smugglers at Calif. crossingSAN DIEGO — San Diego police have arrested two of the three drivers who tried to storm their immigrant-filled vans past border inspectors. The driver of a third van has fled to Mexico. 4 hurt at Calif. border crossing after federal agents fire shots at suspected human smugglersSAN DIEGO — U.S. authorities shut down the nation’s busiest border crossing for about four hours Tuesday afternoon after federal agents fired shots at three vans filled with illegal immigrants whose drivers tried to storm past inspectors, officials said. Mexico’s unemployment rate hit 6.28 percent in August, highest rate since mid-1990sMEXICO CITY — Mexico’s unemployment rate rose to 6.28 percent in August, the highest rate in more than 13 years. 4 injured in gun battle involving immigrant smuggling at busy San Diego border crossingSAN DIEGO — Four people were injured in a gun battle Tuesday involving an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico at the busiest border crossing in the U.S., authorities said. Mexican prosecutors rule out compensating Indian woman wrongly imprisoned for kidnappingMEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Tuesday there would be no compensation for an Indian market vendor who was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and spent three years in prison in a case that provoked an international protest. Mexico raid on drug suspects turns up cash-stuffed envelopes addressed to police, pressMONTERREY, Mexico — Soldiers raiding a drug gang safehouse in northern Mexico found money-stuffed envelopes earmarked for various police forces and one marked for “press,” authorities said Tuesday. Ex-Mexican president Fox says US should spend to narrow wage gap between 2 nationsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The United States, Mexico and Canada should spend 2 percent of their gross domestic products to narrow the economic differences between the neighbors, former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Monday. Superintendent tells Mexican residents attending US schools: Prove Texas residency or leaveDEL RIO, Texas — Students living in northern Mexico have skirted residency requirements to attend U.S. public schools for generations, but when the superintendent in one Texas border town got word that about 400 school-age children were crossing the international bridge each day with backpacks but no student visas, he figured he had to do something. Mexico City subway shooter charged with double homicideMEXICO CITY — A gunman who opened fire in a crowded Mexico City subway station faces double homicide charges. Magnitude-5.1 earthquake in northern Mexico felt from San Diego to Arizona; no injuriesCALEXICO, Calif. — A moderate earthquake in northern Mexico was felt from San Diego to southwestern Arizona, but no injuries or damage were reported. |
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