Magnitude 4.9 earthquake in northern Mexico felt by some in California border cityCALEXICO, Calif. — A moderate earthquake in northern Mexico was felt in at least one inland border town in California, but no injuries were reported. 1 killed, 6 wounded when gunmen attack truck carrying illegal migrants in southern MexicoTUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Mexican officials say gunmen have attacked a group of illegal immigrants in southern Mexico, killing one and wounding five as well as an alleged people smuggler. Mexico City boosts subway security following shooting that left 2 dead, 5 injuredMEXICO CITY — Police started randomly checking people for guns in the capital’s 175 subway stations Saturday after a man opened fire inside a crowded station, killing two people and causing eight injuries. Gunman opens fire in Mexico City subway car: At least 2 killed, suspect capturedMEXICO CITY — A man scrawling graffiti inside a downtown subway station pulled out a gun and began shooting when confronted by police Friday, killing at least two people and wounding five before being shot and subdued by officers. Gunman opens fire in Mexico City subway car: At least 1 killed, suspect capturedMEXICO CITY — Mexico City’s mayor says at least one person has been killed after a man opened fire inside a subway car during rush hour. Mexican border city closes off-books rehab centers, fearing infiltration by drug gangsMEXICO CITY — Authorities have closed 10 unregistered drug rehabilitation centers in Ciudad Juarez and say they are going after others they fear may serve as cover or recruiting grounds for drug trafficking gangs in the violence-plagued city across from El Paso, Texas. Amnesty International says Indian woman should be compensated for 3 years in prisonMEXICO CITY — An Indian market vendor who was wrongly convicted of kidnapping and spent three years in prison deserves compensation for the time she was locked away, Amnesty International said Thursday. Tropical Storm Marty heads north in Pacific off Mexico’s coast with top winds near 45 mphMIAMI — Tropical Storm Marty is moving again in the Pacific off Mexico’s western coast. Napolitano: U.S., Mexico see successes in their fight to stem flow of illegal drugs, cashLAS CRUCES, N.M. — The U.S. and Mexico are making headway in the ongoing struggle to curb the flow of illegal drugs, cash and weapons across the border, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday. Mexico frees Indian woman whose imprisonment drew international condemnationMEXICO CITY — An Indian market vendor whose kidnapping conviction sparked an international protest walked out of prison Wednesday after authorities decided not to contest an appeal of her 21-year sentence. Tropical Storm Marty stalls in Pacific off Mexico’s coast with top sustained winds near 45 mphMIAMI — Tropical Storm Marty has strengthened slightly in the Pacific off Mexico’s western coast. Gunmen kill 10 at Mexican border drug rehab center; 2nd such attack in less than a monthCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen burst into a drug treatment center in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and shot to death 10 people, the second such mass killing this month. Tropical Storm Marty forms in Pacific off Mexico’s coast, with top sustained winds near 40 mphMIAMI — Tropical Storm Marty has formed in the Pacific off Mexico’s western coast. Tropical depression forms off Mexico’s coast; could reach tropical storm strengthMIAMI — Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed in the Pacific, off Mexico’s western coast. Shootings kill 15 in Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez; 6 bodies found in burning car in TijuanaTIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters found six bodies inside a burning car in Tijuana, and 15 people were killed in three separate shootings in another northern Mexican border town besieged by drug violence, authorities said Tuesday. Shootings kill 10 in Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez; 6 bodies found in burning car in TijuanaTIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters have found six bodies inside a burning car in Tijuana, and 10 people were killed in two separate shootings in another northern Mexican border town besieged by drug violence. 6 burned bodies found in burning car in Mexican border city under siege by drug violenceTIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters found six bodies inside a burning car in a Mexican border city besieged by drug violence, police said Tuesday. Mexico celebrates Independence Day under heavy guard a year after grenade attacks on revelersMORELIA, Michoacan — Mexicans celebrated their Independence Day under heavy police surveillance Tuesday and with a somber memorial for eight revelers killed last year in a shocking grenade attack on the public by drug traffickers. Mexican court orders Bolivian preacher kept in jail pending investigation into plane hijackingMEXICO CITY — A court has ordered a Bolivian preacher kept in jail during the investigation into sabotage and kidnapping charges in the hijacking of a jetliner from the resort city of Cancun. APNewsBreak: Report says boy told NM police he shot father because he was being punishedALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 10-year-old New Mexico boy suspected of fatally shooting his father told officers he did it because the man was punishing him, according to a police report made public Monday. 31 police officers arrested in central Mexico for allegedly protecting drug cartel hit menMEXICO CITY — Thirty-one police officers have been arrested in a central Mexican state on suspicion of collaborating with a gang of drug cartel hit men. APNewsBreak: Boy tells NM police he shot his father because his father was punishing himALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A police report made public Monday says a 10-year-old New Mexico boy accused of fatally shooting his father says he did so because his father was punishing him. Mexican-American astronaut calls for United States to legalize undocumented immigrantsMEXICO CITY — Spaceman Jose Hernandez said Monday the United States needs to legalize its undocumented immigrants — a rare, public stand for a U.S. astronaut on a political, hot-button issue. Norman Borlaug, who developed crops that helped save millions from world hunger, died at 95DALLAS — Scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug rose from his childhood on an Iowa farm to develop a type of wheat that helped feed the world, fostering a movement that is credited with saving up to 1 billion people from starvation. Nobel Prize-winning scientist Norman Borlaug, father of the ‘green revolution,’ dies at age 95DALLAS — Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the father of the “green revolution” who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger and saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday in Texas, a Texas A&M University spokeswoman said. He was 95. Bodies of 5 men shot to death found in landfill near Mexico’s Pacific resort of AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico — Police have found the bodies of five men dumped in a landfill near the Mexican resort city of Acapulco. Mexican inspectors find at least $5 million hidden in fertilizer shipment bound for ColombiaMEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say they have found at least $5 million hidden in a shipment of ammonium sulfate at a Pacific coast port, and are still counting the cash. Former top officials in Mexican Caribbean coast state to stand trial on drug chargesMEXICO CITY — A Mexico judge ordered eight former top police and prosecution officials in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo to stand trial on charges of aiding drug cartels, the Attorney General’s Office said Friday. Mexican inspectors find at least $5.4 million hidden in fertilizer shipment bound for ColombiaMEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say they have found at least $5.4 million hidden in a shipment of ammonium sulfate at a Pacific coast port, and are still counting the cash. Mexico files sabotage, kidnapping charges in hijacking of Aeromexico flight from CancunMEXICO CITY — Prosecutors have charged a Bolivian pastor with sabotage, illegal retention of people and attack on a means of transport in this week’s hijacking of a plane from the resort city of Cancun, the attorney general’s office said Friday. |