Andrea Noel
Fatal Protest in Acapulco Shows Tensions Remain High in Troubled Guerrero, Mexico
One retired school teacher was killed when federal forces in Acapulco forcibly cleared a blockade by the teachers union CETEG.
Mexico Forgives Pope Francis After ‘Mexicanization’ Spat
The term seemed to strike a nerve in Mexico, which in the early years of its military-led campaign against criminal cartels worried that it would suffer a “Colombianization” of drug-related violence.
Bodies Discovered in Mexico Crematorium Had Been Abandoned for Months, Officials Say
"Some were wearing suits like they had just come from a funeral celebration," a witness said after entering an Acapulco crematorium that officials said had been abandoned for at least seven months.
Drone Carrying Three Kilos of Meth Crashes in Tijuana
The assembly-kit drone that crashed in the border city with San Diego was carrying about 6.5 pounds of meth. It crashed in a Tijuana parking lot less than a mile from the border crossing at San Ysidro.
Nearly All of the World's 50 Most Violent Cities Were in Latin America in 2014
San Pedro Sula, Honduras, was named the world's most murderous city for the fourth year in a row, while 19 Brazilian cities, 10 Mexican cities, and four cities in the United States also made the list.
Baja California Celebrates First Same-Sex Marriage, Despite Earlier Claims of 'Insanity' Against Couple
A week ago, local officials in Mexicali said the couple known as "the Victors" were too "crazy" to get married. Now, the doors are open in Baja's other major city, Tijuana, for same-sex couples to wed.
An Entire Police Force in Mexico Is Held For Questioning Over Kidnapped Journalist
More than 100 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2000, and 2015 started with two confirmed press killings. Veracruz, where journalist Moises Sanchez Cerezo was kidnapped on Friday, is considered the most dangerous state to be a reporter.
Mexican Ex-Mayor's Wife Facing Organized Crime Charges Related to the Missing Students
Maria de los Angeles Pineda allegedly paid off the drug gang Guerreros Unidos using funds from inside city hall in Iguala, Guerrero, in a sign of the depth of collusion between crime and local officials that exists in many regions of Mexico.
Obama to Sign Bill Imposing Sanctions on Venezuelan Officials Over Anti-Government Crackdown
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro responded by saying the US president was "playing with history" with expected sanctions against Venezuelan officials' assets in the United States.
Mexican Student Interrupts Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Apparent Protest for Mexico's Missing
Identified as Adán Cortés Salas, 21, the student attempted to hold a red-stained Mexican flag before 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai as the Pakistani activist received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Plainclothes Police Officers Are Rioting in Mexico City Protests, Videos Show
A plainclothes Mexico City police officer called a "partner" by riot police was mixed into masked demonstrators and the press during a Monday night demonstration.
Thousands of Precious Objects Unearthed in Ancient Mexican City of Teotihuacan
Archeologists hope the discovery will help shed light on the people who built the mysterious city, which the Aztecs named 'birthplace of the gods' when they arrived hundreds of years after its abandonment.