The Mexican government’s probe into the relationship between the television star and the head of the Sinaloa cartel lasted 17 months and resulted in a lawsuit over state harassment
The death of Breiner David Cucuñame, killed during an attack against the Indigenous Guard, has shone a spotlight on the dangers faced by activists in the country
Mauricio Leal and his mother were found dead in what appeared to be a murder-suicide, but the arrest of the hairdresser’s brother has turned the investigation on its head
Reported coronavirus case numbers are reaching new records on a daily basis while over 100 hospitals are at full capacity
Residents of the western state, one of the hardest hit by narc-related violence, feel abandoned and helpless against criminal groups such as Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación
Fearing bans from Facebook and Twitter, the Brazilian president is using the more permissive social media platform to converse with his support base ahead of the October election
Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term this week after an election held in the absence of any major political rivals. Dozens of opposition figures are detained in a prison that is the most notorious symbol of the regime’s repression and human rights abuses
Despite being one of the most unequal regions in the world, it has been able to immunize a high percentage of the population thanks to cultural factors, economic needs and wake-up calls
Corbevax, developed by the microbiologist María Elena Bottazzi and her team, could provide the answer to supply and accessibility problems worldwide. India has already granted emergency use authorization
According to security experts, a growing number of people are falling victim to SIM swapping, a scam used by hackers to access passwords and empty bank accounts
Taking a diagnostic kit after the onset of symptoms may not yield a positive result, while a negative one does not necessarily mean you are not infected; repeat testing is advisable if you suspect infection
Thanks to fiction, 112 Ocean Avenue became the most famous ‘haunted’ house in the world. The book by Ric Osuna reveals judicial irregularities and scams that led to the legend around the notorious massacre
Online campaigns offer instant visibility but also let people forget the need for action in the real world, while some influencers use them for self-promotion
Marc-André Leclerc died at age 25 after achieving peerless free solo ascents on forbidding walls of rock and ice. A documentary, ‘The Alpinist,’ has pulled him out of anonymity
After a successful Hollywood career, the Spanish actor is back in his native Málaga and busy with a new project he hopes will turn the city into a global cultural hub
Preliminary studies show that the lymphocytes’ response to the omicron strain remains strong among vaccinated people and patients who recovered
A photo of an emaciated Fikret Alic was seen around the world in 1992. He and other former prisoners are taking legal action in the wake of comments made about their plight on Serbian television
Active cases have doubled in under a week to reach over 46,000, led by Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo and the capital
The new variant has traversed the planet in a single month, stunning experts. But uncertainty remains over whether it is less serious for unvaccinated people and the immunocompromised
Noemí Pinilla-Alonso is leading two major programs using the biggest space telescope in history, the James Webb
The planetary defense against asteroids and comets like the one in the Netflix movie is coordinated by international astronomical organizations and alerting the population does not depend on any one person
Odilia Romero, who migrated to California from southern Mexico 40 years ago, now helps others retain their identities through cultural programs, language courses and legal support networks
The café bears the well-known logo of the California company’s two-tailed siren, but the team behind the venture has had to admit that it is not an official franchise
Experts warn that it is still to early to draw definitive conclusions about this new variant, but studies suggest it is not intrinsically less serious, and rather is able to reinfect people who already have good defenses
Families that once grew coca have signed up for a crop substitution program, but that does not mean that there is less cocaine production in the country
EL PAÍS talks to Edgar Jiménez about what it was like being the personal photographer of the notorious cartel boss during his war against the Colombian state in the 1980s
Joe Biden’s cautious handling of the Ukraine crisis and his rhetorical commitment to strengthening world democracy signal a new era in the country’s foreign policy
