Mexico

State prosecutors confirm the teen’s family has claimed the body of the man who shot the mayor, and forensic tests confirm he fired the weapon

While the US and Canada have reached various agreements with certain tax benefits at the national, state, and local levels, a 2015 document will provide blanket exemption for the tournament games in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara

A gold mine in Mexico’s Sonoran desert was taken over by the sons of drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. Mexican officials and generals said they would help an American businessman reclaim the mine — but demanded hefty bribes. For one man, reclaiming the mine was more than a business proposition. It was a reckoning with his past and a chance to pay back the orphanage that raised him

The Mexican president was walking through the center of the capital when a stranger approached her, tried to kiss her, and touched her breast in front of a team that was slow to react

A hitman linked to the CJNG shot dead the mayor of Uruapan, who had arrested the group’s leader in August

The murders of the Uruapan mayor and the leader of the lemon growers’ guild in Michoacán reveal a paradigm shift in organized crime, where complex extortion schemes have taken over entire regions

The first woman to govern Mexico has become a hot topic on social media with teens sharing memes, songs and costumes inspired by her

The Spanish government has acknowledged the injustices committed during the Conquest, a first step toward resolving the dispute between the two countries over differing interpretations of that historical event

A rebuke by the US Deputy Secretary of State to the Mexican ambassador to the UN for supporting Havana reignites tensions amid Trump’s offensive in the region

The real estate boom in neighborhoods south of Mexico City is accelerating the transformation of these areas ahead of next year’s competition, upsetting residents as they contend with displacement, unregulated development, and water shortages

The United States is systematically expelling migrants south of the border, as the island refuses to accept them. There’s little certainty about the number of Cubans deported, nor about their status in the country

The iconic Mexican celebration is also taking root in Arizona, where the altars and workshops created by two locals serve as a tribute to and celebration of their heritage

The turf war between organized crime factions keeps producers in Tierra Caliente held hostage with quotas. The murder of Bernardo Bravo is a message about the price of seeking justice

The opening of a major exhibition of Mexican art in four Spanish venues has become a gesture of rapprochement between the two countries

Mexican Rosalía Torres-Weiner, who identifies as an ‘artivist,’ travels to various locations in North Carolina with a mobile exhibition that spreads cultural heritage and expression

Jalisco is the state with the highest number of missing officers, with 84 cases over six years. Forty-two have been found murdered

The government is close to capturing the tax lawyer, whom it accuses of leading a gigantic structure of shell companies serving corrupt politicians, businessmen, and drug traffickers

Nearly 50 murders have been recorded in Sinaloa in the last week, mainly in the capital, the main front of a war between cartel factions that has lasted more than a year

Mexico City and Washington have been experiencing tension for eight months. Thursday marks the end of the 90-day period that the US president gave the Mexican government to evaluate their trade relationship

Hotel occupancy fell by more than 10% in September, revealing a shift in tourism dynamics in the region

A passion for Colombian music has helped forge a unique identity in this Mexican city. It gives a distinctive folklore, aesthetic and way of life to the rough neighborhood of La Independencia 

As the Mexican government considers using this process again to increase dwindling oil reserves, the activist and scientist warns of the social and environmental consequences

Although Claudia Sheinbaum’s government has touted its plan, experts point to declining figures in sectors like manufacturing and construction, as well as weak public and private investment

More than 100,000 former members of the armed forces do not have American citizenship and are at risk of being removed from the country

The artist, who made little-known parts of Mexico the setting for her work, receives the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts in Spain

Accused of trafficking the drug for Mexican cartels and laundering millions of dollars, he had fled to Cuba after escaping from Mexico City last summer while on house arrest

At a roundtable on his homeland security task forces, the US president again floated the possibility of land incursions against drugs in Latin America