A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook a region of southwest Mexico on Sunday. The US Geological Survey said. No casualties or damage were immediately reported. The quake occurred about five miles from Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, a municipality of about 20,000 people located about 372 miles west of the capital Mexico City. The earthquake occurred at … Read more
Mexico — Mexican authorities have discovered 12 bodies buried in clandestine graves in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, officials said Thursday. Authorities discovered 11 graves containing 12 skeletons in Ascension Township, near the U.S. border, the state attorney’s office said in a statement. “The discovery was made during tracing operations which took place on … Read more
Seven inmates were killed in a riot at a southern Mexican prison when inmates resisting transfer to other prisons fought police with guns and knives, authorities said Thursday. Four police officers and six other detainees were injured during riots in the town of Villahermosa, the capital of the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. State Police … Read more
Mexico has asked the United States to extradite the alleged mastermind of the case. murder of journalist Javier Valdez after being arrested on drug charges, the attorney general said. Damaso Lopez Serrano – which, according to the Ministry of Justice, is called “Mini Lic” – is accused of ordering the 2017 assassination of Valdez, an … Read more
An American couple was shot and killed while visiting the western Mexican state of Mexico. Michoacanwhich was invaded by a violent crime wave. State prosecutors said in a statement On Thursday, the couple – identified as Gloria A., 50, and Rafael C., 53 – were traveling in a van in Angamacutiro municipality on Wednesday when … Read more
Mexican soldiers and marines seized more than a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with authorities calling the capture the largest quantity of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures in Mexico earlier this year and days after the election of … Read more
Youth symphonies from the United States and Mexico come together to perform – CBS News Watch CBS News Two youth symphonies, one from San Diego and the other from Tijuana, joined forces this weekend for a performance in California. Andres Guttierez has the story behind the show. Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more