MEXICO CITY—Eleven people were killed in a suspected arson attack on a bar in the northern Mexican border city of San Luis Rio Colorado after an expelled patron set it ablaze with a Molotov cocktail, authorities in the state of Sonora said on Saturday. Sonora state prosecutors said preliminary findings showed the suspect was young,…
Mexican Man Beaten, Burned to Death for Stealing Broccoli
MEXICO CITY—An impoverished man who went into a field to steal a pair of broccoli stalks was beaten and burned to death by a mob in central Mexico, prosecutors said Thursday. Local police managed to take the man away from the village of San Miguel Tianguistenco, but he died later of his injuries. The area…
Cinco de Mayo Is the Perfect Time to Enjoy Mexico’s World-Class Cuisine at Home
Many celebrations, big and small, feature skirt steak in our household. Whether it’s birthday bashes or graduations, we serve the quick-cooking, bold beefsteaks whenever the weather cooperates for grilling. This is a cut that deserves and welcomes the sear from a hot cooking surface. It’s a given that we’ll trim and marinate a pile of…
Mexican Migration Chief to Be Charged in Fire but Keep Job
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s immigration head will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants in a detention center last month, but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday that he will not dismiss the official known for his hard line on northbound migration. Obrador’s decision to keep Francisco Garduño as head of the Mexican…
Mexican Ballad Singer Julián Figueroa Dies at 27
MEXICO CITY—Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa has died at the age of 27, his mother confirmed Monday. Figueroa was the son of actress Maribel Guardia and singer Joan Sebastian, who died in 2015. Guardia wrote that Figueroa died of a heart ailment. Like his father, Figueroa sang northern-inspired ballads backed by a traditional band. His…
Firefighters Battle Large Blaze at Sprawling Mexican Market
MEXICO CITY—Some 200 firefighters battled a huge blaze in Mexico City’s sprawling wholesale market Thursday night without any reported injuries. The Central de Abasto supplies the capital’s other neighborhood markets, restaurants, and other parts of the country. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said the fire started in an area of the market where wooden pallets…
7 Killed in Capsized San Diego Boats Were Mexican Migrants
At least seven of eight people killed when two boats capsized in shallow but turbulent surf off the San Diego coast were Mexican migrants, Mexican officials said Monday. Preliminary identification was based on records found with people’s bodies when they were recovered, the Mexican consulate in San Diego said in a news release. The nationality…
Mexican President Threatens Republicans Calling for US Military to Target Drug Cartels
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has threatened to start a public “information campaign” in the United States against Republican lawmakers after several have called on the U.S. military to target drug cartels south of the border. “I would just like to tell them either they change their treatment of Mexico or from today we…
Mexican Police Arrest Suspect in Connection With Kidnapping, Murder of Americans
Mexican police have arrested a suspect in connection with the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in Matamoros last week, officials said. Mexico’s Secretary for Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodriguez Velazquez identified the suspect as Jose Guadalupe, 24, at a press conference, according to local reports. Guadalupe had reportedly been guarding the house where kidnapped…
Police Rescue 64 Mexicans From Human Trafficking Ring in Ontario
Police have rescued 64 Mexican-born workers who were exploited for labour by a human trafficking ring that operated across the Greater Toronto Area. Seven people have been charged, including five arrested on multiple criminal charges. Police said the victims were living in “deplorable conditions” including overcrowding, with dozens of people sleeping on mattresses on the…
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