Category: Mexico

‘I Didnt Realize I Was a Target’: American Girl Says She Was Sexually Assaulted at Mexican All-Inclusive Resort

A 23-year-old girl from New Hampshire says she was sexually assaulted at an all-inclusive resort in Mexico during a family vacation trip on April 27. The family of 7 had been planning the trip to Riviera Maya, a Caribbean coastline on the Yucatán Peninsula, since October last year as a Christmas gift for the children. Nicola…


‘I Didnt Realize I Was a Target’: American Woman Says She Was Sexually Assaulted at Mexican All-Inclusive Resort

A 23-year-old woman from New Hampshire says she was sexually assaulted at an all-inclusive resort in Mexico during a family vacation trip on April 27. The family of 7 had been planning the trip to Riviera Maya, a Caribbean coastline on the Yucatán Peninsula, since October last year as a Christmas gift for the children. Nicola…


8 Bodies Found, May Be Kidnapped Workers From Mexican Resort

MEXICO CITY—Eight bodies were found Saturday on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, and they appear to be those of eight men apparently kidnapped from a resort on the Caribbean coast. Prosecutors in the state of Yucatan said the bodies were probably those of men reported abducted in the laid-back beach town of Xcalak. Xcalak, which is sometimes…


US Importing Baby Formula From Mexico to Ease Shortage

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing logistical support to import the equivalent of about 16 million 8-ounce baby formula bottles from Mexico starting this weekend, as part of its efforts to ease nationwide supply shortages caused by the closure of the largest U.S. manufacturing plant. The Department of Health and Human Services…


Mexico to ‘Open Its Doors’ to Julian Assange, With President Asking Biden to Free WikiLeaks Founder

Mexico is willing to take in “the best journalist of our time” Julian Assange if the United States were to release him, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday. Obrador’s comments come after the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel signed an extradition order on June 17, sending the WikiLeaks founder back to the United States where he is…


Celia, Blas Weaken, but Still Bring Heavy Rain, Surf

MEXICO CITY—Celia weakened to a tropical depression off Central America Saturday, as Tropical Storm Blas headed out to sea off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. Celia is expected to remain off the coast of El Salvador and Guatemala over the weekend before moving west, toward Mexico, next week. The depression could still bring large rainfalls to…


CDC Puts Mexico at Highest Risk Level for Travel Destinations Amidst Increasing COVID-19 Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) placed Mexico at the highest level for travel destination risk on June 13, advising travelers to be up to date on their vaccinations, or avoid traveling to Mexico. The popular tourist destination for Americans was moved to level 3 for travel risks on June 13. COVID-19 cases have…


Hurricane Blas Heads out to Sea Off Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Blas was heading out to sea off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Friday, but a tropical depression has also formed off Central America. The depression is forecast to become a tropical storm while moving closer to El Salvador and Guatemala, before veering away from land over the weekend. But the U.S. National Hurricane Center…


Folded Dollar Bills May Contain Fentanyl, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office Warns

A Tennessee sheriff’s department has warned the public not to pick up folded dollar bills found on the ground because they may contain fatal amounts of fentanyl. The Giles County Sheriff’s Department issued a public safety notice after two instances where a folded dollar bill containing the deadly opioid was found and picked up. “When…


Footage of Woman Attacked in Restaurant in China: What Is Behind It?; Is the US Losing Latin America?

Security footage details a brutal gang attack in China. Authorities are now putting police on the street. Is the outrage from internet users being misdirected by the Chinese regime? And are there bigger implications behind this horrible attack?  I spoke with Joseph Humire at the recent Americas Summit. Mexico boycotted the event. What does that…