Category: Mexico

Fireworks Explosion Leaves 7 Dead, 15 Injured in Mexico

MEXICO CITY—A powerful blast at an illegal fireworks workshop near Mexico City left seven people dead and 15 injured. The explosion occurred late Monday at a house used to make fireworks in the state of Morelos, just south of the capital. Photos distributed Tuesday by the Morelos state civil defense office showed that the blast…


Two American Children Reported Missing in Mexico as US Embassy Issues Alert to Spring Breakers

The State Department confirmed it is aware of a Mexican alert saying two American children were reported missing in the country as the U.S. Embassy for Mexico recently issued a travel alert to spring break travelers. Hugo Yarset Monfort Luna, 9, and his 16-year-old sister, Aranza Yosemiti Monfort Luna, went missing in Nuevo Leon, Mexico,…


Is Baja Safe? Should You Drive? Things to Know Before You Go

By Christopher Reynolds From Los Angeles Times Homework is vital before travel in Baja California, especially if you’re considering a road trip. Questions over Americans’ safety in Mexico have been underlined by the mid-January death of Orange County public defender Elliot Blair, who suffered unexplained head injuries at a Rosarito Beach resort; and by the early March…


Mexican Military, Police Seize Control of American Company’s Quarry Facility

Mexican police and military personnel reportedly seized control of a quarry facility owned by Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Company for the apparent benefit of CEMEX, a Mexican building materials company. According to a letter from Vulcan chairman and CEO J. Thomas Hill, at 5:30 a.m., on March 14, CEMEX employees, along with the Mexican Navy and…


Mexican Military, Police Seize Control of American Company’s Port Facility

Mexican police and military personnel reportedly seized control of a quarry facility owned by Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Company for the apparent benefit of CEMEX, a Mexican building materials company. According to a letter from Vulcan chairman and CEO J. Thomas Hill, at 5:30 a.m., on March 14, CEMEX employees, along with the Mexican Navy and…


PREMIERE – Journalists Hunted: True Stories of Reporting In the Field

Every year journalists are killed in the line of duty. At home or venturing into war zones and areas of conflict. Sometimes they end up in jail, detained for years on end, or exiled from their countries, forced into hiding. Some go missing, disappear. In this episode of International Reporters Roundtable we explore what it…


Journalists Hunted: True Stories of Reporting in the Field

Every year, journalists are killed in the line of duty, at home or venturing into war zones and areas of conflict. Sometimes they end up in jail, detained for years on end, or exiled from their countries, forced into hiding. Some go missing, disappear. In this episode of International Reporters Roundtable, we explore what it…


3 Police Dead in Mexico City Shootout With Cartel Gunmen

MEXICO CITY—Three police officers and one suspect were killed and seven suspected drug cartel members were arrested Friday following a dramatic running gun battle on the eastern edge of Mexico City. It was a glimpse into drug cartel violence that the nation’s capital rarely sees, but which has become frequent in northern and western parts…


FBI Offering $20,000 Reward to Find American Woman Believed Kidnapped in Mexico

The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the location of an American woman who they believe was kidnapped in Mexico. The FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office said they believe 63-year-old Maria del Carmen Lopez was kidnapped from her residence in Pueblo Nuevo, Colima, Mexico, on February 9, 2023. The FBI…


Largest Railroad Merger in 2 Decades Approved, Linking US, Canada, Mexico

After two years of deliberations, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) this week approved the acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP)—subject to a number of conditions and an extended oversight period. 800 new jobs are set to be created in the Unites States as a result of the…