Tag: Mexico

Battered Bodies of 7 Men Dumped on Road in Mexico

MEXICO CITY—Authorities on the Gulf coast of Mexico said the bodies of seven men have been found dumped on a roadway in the Huasteca region, long popular among tourists. Prosecutors in San Luis Potosi state said late Thursday the bodies did not appear to be from the township of Aquismon, and may have been killed…


Mexican President Boycotts Americas Summit

The United States is losing ground in its backyard—Latin America—while China has been busy making major inroads there, through its checkbook. We look at how the dynamics have shifted, ahead of a meeting between President Joe Biden and other world leaders. What would China do if it’s preparing for a war with Taiwan? A top…


White House Expected to Bring Back Price Controls; Mexican President Boycotts Americas Summit | NTD News Today

The White House is telling Americans that sky rocketing gas prices are a “global challenge.” This, as President Biden’s team and Democratic lawmakers are expected to bring back price controls. What do economists say? Mexico’s President is boycotting the US-hosted Summit of the Americas. Find out why he is declining to attend. Michigan’s Supreme Court…


Mexico Death Toll From Storm Agatha Updates to 9, With 4 Missing

MEXICO CITY—The death toll caused by Hurricane Agatha in Mexico fell to nine after initial reports of 11 dead, state authorities said on Wednesday. Another four are currently missing, authorities told local media. Agatha made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Monday afternoon, touching down with 105 mile-per-hour (169 kilometer per hour) winds near…


Storm Agatha Kills 3 in Southern Mexico; Heavy Rainfall to Continue

PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico—At least three people were confirmed dead and at least five others reported missing on Tuesday after record-breaking storm Agatha battered southern Mexico, local authorities said on Tuesday. Heavy rainfall in the region is expected to continue, and the remnants of the storm are likely to form a tropical depression by Friday, the…


First Hurricane of 2022, Agatha Heads for Mexico Tourist Towns

MEXICO CITY—The first hurricane of the season formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Sunday and rapidly gained power ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns as a major storm. Agatha could make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Monday afternoon or evening in the area near Puerto Escondido…


First Hurricane of 2022 Forms Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast

MEXICO CITY—The first hurricane of the season formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on Sunday and was growing more powerful ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns. Hurricane Agatha could make landfall on Monday in the area near Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel in the southern state of…


Ernst Says US Taxpayers Shelling Out $3 Million Daily for Border Wall That Biden Won’t Build

American taxpayers are still paying $3 million a day for former president Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico that President Joe Biden cancelled on his first day in office, according to Sen. Joni Ernst. The Iowa Republican wants to know since taxpayers are funding it anyway, why not go ahead and build the wall? “We are…


At Least 11 Killed in Central Mexico in Apparent Gangland Attack

MEXICO CITY—More than a dozen gunmen opened fire in two bars in the central Mexican city of Celaya late on Monday, killing at least 11 people in an apparent gangland shooting, local officials and media said. Seven women and three men were killed at the scene in shootings in two bars, according to a statement…


US Files 3rd Labor Complaint in Mexico, on Behalf of Panasonic Workers

MEXICO CITY—U.S. labor officials asked Mexico on Wednesday to probe whether workers at a Panasonic auto parts factory were denied their rights, marking the third U.S. labor complaint under a new trade deal that aims to improve workplace conditions in Mexico. The request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) follows a petition from a Mexican…