Tag: Mexico

Mexico Sues US-Based Gun Manufacturers Over Cartel Violence

The country of Mexico is suing U.S.-based gun manufacturers, alleging the companies are actively facilitating gun trafficking to cartels south of the border. In a 139-page complaint filed in federal court in Massachusetts, lawyers for the plaintiff said 70 to 90 percent of guns recovered at crime scenes in Mexico were trafficked from the United…


Brazil Beat Mexico on Penalties to Reach Olympic Final

TOKYO—Defending champions Brazil reached the final of the men’s Olympic football competition on Tuesday, beating Mexico 4–1 on penalties after the game ended goalless after extra-time. Brazil went close to settling the match inside 90 minutes when Richarlison struck the post with a glancing header in the 82nd minute. But when it came to the…


US Junior Varsity Lineup Upsets Mexico 1–0 to Win Gold Cup

LAS VEGAS—Miles Robinson scored on a header in the 117th minute, and a United States junior varsity lineup upset a mostly front-line Mexico team 1–0 on Sunday night to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Kellyn Acosta, one of two players in the U.S. starting lineup who gets playing time when the first-choice roster is together,…


Mexico May Release Thousands of Elderly, Unsentenced Inmates

MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president said Thursday he will issue a decree that could release hundreds or thousands of elderly inmates or those who have spent ten years or more in prison and have not been convicted of any violent offense. Anyone who can demonstrate that they suffered torture after they were arrested would also be freed….


US Issues COVID-19 Border Restrictions With Canada, Mexico Through Next Month

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed until Aug. 21 despite Canada announcing earlier this week that it will allow fully vaccinated Americans to travel into the country from the United States for the first time in more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic….


US Extends COVID-19 Border Restrictions With Canada, Mexico to Aug. 21

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed until Aug. 21, several days after Canada announced that as of Aug. 9, it would open its borders to fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents living in the United States, for the first time in more than a…


Mexico Proposes Reopening Border With US City by City Depending on Vaccination Rates

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government has proposed to the United States a staggered reopening of the shared U.S.–Mexico land border city by city depending on vaccination rates, Mexico’s foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday. U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least July 21, the…


Mexico: Lightning Storm Ignited Gas Leak in Gulf

MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Monday that a bizarre chain of events, including a lightning storm and a simultaneous gas pipeline leak, set off a strange subaquatic fireball seen last week in the Gulf of Mexico. Petroleos Mexicanos said an intense storm of rain and lightning on July 2 forced the company to shut…


US Soccer Responds to Claims That Women’s Team Disrespected Vet During National Anthem

U.S. Soccer responded to allegations the women’s national team slighted a World War II veteran and the American flag during a match with Mexico on Monday. A video clip showed some members of the women’s team facing away from the veteran, Pete DuPre, who was playing the harmonica for the U.S. national anthem. It prompted…


California, Mexico Sign Agreement to Open New Border Crossing by Late 2024

By Alexandra Mendoza From The San Diego Union-Tribune OTAY MESA, Calif.—The governments of California and Mexico signed an agreement Monday committing to work together to deliver on time a new border crossing at Otay Mesa by late 2024. Unlike other ports of entry, such as San Ysidro and the one operating in Otay Mesa, this new…