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April 29, 2024 at 5:58 AM

Mexico's presidential candidates discuss social spending, climate change in 2nd debate

Mexico’s leading presidential candidate repeatedly touted the social programs of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and walked a fine line between supporting the national oil company and promising a clean energy transition in the second deb...
April 29, 2024 at 5:58 AM
FILE - Rep. Jorge Álvarez Máynez greets supporters after he was nominated by the Citizen's Movement party to run for president in the upcoming general elections, Jan. 10, 2024, in Mexico City. Mexico's second presidential debate on Sunday, April 28, a little more than a month before the elections, measured the economic, employment and poverty proposals of the ruling Claudia Sheinbaum and opponents Xóchitl Gálvez and Maynez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
April 24, 2024 at 9:50 AM

Angry farmers in a once-lush Mexican state target avocado orchards that suck up too much water

As Mexico’s drought drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action against thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City
April 24, 2024 at 9:50 AM
A municipal police officer drinks water from a stream lined with an unlicensed hose as he accompanies locals who are dismantling illegal water taps during a drought in the mountains of Villa Madero, Mexico, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. On Wednesday, dozens of residents, farmworkers and small-scale farmers from Villa Madero hiked up into the hills to tear out irrigation equipment using mountain springs to water avocado orchards carved out of the pine-covered hills. (AP Photo/Armando Solis)
April 20, 2024 at 11:02 AM

Mexican police investigate man as possible serial killer after finding bones and saw

Mexico City police say they are investigating a murder suspect as a possible serial killer after bones, a saw, blood and the ID cards of missing women were found at a room he rented
April 20, 2024 at 11:02 AM
2 months ago

Body of missing 54-year-old woman found in cemetery on the side of highway in Mexico

The body of a 54-year-old woman missing since February has been found in a cemetery on the side of a highway in Mexico, police say.
2 months ago
The body of a 54-year-old woman missing since February has been found with signs of torture in a cemetery on the side of a highway in Mexico, police in Washington say.
2 months ago

US citizen arrested crossing border from Mexico in taxi with $130,000 of fentanyl

A U.S. citizen has been arrested crossing back into the U.S. from Mexico after authorities found an estimated $130,000 of fentanyl hidden in the taxi they were riding in.
2 months ago
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized 9.7 pounds of fentanyl with an estimated street value of $130,000.
2 months ago

'Important announcements' expected from US-Mexico-Guatemala migration meeting

Wednesday's meeting between the United States, Mexico and Guatemala on managing migration will result in "several important announcements," senior U.S. officials said.
2 months ago
A group of migrants attempt to go through a wire fence on the banks of the Rio Grande river along the border between Mexico and the United States as members of U.S. National Guard stand on the other side of the fence in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2024.
2 months ago

Biden to make his 2nd visit to southern border on the same day as Trump

President Joe Biden will make his second visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday to make another push for Congress to pass a bipartisan border deal.
2 months ago
President Joe Biden walks along the US-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023.
2 months ago

US-Mexico border: 100 billion gallons of sewage creating a 'public health crisis'

Over the last five years, 100 billion gallons of untreated sewage, industrial waste and urban runoff have been dumped into the Tijuana River.
2 months ago
People look towards the US-Mexico border fence that runs into the Pacific Ocean, seen from Imperial Beach outside San Diego, Nov. 7, 2021.
3 months ago

American man with eyes taped shut rescued from remote part of Mexico

An American man was found by Mexican authorities in a house with his eyes taped shut in the town of Limones, which is in a remote area in Mexico's Quintana Roo province.
3 months ago
In this undated stock photo, a sign to Limones, Quintana Roo, Mexico is shown on the side of a road.
3 months ago

Kayakers rescued in Gulf of Mexico

A Carnival cruise came to the rescue of two men who were shipwrecked on a kayak in the Gulf of Mexico.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Kayakers rescued in Gulf of Mexico
3 months ago

At least 4 dead after boat carrying tourists sinks near Cancun

The boat, which was traveling from Isla Mujeres to Puerto Juárez, caught a strong sea swell, and the vessel began to sink as it took on water, officials said.
3 months ago
VIDEO: At least 4 dead after boat carrying tourists sinks near Cancun
3 months ago

Inside Mexico's 'Gringo Hunters' as they track down, capture foreign fugitives

"Impact x Nightline" gets an inside look at Mexico's International Liaison Unit and on hand as it tracked and captured U.S. fugitives.
3 months ago
Members of the Baja California state police's International Liaison Unit make an arrest.
3 months ago

At least 4 dead after boat carrying tourists sinks near Cancun

At least four people are dead after a boat carrying over a dozen tourists sank in the waters off the coast of Cancun.
3 months ago
An ambulance carrying a patient from the boat sinking incident arrives at Cancún General Hospital, Jan. 29, 2024, in Cancún, México.
3 months ago

At least 4 dead after boat carrying tourists sinks near Cancun

The boat was carrying 16 tourists and three crew members at the time of the accident, authorities said.
3 months ago
The boat was carrying 16 tourists and three crew members at the time of the accident, authorities said.
3 months ago

Meet the 'Gringo Hunters,' the Mexican task force that catches US fugitives

"Impact x Nightline" gets an inside look at the Mexican police unit that has been catching American fugitives for over 20 years.
3 months ago
VIDEO:  Meet the 'Gringo Hunters,' the Mexican task force that catches US fugitives
4 months ago

At least 3 transgender women killed in Mexico so far in 2024: Authorities

Protesters in Mexico City marched to demand justice for Samantha Gómes Fonseca, a transgender activist who was killed Sunday.
4 months ago
Protesters in Mexico City marched to demand justice for Samantha Gómes Fonseca, a transgender activist who was killed Sunday.
4 months ago

New caravan of migrants shrinks in size: Mexico officials

Officials renew calls for federal help as more asylum seekers arrive in U.S. cities.
4 months ago
VIDEO: New caravan of migrants shrinks in size: Mexico officials
4 months ago

Secretary Blinken meets with Mexican president

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze and Mireya Villarreal have details on a meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexico’s president.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Secretary Blinken meets with Mexican president
4 months ago

Blinken to travel to Mexico amid surge of migrants to border

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to Mexico City to meet with the Mexican president to address the ongoing immigration crisis.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Blinken to travel to Mexico amid surge of migrants to border
5 months ago

Drone shows devastation in Acapulco a month after Otis

Drone footage shows destruction in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, one month after Hurricane Otis slammed the region, killing scores of people, according to authorities.
5 months ago
VIDEO: Drone shows devastation in Acapulco a month after Otis
6 months ago

Biden meets with Mexico’s president to discuss fentanyl, migrant crisis

ABC News’ Selina Wang and Mick Mulroy talk about the meeting between President Joe Biden and Mexico’s president and what the leaders will discuss.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Biden meets with Mexico’s president to discuss fentanyl, migrant crisis
6 months ago

Protests grow across Mexico after country's 1st nonbinary magistrate found dead

Jesús Ociel Baena, the first nonbinary person to assume a judicial position and receive a nonbinary passport in Mexico, was found dead at home in Aguascalientes
6 months ago
People participate in a protest in memory of Ociel Baena, Mexico's first openly non-binary magistrate who was found dead at home, in Mexico City, Nov. 13, 2023.
6 months ago

Thousands turn out for Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade

Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade featured costumed dancers, drummers and floats as they took a festive turn down the Paseo de la Reforma boulevard to the historic colonial main square.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Thousands turn out for Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade
6 months ago

11 Americans among 58 missing a week after Hurricane Otis made landfall

Over a week after Hurricane Otis made landfall in Acapulco, Mexico, at least 58 people are still missing.
6 months ago
An aerial view of a damaged building, in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in Acapulco, Mexico, Nov. 1, 2023.
6 months ago

Historic Category 5 storm Otis makes landfall near Acapulco

Hurricane Otis became the strongest on record to hit Mexico’s Pacific coast, with peak winds up to 165 miles an hour.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Historic Category 5 storm Otis makes landfall near Acapulco
6 months ago

Hurricane Otis makes landfall in Mexico as Category 5 storm

The hurricane, which had been a tropical storm as of Tuesday morning, rapidly intensified within 24 hours.
6 months ago
The hurricane, which had been a tropical storm as of Tuesday morning, rapidly intensified within 24 hours.
7 months ago

Converted school bus serves migrant children in Tijuana

ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal reports on the Yes We Can Mobile Schools project, an initiative to support migrant children’s education while waiting for their asylum cases in Mexico.
7 months ago
VIDEO: Converted school bus serves migrant children in Tijuana
7 months ago

El Chapo's sons purportedly ban fentanyl in Mexico's Sinaloa state

The machine-printed banners were purportedly signed by a faction of the Sinaloa cartel led by the sons of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
7 months ago
DEA warns about fentanyl mixture
7 months ago

At least 10 dead after church roof collapses in Mexico

Officials said a baptism was being celebrated at the time with approximately 100 people in attendance.
7 months ago
Officials said a baptism was being celebrated at the time with approximately 100 people in attendance.
7 months ago

This Tequila business is making history in Mexico

The world of tequila is one of many male-dominated industries, but Melly Bajaras has built her own business from the ground up – all while employing other women.
7 months ago
Workers move large blue agave bundles out of masonry oven for processing in Jalisco, Mexico.
7 months ago

US border agency chief meets with authorities in Mexico over migrant surge

Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller traveled to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Friday, where he met with Mexican officials and railway industry leaders.
7 months ago
Migrants from Venezuela walk behind a U.S. Border Patrol agent to a processing area after they crossed the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sept. 24, 2023.
8 months ago

350 migrants found 'crowded and dehydrated' in trailer in Mexico, authorities say

Hundreds of migrants were found "crowded and dehydrated" in the back of a tractor-trailer in southeastern Mexico on Thursday, authorities said.
8 months ago
Migrants from Guatemala, Ecuador, Honduras and El Salvador are rescued by Mexican authorities after being found crammed and dehydrated in a trailer-truck, in Cosamaloapan, in Veracruz state, Mexico, in this handout photo distributed to Reuters on September 14, 2023.
8 months ago

Mexican navy seizes over 4 tons of cocaine in high-speed sea chase

Mexico's navy seized over four tons of cocaine and detained 11 people during two high speed chases at sea, authorities reported.
8 months ago
VIDEO:  Mexican navy seizes over 4 tons of cocaine in high-speed sea chase
8 months ago

Bus carrying locals and migrants crashes in Mexico, killing 16

The migrants were traveling to an appointment with the United States Customs and Border Protection, according to Mexico's National Institute of Migration.
8 months ago
Tow trucks and authorities work at the area of a road accident, which left over a dozen passengers dead, in Tepelmeme Villa de Morelos, Oaxaca state, Mexico, on Aug. 22, 2023.
9 months ago

Mexican authorities search for missing American sailor

Weather conditions are keeping the Mexican Navy from approaching a capsized sailboat of a U.S. citizen who was reported missing on July 21, officials told ABC News.
9 months ago
VIDEO: Mexican authorities search for missing American sailor
10 months ago

American woman kidnapped in Mexico freed after 8 months in captivity: FBI

A California woman who was kidnapped while walking her dog in Mexico and held captive for eight months has been released, according to the FBI.
10 months ago
FBI San Francisco released this surveillance video in the case of kidnapped victim Monica de Leon Barba, a United States citizen, who was kidnapped in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, while walking home from work with her dog, Nov. 29, 2022.
10 months ago

American woman kidnapped in Mexico now free

Authorities say Monica De Leon Barba, who had been living in Mexico and was kidnapped there, is now being reunited with her family after her eight-month ordeal.
10 months ago
VIDEO: American woman kidnapped in Mexico now free
10 months ago

American arrested in connection with murders of Mexican strip club workers

A California man has been arrested in connection with serial murders targeting strip club workers in Mexico.
10 months ago
This photo of Bryant Rivera was included in a U.S. Department of Justice complaint.
10 months ago

Arizona mom battling fungal meningitis after cosmetic surgery at Mexico clinic

Alondra Lomas is one of nine confirmed cases of the life-threatening infection that the CDC says is tied to cosmetic surgery clinics in Matamoros, Mexico.
10 months ago
Alondra Lomas, who contracted fungal meningitis linked to a cosmetic surgery clinic in Mexico, is shown in her hospital bed in Phoenix.
10 months ago

UC Berkeley PhD student killed while doing field research in Mexico, officials say

University of California, Berkeley graduate student Gabriel Trujillo was killed in Mexico last week, ABC News has learned.
10 months ago
Gabriel Trujillo, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, conducts field research in Mexico in this undated file photo.
10 months ago

Bay Area dance group honors UC Berkeley student killed in Mexico

Gabriel Trujillo, a botanist, was doing field research in Sonora, Mexico.
10 months ago
Gabriel Trujillo, a botanist, was doing field research in Sonora, Mexico.
10 months ago

Ancient Mayan city discovered deep in Mexican jungle

A team of archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the remains of an ancient Maya city, deep in the jungle of Yucatán Peninsula, Southern Mexico.
10 months ago
A stone column is pictured after archaeologists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History discovered an ancient Mayan city inside the Balamku ecological reserve in Campeche state, Mexico on June 20, 2023.
10 months ago

Paramedics felt 'intoxication symptoms' in hotel room where 2 Americans found dead

The paramedics who responded to the scene where two American tourists were found dead in their luxury hotel room in Mexico this week spoke to ABC News.
10 months ago
In this undated file photo, an oceanfront villa is shown at Rancho Pescadero, in El Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
1 year ago

Probe continues into death of Americans in Mexican hotel

Although the hotel administrators said there didn't immediately appear to be any signs gas was an issue, two paramedics say they felt sick after entering the room.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Probe continues into death of Americans in Mexican hotel
1 year ago

Family of woman who died at Mexican resort demand answers

The family of Abby Lutz, 28, say they were shocked to learn Abby and John Heathco's bodies were found in their room at the Rancho Pescadero resort in Baja on Tuesday night.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Family of woman who died at Mexican resort demand answers
1 year ago

2 Americans found dead at Mexican hotel

Two Americans were found dead in their luxury hotel room in Baja California Sur, Mexico, according to local police.
1 year ago
VIDEO: 2 Americans found dead at Mexican hotel
1 year ago

2 Americans found dead in luxury hotel room in Mexico

Two Americans were found dead in their hotel room in Baja California Sur, Mexico, local police told ABC News.
1 year ago
In this undated file photo, an oceanfront villa is shown at Rancho Pescadero, in El Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
1 year ago

2 Americans found dead at luxury Mexican resort

According to authorities on Tuesday, paramedics found Abby Lutz and John Heathco dead in their hotel room in Baja. The suspected cause is gas inhalation.
1 year ago
VIDEO: 2 Americans found dead at luxury Mexican resort
1 year ago

10 dead after shooting at car rally in Mexico

A team of gunmen ambushed a car rally in Baja California, Mexico, which is about 73 miles from the U.S. border, according to authorities.
1 year ago
A team of gunmen ambushed a car rally in Baja California, Mexico, which is about 73 miles from the U.S. border, according to authorities.
1 year ago

19 shot, 10 fatally, at car rally less than 100 miles from Mexico-US border

At least 10 people were killed and nine were wounded when an apparent team of gunmen ambushed a car rally in Baja, Mexico, authorities said.
1 year ago
Security-tight at the scene of a shootout where at least 10 people were killed and nine injured in northern Mexico's Baja California on May 20, 2023.