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December 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM
7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico
Seven inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico, where inmates resisted transfers to other jails and fought police with guns and knives
December 20, 2024 at 2:29 PM
December 15, 2024 at 2:59 AM
US couple dies in Mexico after being found shot in pickup truck
The victims were identified by the Michoacán attorney general's office as Gloria Ambriz, 50, and Rafael Cardona, 53.
December 15, 2024 at 2:59 AM
December 14, 2024 at 4:01 PM
American couple killed in Western Mexico
The couple from California were found shot in their pickup truck during a trip they made every year to visit relatives.
December 14, 2024 at 4:01 PM
December 14, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Authorities investigate murder of American couple in western Mexico
Gloria Ambriz and Rafael Cardona were shot in their pickup, which was riddled with bullets in an area known for organized crime activity. The couple resided in California but owned a home in Mexico.
December 14, 2024 at 1:25 AM
December 10, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Mexico cruise tax postponed until summer 2025
The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association has announced Mexico's new cruise passenger tax will be postponed until July 2025.
December 10, 2024 at 8:12 PM
December 3, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Missing Hawaiian woman crossed freely into Mexico, Los Angeles police say
Hannah Kobayashi walked freely into Mexico just after noon on Nov. 12, the Los Angeles Police Department said on Monday.
December 3, 2024 at 2:55 PM
November 28, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Mexico's president says its 'position is not to close borders' after Trump's claim
President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum by phone on Wednesday. But it's unclear if they share the same vision on migration.
November 28, 2024 at 2:06 PM
November 28, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Mexico's president says its 'position is not to close borders' after Trump's claim
President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum by phone on Wednesday. But it's unclear if they share the same vision on migration.
November 28, 2024 at 12:06 PM
2 months ago
Family of Shanquella Robinson sues friends they allege killed her in Mexico
The family of Shanquella Robinson filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Robinson's travel companions, alleging battery, negligence, conspiracy and emotional distress.
2 months ago
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Family files lawsuit after woman's death in Mexico
The family of Shanquella Robinson, who died while vacationing in Mexico, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Robinson’s travel companions.
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3 months ago
Tourists flee as man shot dead at luxury Cancun resort
A man was shot dead near a luxury resort in Cancun in a targeted shooting carried out by two suspects who fled on jet skis, authorities said.
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'El Chapo' son Joaquin Guzman Lopez pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges
Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of "El Chapo," pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance since his arrest last week.
5 months ago
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12-year-old killed by gunmen on jet skis targeting rival drug dealer, officials say
A 12-year-old boy was killed on a beach in Cancun after gunmen on jet skis opened fire on a rival drug dealer, Mexican officials said Sunday.
5 months ago
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2 Mexican drug cartel leaders arrested, in federal custody
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was apprehended when he was duped into getting on a flight that landed in Texas, while Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of drug lord “El Chapo,” was secretly flown to Chicago.
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Top Sinaloa cartel members arrested
Two top leaders of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel have been taken into custody by United States authorities to face charges for their role in leading the group's vast drug trafficking enterprise.
5 months ago
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Treasury sanctions companies allegedly linked to timeshare fraud by Mexican cartel
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned four Mexican companies and three Mexican individuals allegedly linked to timeshare fraud, officials said.
5 months ago
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Desperate search for missing Utah teen in Mexico
The FBI is now assisting in the search for a 14-year-old Utah teenager who went missing while visiting her relatives in Mexico City last month.
5 months ago
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Search underway for 14-year-old Utah girl missing in Mexico
Elizabeth "Ely" Gonzalez, 14, was last seen on June 30, according to the FBI.
5 months ago
5 months ago
14-year-old American girl goes missing in Mexico
The FBI is assisting in a search for a Utah teen who disappeared while visiting relatives in Mexico City last month.
5 months ago
6 months ago
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico
ABC News meteorologist Kevin Roth tracks where the storm is heading next.
6 months ago
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Mexico City residents, faced with water crisis, resort to drastic measures
ABC News reports on the dwindling clean water supply in one of the world’s largest cities, forcing many residents to resort to drastic measures.
6 months ago
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Mexico City’s water crisis
ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports on the dwindling clean water supply in one of the world’s largest cities, forcing many residents to resort to drastic measures to obtain the water they need to survive.
6 months ago
6 months ago
Wife speaks out for 1st time after husband died by hot tub electrocution in Mexico
In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Lizette Zambrano discusses the tragedy that happened at the Mexican resort town of Puerto Peñasco when her husband was electrocuted in a hot tub.
6 months ago
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Woman whose husband died by hot tub electrocution at Mexican beach resort speaks out
It was supposed to be paradise in Mexico for Lizette Zambrano and her husband Jorge but little did she know it would end in her coming home without the love of her life.
6 months ago
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Biden sending more federal help to devastated communities in New Mexico
With fires spreading uncontrollably in New Mexico, President Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the state.
6 months ago
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WHO confirms bird flu patient in Mexico died of other medical conditions
Mexican authorities reported the human case to the World Health Organization on May 23.
6 months ago
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American killed, another injured by electric shock in Mexican hot tub: Police
Forensic analysis will be conducted to determine the origin of the apparent electrical failure, law enforcement said.
6 months ago
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American man dies after being electrocuted in jacuzzi while in Mexico
One person was killed, and another was injured after experiencing an electric shock in a Jacuzzi at a private condominium complex in northwestern Mexico.
6 months ago
6 months ago
ABC News exclusive: Inside a cartel's human-smuggling operation
ABC News exclusive: Matt Rivers reports on a cartel's human-smuggling operation in Mexico.
6 months ago
7 months ago
Mexico elects first female president
ABC News' Matt Rivers reports on Mexico's historic election that saw its first female president-elect, Claudia Sheinbaum, and what it could mean for U.S.-Mexico relations.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Mexico elects its 1st female president
Mexico elected its first female president in the country's 200-year history. Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor, won the election in a landslide with over 60% of the vote.
7 months ago
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Mexico's 1st female president faces myriad crises: ANALYSIS
For the first time in the 200-year history of Mexico’s republic, a woman will become president of Mexico.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum, 1st woman to be president
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected president of Mexico, marking the first time a woman has been chosen to lead the country, the election institute said.
7 months ago
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Claudia Sheinbaum wins historic Mexican presidential election
Sheinbaum, who captured national attention as the mayor of Mexico City, will take office later this year as Mexico’s first-ever female president.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Mexico all but guaranteed to have its first woman president
The run-up to the election has been marred by violence, with dozens of candidates killed.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum, 1st woman to be president, election institute says
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected president of Mexico, marking the first time a woman has been chosen to lead the country, the election institute said.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Mexico on verge of electing its 1st female president
Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections that are a referendum on populism and democracy.
7 months ago
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Howler monkeys are dying in southern Mexico amid nationwide drought and heat wave
More than 100 howler monkeys have dropped dead from trees in southern Mexico's tropical forests amid a nationwide drought and heat wave, with rescuers racing to give water to the threatened monkeys.
7 months ago
7 months ago
This taquería serves just 4 tacos and won a Michelin star, here's why
Taquería El Califa de León is the first Mexican taco shop and only shop among 16 Mexican restaurants to receive a Michelin star.
7 months ago
8 months ago
Missing tourists found dead in Mexico were trying to stop carjacking: Police
American Jack Carter Rhoad and Australians Jake Robinson and Callum Robinson were killed by suspects attempting to steal tires from their cars, according to authorities.
8 months ago
8 months ago
Urgent investigation after surfers disappear in Mexico
Authorities announced arrest warrants have been obtained for the crime of forced disappearance after an American and two Australian surfers went missing.
8 months ago
9 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.
9 months ago
10 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.
10 months ago
10 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.
10 months ago
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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.
10 months ago
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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.
10 months ago
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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.
10 months ago
1 year 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.
1 year ago
1 year 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.
1 year ago
1 year 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.
1 year ago