What Obama Can Achieve in Mexico
YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images(MEXICO CITY) — President Barack Obama arrives in Mexico on Thursday afternoon for a 24-hour trip in which he is expected to meet with Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, to talk about trade, security and immigra…
Louis C.K. On ‘People Just Accepting That I’m White’
Photo by Katy Winn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Louis C.K. shared his viewpoint on race in Rolling Stone’s cover story on the comedian, which hit newsstands on Friday.
C.K. was born in California, but lived in his father’s native Mexico from the…
World Cup Qualifier: USA Battles to Draw with Mexico
Miguel Tovar/Getty Images(MEXICO CITY) — The U.S. men’s national team battled Mexico to a 0-0 tie, in a World Cup qualifying match at Estadio Azteca Tuesday night.
The tie marks only the second time in U.S. World Cup qualifying history that the Americ…
Report: Deaths Increasing at US-Mexico Border
Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of immigrants who died while attempting to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border saw a large increase in 2012, even though there seem to be far fewer people attempting the crossing.According to…
Report: Deaths Increasing at US-Mexico Border
Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of immigrants who die while attempting to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border saw a large increase in 2012, even though there seem to be far fewer people attempting the crossing.According to …
Canada And Mexico Brawl During The World Baseball Classic
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(PHOENIX) – Things turned a bit ugly on Saturday at the World Baseball Classic.
Several players threw punches in an all-out brawl during the ninth inning of Canada’s 10-3 win over Mexico in Pool D play.
The fights …
Team USA Drops Opener To Mexico
Barry Gossage/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images(PHOENIX) — Team USA did not get off to a good start in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
Adrian Gonzalez hit a home run and drove in three runs to lead Mexico past the United States, 5-2 in Team USA’s open…
Mexican 9-Year-Old Mom Is Actually 12 or 13, Officials Say
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A young Mexican girl who gave birth to a daughter two weeks ago is actually 12 or 13 years old, not 9 years old as her parents initially claimed, authorities say.The girl, identified as Dafne, was impregnated by her 44-…
Celebrities Spending the Holidays in Aspen and Mexico
MAX NASH/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Goldie Hawn and her daughter Kate Hudson are just some of the stars who have been celebrating the holidays in Aspen, Colo. Hawn tweeted on Wednesday, “Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. We are all tog…
Rosie Rivera to Oversee Jenni Rivera’s Finances
Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mexican-American banda singer Jenni Rivera, who was laid to rest last week following the fatal plane crash that killed her and six others, has left her considerable fortune — estimated at 25 million dollars — …
Ex-Marine Jon Hammar Freed From Mexico Prison
WPLG/ABC News(NEW YORK) — A former U.S. Marine has been released from a Mexico jail after being locked up for five months on gun charges.Officials from the U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros, Mexico met Jon Hammar at the prison Friday and escorted hi…
‘Alien’-Looking Human Skulls Found in Mexico
File photo. Hemera/Thinkstock(SONORA, Mexico) — Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered 25 “alien”-looking human skulls in a cemetery in the northwest state of Sonora, they said Friday.Some of the skulls showed “deformities,” …
Jenni Rivera’s Remains ’100%’ Identified; Funeral Preparations Begin
Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images(LAKEWOOD, Calif.) — The remains of Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera have been “100 percent” identified, her brother Pedro told reporters outside his parents’ home in Lakewood, Calif., on Thursday.”It is 100 percent conf…
Drug Smugglers Shoot Drugs Across US/Mexico Border with Cannon
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(YUMA, Ariz.) — Drug smugglers continue to show creativity in inventing new ways of getting drugs across the U.S. border from Mexico.Border Patrol agents say they believe a pneumatic cannon was used to launch dozens of containers…
Former US Marine Stuck in Mexican Jail, Fighting Weapons Charges
WPLG/ABC News(NEW YORK) — A former U.S. Marine who took off on a surfing adventure to Costa Rica in August is stuck in a Mexican jail just over the border from Texas, and his family is calling for his release.Ex-Marine Jon Hammar headed south with fel…
Jenni Rivera’s Death Confirmed; NTSB to Assist in Crash Investigation
Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that Jenni Rivera, the Mexican-American singer and reality television star, died on Sunday when the plane she was traveling in crashed outside Monterrey, …
Mexican-American Singer Jenni Rivera Feared Dead in Plane Crash
Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Multiple reports, including one from Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, Mexico’s secretary of communications and transports, confirmed on Sunday that the remains of the private jet carrying popular Mexican-American singer Je…
Private jet Carrying Regional Mexican Superstar Jenni Rivera Disappears
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Mexican officials have confirmed the disappearance of a private jet carrying regional Mexican music superstar Jenni Rivera that took off from the northern Mexican city of Monterrey at 3:15 a.m. local time on Sunday a…
Father of Girl Missing from Cancer Ward Denies Role in Her Disappearance
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — The U.S. Border Patrol located the father of an 11-year-old girl whose mother had removed her from Phoenix Children’s Hospital with a catheter still in her heart, but he has denied playing any role in taking the cance…
Peña Nieto Makes Big Promises to Mexico
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mexico’s new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, started his first day in office by making some big promises, mentioning that his goal is to “set the grounds” for Mexico to become a developed country. Surroun…