Carnival Cruise Passengers Robbed at Gunpoint in Mexico
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(MIAMI) — Twenty-two passengers traveling on a Carnival cruise ship for the trip of a lifetime instead got a scare when they were robbed at gunpoint while on an excursion in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta.The …
Bullet Near Mexico Border Hits Mother Walking Streets of Texas
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — A mother pushing her child in a stroller in downtown El Paso, Texas, was struck by an errant bullet fired during a shootout between Mexican police and carjacking suspects just across the border in violence-ridd…
US, Mexico Agree to Share Gulf Oil
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LOS CABOS, Mexico) — The United States and Mexico have agreed to share oil and natural gas deposits located along the maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico. The decision will mandate joint development of undersea reserv…
Mexican Gang Boss Gets Life Sentence in US Consulate Murders
Comstock/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — A U.S. district judge Wednesday sentenced one of the Mexico’s top gang bosses to life in prison without parole for his role in the March 2010 murders of a U.S. consulate employee and two others.Wednesday in El Pas…
Spring Break Travel Warning: Mounting Violence in Mexico
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — As spring break nears, the U.S. government is warning Americans to stay out of much of Mexico because of rising drug-cartel violence — and tells travelers to one of Mexico’s most popular beach destinations to stay cl…
Former ‘Survivor’ Producer Extradited to Mexico in Wife’s Death
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The former Survivor producer charged with killing his wife during a vacation in Cancun has been extradited to Mexico to await his trial.Forty-year-old Bruce Beresford-Redman was released from a Los An…
Friend: Texas Missionaries Killed in Mexico Knew They Were in Danger
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(MONTERREY, Mexico) — A dedicated Texas missionary couple strangled in their Mexico home knew how much danger they were in, but refused to leave the people they cared for, according to a friend from their sponsor church in Texas.”T…
Mexican Officials: Drug War Death Toll at More than 47,000
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(MEXICO CITY) — The Mexican government Wednesday released its latest tally of deaths from drug-related violence. The report says 47,515 people have been killed since President Felipe Calderon began a crackdown on drug cartel …
Falcon Lake: Bones of Slain American Jet Skier Found?
Giorgio Fochesato/Vetta/Getty Images(NUEVO CIUDAD GUERRERO, Mexico) — Skeletal remains found in a lake on the Texas-Mexico border are being tested to see if they belong to the American was allegedly shot by Mexican drug cartel members there last year….
Clooney and Keibler May Ring in New Year in Cabo San Lucas
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mexico’s Cabo San Lucas appears to be the destination spot of choice for George Clooney and his girlfriend Stacy Keibler, not only in 2011, but for the New Year, too. E! Online reports that the couple w…