6 die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains has killed six people near Mexico City, authorities said. The landslide on Monday night in Naucalpan, a community northwest of Mexico City, also...
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DETROIT (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in Mexico, vowing during a stop in the automaking state of Michigan...
View ArticleMexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday demanded that former Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the...
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Chihuahua on alert as body count rises in neighboring Sinaloa
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police and the Mexican army remain on alert in the border state of Chihuahua, as the body count in a bloody cartel war continues to rise in neighboring Sinaloa....
View ArticleAt least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico's northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash, authorities said...
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Border Patrol agent bitten in face during assault on Mount Cristo Rey
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Border Report) – Mexican police have three people in custody following an assault on a U.S. Border Patrol agent on Mount Cristo Rey on Thursday afternoon. The agent was punched in...
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AMLO blames US for narco war in Sinaloa
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Twelve days before his term in office concludes, the president of Mexico ripped into the U.S. government for allegedly making an under-the-table deal that landed two...
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Border Report Live: Peacebuilding in a cartel 'war zone'
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Everard Meade is not sure when he'll be able to return to the Mexican state of Sinaloa, where he's been on a peace-building mission for about a decade. Meade launched...
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New Mexico port ready to capture Texas truck traffic
SANTA TERESA, N.M. (Border Report) – When Texas truck inspections slowed traffic to a crawl at El Paso's commercial ports of entry in April 2022 and September 2023, the Santa Teresa, New Mexico,...
View ArticleWhat's next for Operation Lone Star?
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Amid a relative lull in border crossings, Texas lawmakers are considering how to proceed with Operation Lone Star, the state's massive and unilateral border enforcement efforts....
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Students, volunteers help fingerprint migrant remains with hopes of...
MAVERICK COUNTY, Texas (Border Report) -- An eyelash curler, a wooden cross, a Mexican passport, limes, bags of peanuts and chips, and garlic to ward off snakes were among items in a black backpack...
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Rare 'liger' rescued from abandoned home near US border
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A Mexican environmental agency has taken custody of a rare large feline, which police found in an abandoned home as they investigated cartel activity south of the...
View ArticleUS not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar rejected accusations by Mexico's president that the U.S. was partly responsible for a surge in cartel warfare in northern Sinaloa over the weekend. AMLO...
View ArticleButterflies swarming through South Texas — and they aren't monarchs
TEXAS (KXAN) — Swarms of butterflies are inundating portions of South Texas — and they aren't the monarch migrations most Texans know and love. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shared on social...
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Over 700 pounds of bologna, prescription meds seized at Presidio port of entry
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Presidio port of entry seized 748 pounds of Mexican bologna this week, according to a press release from U.S....
View ArticleUS to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico and California...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government. Inspectors hired by the U.S....
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Men allegedly caught using drones to monitor Border Patrol
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Binational cooperation has resulted in the arrest of smugglers using drones to monitor U.S. Border Patrol movement and guide migrants past the U.S. border wall in El...
View ArticleCouple allegedly tries to take machine gun, grenade, rifles to Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A man and a woman have a date in U.S. district court next week after allegedly trying to buy a machine gun, three high-powered rifles and grenades from undercover...
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Border residents express hope, doubts as Claudia Sheinbaum takes reins of Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Elhiu Ramírez has seen good things happen in México in recent years. His grandmother started getting a monthly welfare stipend, and some of his former high school...
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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include...
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