Mexico

Mexico Can Seek Millions From U.S. In Dolphin-Safe Tuna Dispute, WTO Says

3:11pm April 26, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The World Trade Organization deems U.S. labeling rules for dolphin-safe tuna are unfairly restrictive to Mexico. It says Mexico may seek $163 million annually from the U.S. in retaliatory measures.

Chart: Unauthorized Immigrant Population, By Country Of Origin

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Mexicans No Longer Make Up Majority Of Immigrants In U.S. Illegally

5:41pm April 25, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Mexicans made up half of the 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. last year, according to new estimates by the Pew Research Center. There are growing numbers from Central America and Asia.

A view from the International bridge between Presidio, Texas, and Ojinaga, Mexico, shows the flooded checkpoint between the two cities on Sept. 17, 2008. A levee broke and water from the Rio Grande inundated parts of the city with 10 feet of water.

Mexico Worries That A New Border Wall Will Worsen Flooding

1:29pm April 25, 2017

by John Burnett

The 1970 Boundary Treaty requires that U.S. and Mexican officials on the International Boundary and Water Commission be in agreement before building structures that might affect the Rio Grande's flow.

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Police investigators work on the crime scene where Mexican journalist Maximino Rodriguez Palacios was killed by gunmen April 14 in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

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A 73-Year-Old Is Latest Victim Of Deadly Attacks On Mexican Journalists

9:45am April 18, 2017

by James Fredrick

The murder of Maximino Rodriguez Palacios in Baja California last week is the latest in a string of killings that have made the country one of the most dangerous in the world to report the news.

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Javier Duarte, the former governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz, sits handcuffed following his arrest in Panajache, Guatemala, on Saturday.

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Mexico Catches One Of Several Fugitive Former Governors After A Half-Year Hunt

4:26pm April 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Javier Duarte, former governor of Veracruz state, was finally apprehended in Guatemala this weekend. He's just one of nearly a dozen ex-governors either on the lam, under investigation or in prison.

A chile-rubbed pork taco is topped with french fries in the Merced market in Mexico City. The taco costs 10 pesos — less than 50 cents. Cheap, high-calorie food is contributing to Mexico's obesity problem.

Health & Safety

Pork Tacos Topped With Fries: Fuel For Mexico's Diabetes Epidemic

5:00am April 08, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Mexico knows how to fight infectious diseases. Tackling a chronic condition like diabetes is a new — and daunting — challenge.

Dr. Tonatiuh Barrientos Gutierrez, an epidemiologist in Mexico City, jogs near his home in the southern part of the capital. He says it's hard to run on the city's streets.

In Diabetes Fight, Lifestyle Changes Prove Hard To Come By In Mexico

11:10am April 07, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

To curb diabetes, Mexico is trying to get people to cut down on soda, eat more healthful foods and exercise. But changing people's habits is easier said than done.

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A family sells pastries in Mexico City. As Mexicans' wages have risen, their average daily intake of calories has soared.

How Diabetes Got To Be The No. 1 Killer In Mexico

10:46pm April 05, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Diabetes has become a public health crisis in Mexico. The government is struggling to pay for care and slow the rate at which people develop the life-threatening metabolic disorder.

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Members of a search group carry the coffin of Pedro Huesca as they walk to a cemetery in Veracruz, Mexico, on March 8. Huesca, a police detective, disappeared in 2013 and was found in a mass grave. His remains were among more than 250 skulls found over th

World News

With Murders On The Rise, 2017 On Track To Be One Of Mexico's Deadliest Years

8:50pm April 04, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

In January alone, 1,938 people were killed. Poor security, the proliferation of drug gangs, corruption and lack of opportunities are among the factors causing the violence.

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The newspaper Norte announced its closure in bold letters, with a front-page letter from its owner explaining that the violence against journalists in Juarez and elsewhere in Mexico made the paper's continued existence untenable.

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Mexican Newspaper Shuts Down In 'Act Of Protest' After Journalist's Murder

1:06pm April 03, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The owner of Norte, a paper covering the border city Juarez, told readers Sunday that if the government would not protect his journalists' safety, then he would — by dismissing all of them.