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Mexican Police Murdered 22 And Manipulated Crime Scene, Review Finds

7:47pm August 19, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

The country's Human Rights Commission accuses federal security forces of nearly two dozen extrajudicial killings during a raid in Michoacan last year. Police are said to have attempted a cover-up.

Jesus Alfredo Guzmán was among a group of men kidnapped from the La Leche restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, in the western Mexican state of Jalisco.

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El Chapo's Son, 5 Others Kidnapped From Upscale Restaurant In Mexico

9:45am August 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, 29-year-old Jesus Alfredo Guzmán and five other men were kidnapped by armed assailants on Monday. Guzmán is the son of notorious imprisoned kingpin "El Chapo."

A photo shows the community of Coscomatepec, Veracruz, in eastern Mexico on Saturday. Homes were buried by landslides following heavy rains from Earl, which reached Mexican territory on Thursday as a tropical storm.

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Storm-Triggered Mudslides Kill Dozens Of People In Mexico Over The Weekend

1:11pm August 08, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Hurricane Earl had been downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hit southern Mexico, but heavy rains prompted mudslides that killed at least 39 people.

A Mexican teacher from Nuevo Leon state speaks in solidarity with striking colleagues from Oaxaca state on June 22 in Monterrey.

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A Mexican Teacher's Strike Turns Deadly

12:06pm July 09, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

The teacher's union has blocked roads to protest mandatory testing and demand more funding. Meanwhile, the security forces have killed activists.

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Steven Hernandez wipes a tear from his mother's eye after seeing her for the first time in 20 years in San Bernardino, Calif., on Thursday. Hernandez, 22, was abducted by his father in 1995 when he was 18 months old. Since that time, Maria Mancia, 42, had

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After 21 Years, An Abducted Son and His Grieving Mother Are Reunited

3:37pm June 10, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

DNA testing confirms that a 22-year-old law student in Mexico is the boy who was taken from his California home by his father more than two decades ago.

Luis Alberto de la Rosa says he sells lots of misoprostol, a drug used in abortions and in ulcer treatment, to women from Texas who come to his Miramar Pharmacy in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico.

Legal Medical Abortions Are Up In Texas, But So Are DIY Pills From Mexico

10:23am June 09, 2016

by John Burnett

Women seeking an abortion in restrictive Texas now often pick the medical version, thanks to FDA rules making it easier. Others seek cheaper pills in Mexico, and aren't getting guidance from a doctor.

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Kidnapped Mexican Footballer Is Safe, Following Government Rescue

8:54am May 30, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Local and federal authorities worked together to rescue Alan Pulido, who plays for the Greek soccer club Olympiakos.

'El Chapo' One Step Closer To U.S. After Mexico Approves Extradition

5:34pm May 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department approved a judge's ruling from earlier this month that the process could go ahead. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's attorneys have 30 days to appeal.

President Enrique Peña Nieto said he wants to legalize same-sex marriage in Mexico.

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Mexico's President Calls For Enshrining Same-Sex Marriage In The Constitution

8:06pm May 18, 2016

The move has drawn criticism from Mexico's Catholic Church. But the church's opposition may not be much of an obstacle for Enrique Peña Nieto as he seeks the votes needed to amend the constitution.

After he was recaptured from breaking out of a maximum security prison in Mexico, Mexican drug lord Joaquin

'El Chapo' Extradition To U.S. May Proceed, Mexican Judge Says

4:48pm May 09, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Two days after Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán was transferred to a prison near Juárez, Mexico, a city near the U.S. border, a federal judge in Mexico said the extradition process meets legal requirements.