Mexico

Walter Thompson-Hernandez, son of an African-American father and Mexican mother, created the Instagram account Blaxicans of LA.

Now Counted By Their Country, Afro-Mexicans Grab Unprecedented Spotlight

5:44pm February 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

For the first time its history, Mexico announced it would recognize people of African descent on its official census. What does it mean for Afro-Mexicans themselves — and why has it taken so long?

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This photo released by Mexico's Jalisco state prosecutor's office shows Ethan Couch, after he was taken into custody last month in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

'Affluenza Teen' Is Back In The U.S. To Face Charges

2:25pm January 28, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Mexican authorities said they put Ethan Couch on a plane in Mexico City. The 18-year-old, who was on probation for killing four people while driving drunk, had fled to Mexico with his mother.

A vendor shows a t-shirt with the face of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán for sale in Mexico City on July 20, 2015.

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'People Are Still Dying On The Streets' In Mexico's Drug War

8:13am January 16, 2016

Despite the well-publicized capture of drug kingpin "El Chapo," ordinary Mexicans don't think much has changed in the ongoing violence.

A new government report details the problems agencies face in fighting weapons trafficking. Here, thousands of guns lie on the ground before being destroyed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in 2012.

In Mexico, Tens Of Thousands Of Illegal Guns Come From The U.S.

1:31pm January 12, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The ATF has been able to trace the smuggled guns' original purchasers in less than half of the 73,684 cases cited in the report.

Extradition Of 'El Chapo' Will Take At Least A Year, Mexican Official Says

1:34pm January 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

On a morning radio program, the head of Mexico's extradition office also warned that possible legal challenges could delay the entire extradition process to the U.S. for four to six years.

Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, seen here in a photo held by Mexico's attorney general, Arely Gomez, last July, has been recaptured, Mexico's president says.

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Mexico Has Recaptured Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo'

5:42pm January 08, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Nearly six months after his most recent escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico, drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán has been caught, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced.

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'Affluenza Teen' Will Be Staying In Mexico A While Longer

6:56pm December 30, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

The 18-year-old and his mother were apprehended in Mexico on Monday, and were due to arrive in the U.S. on Wednesday. Ethan Couch was granted a temporary stay, but his mother was deported.

Children light candles during an overnight vigil at a protest camp in Juarez, Mexico, outside the manufacturing plant for the American-owned printer company Lexmark.

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Mexican Border Workers Make A Push To Unionize

9:11am December 19, 2015

by Mónica Ortiz Uribe

Unions are virtually non-existent in the northern Mexico factories around Juarez. But now some 300 workers are trying to unionize to push for higher wages and other benefits.

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New Airport Bridge Spanning U.S.-Mexico Border Opens

10:24pm December 09, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The new bridge means one of the world's only airports built across two countries now operates on the U.S.-Mexico border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana.

Eduardo Gonzalez is HIV positive. His mother died of AIDS; his father, who's HIV positive, is in jail. The boy lives at Eunime, a Tijuana facility for children whose parents have faced AIDS in their family and who may themselves be infected.

Health & Safety

These Are The Faces Of People Facing HIV/AIDS: #WorldAidsDay

2:40pm December 01, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

They are children, sex workers, drug users who live in fear of HIV. The portraits and stories are featured in a new book set in Tijuana: "Tomorrow Is A Long Time."