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A police chief in Mexico kills himself as troops try to arrest him in a corruption probe
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The police chief in a small town in central Mexico took his own life Friday as troops closed in to arrest him as part of anticorruption raids that also detained several other top police commanders and a mayor in other towns. The massive, near-simultaneous raids,...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Nov. 15-21, 2024 Leaders of the Group of 20 nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro to discuss poverty, climate change and heightened global tensions. Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark, an animal protection advocate who works in the diamond selling business, beat out Miss...
Shootouts in northern Mexico kill 3 police officers and 4 drug cartel suspects
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three state police officers and four drug cartel suspects were killed in a running series of shootouts in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas, officials said Wednesday. Another five police officers were wounded in the...
Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark is crowned the 73rd Miss Universe
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe. Kjaer, an animal protection advocate who works in the diamond selling business, beat out Miss Nigeria at the end of 73rd edition of the competition in Mexico City. Miss Mexico placed third. ...
Moody's downgrades Mexican government's outlook to 'negative' over weakening of judiciary and debt
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president lashed out Friday at Moody’s ratings service, after it downgraded the Mexican government’s debt outlook to “negative.” Moody’s said it had downgraded the government's debt outlook from “stable” to “negative” because newly...
US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problem
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar lashed out Wednesday at Mexico’s failure to accept aid in the fight against drug cartels, claiming the country “closed the doors” on security cooperation. In a press conference, Salazar launched his harshest criticism yet of...
Mexican legislators reelect head of human rights agency who failed to address abuses
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legislators from Mexico’s ruling party reelected the head of the National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday despite widespread opposition and her failure to call out the government for abuses. The reelection of Rosario Piedra in a party-line Senate vote...
Mexico explains 5 easy steps to register online as a candidate for a spot on the Supreme Court
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials laid out five easy steps Monday for registering online as a candidate for one of nine spots on Mexico’s Supreme Court, or any one of hundreds of federal judgeships. There was even a short video that made the process look easy. If you're a Mexican...
More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like 'Cielito Lindo' in a Mexico City plaza
MEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 1,000 mariachis gathered in Mexico City’s main plaza Sunday, strumming guitars and singing classics like “Cielito Lindo” to end a mariachi congress celebrating the musical form. The number of musicians apparently topped the previous record of 700...
Gunmen kill a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in a decade
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen on Friday killed a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in the country in a decade. Mexico's navy said that a rear admiral — which is just below full admiral, the navy’s highest rank — had been shot to death in the...
