Latest Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador News

Death toll from contaminated infant IV feeding bags in Mexico rises to 17

Dec. 10, 2024 11:08 AM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday that a total of 17 children have died in central Mexico from suspected contamination of IV feeding bags after four more deaths were confirmed. David Kershenobich, the country’s public health secretary, said 16 of the victims...

Mexican soldiers will get a pay raise after elimination of oversight agencies, president says

Dec. 09, 2024 13:38 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Monday that much of the money gained by eliminating independent oversight and regulatory agencies will go to the army to fund a rise in soldiers’ pay. The announcement by President Claudia Sheinbaum is the latest in a a series of new...

13 children die in Mexico from suspected contaminated IV bags

Dec. 05, 2024 22:28 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thirteen children under the age of 14 have died in central Mexico and authorities said Thursday they suspect contaminated IV feeding bags as the culprit. The federal Health Department ordered doctors across the country not to use IV nutrition bags made by the...

Mexican troops seize a record fentanyl haul in northern Sinaloa state

Dec. 04, 2024 17:10 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican soldiers and marines have seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures in Mexico...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Dec. 03, 2024 20:56 PM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 2 The Washington Post on Joe Biden's pardon of Hunter Biden President-elect Donald Trump is selecting radical MAGA loyalists for top national security positions,...

Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime

Nov. 26, 2024 20:12 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a Monday evening announcement, President-elect Donald Trump railed against Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing thousands of people to enter the U.S. Hitting a familiar theme from the campaign trail and his first term in office, Trump portrayed the...

Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs

Nov. 26, 2024 19:36 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border. ...

Moody's downgrades Mexican government's outlook to 'negative' over weakening of judiciary and debt

Nov. 15, 2024 18:12 PM EST

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...

Trump's pick of Rubio as America's top diplomat could reshape US policy in Latin America

Nov. 15, 2024 11:17 AM EST

MIAMI (AP) — Growing up in Miami among Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro's revolution, Sen. Marco Rubio developed a deep hatred of communism. Now as President-elect Donald Trump's choice for America's top diplomat, he's set to bring that same ideological ammunition to reshaping U.S. policy in...

US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problem

Nov. 13, 2024 22:01 PM EST

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...