The Zika Virus Is Spreading Through the Americas Very Quickly
The World Health Organization says that the mosquito-borne virus, which has been linked to abnormal births in Brazil, will likely spread to all countries in the continent except Canada and Chile. The US has yet to report a homegrown case of Zika.
After El Chapo: The World's 10 Most Wanted Drug Lords
The DEA's list of wanted drug lords is out of date after the capture of the infamous Mexican trafficker — so we made our own.
Spain’s Arrest of an Allegedly Corrupt Mexican Governor Highlights Impunity in Mexico
By Paul Imison
Humberto Moreira is due to appear in a Madrid court on Friday following his arrest in an investigation into money laundering that reportedly also includes evidence that he was working for the Zetas cartel.
The Mexican Government Greenlights the Destruction of Mangroves
The 143-acre area covered in mangroves was cleared to make way for a development project in the resort city of Cancún that is backed by the Mexican tourism board.
Lawyers for 'Affluenza Teen' Suggest He May Have Been Forced to Flee to Mexico
Ethan Couch, the 18-year-old who killed four people while driving drunk, may have been taken to Mexico “involuntarily,” his attorney told reporters.
Mexico's Booming Business of Producing Babies for Foreigners Is About To Go Bust
International surrogacy agencies flocked the southern state of Tabasco after it became more difficult to operate in India in 2012. Now changes in the law restricting the practice to heterosexual Mexicans mean they are looking for another base again.
Kate Del Castillo Wanted to Make Tequila With El Chapo
The Mexican Attorney General's Office has subpoenaed Kate del Castillo as a witness in its investigations in the wake of El Chapo's recapture.
Two Mass Kidnappings in Mexico’s Most Violent State End With the Victims Being Released
The first kidnapping involved 22 men abducted on their way to a wedding and the second five teachers taken from their school.
Two Bodies Tested for Links to the Ayotzinapa Case do not Belong to the Missing Students
The government’s relaunch of its previously discredited investigation into the fate of the 43 missing students appears to be gaining the confidence of their parents. Meanwhile, forced disappearances continue to pile up.
The Former Boss of Mexico's Ruling Party Was Just Arrested In Spain
Humberto Moreira, who was once a close ally of President Enrique Peña Nieto, is wanted by US authorities investigating allegations of money laundering and other crimes.
Here's Everything You Need To Know About What's Happened Since El Chapo's Recapture
In the week since Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was sent back to the prison from which he escaped in July, a cascade of revelations has shown drug trafficking infamy to be inextricably mixed up with Hollywood celebrity culture.
El Chapo Could Soon Be Back in the Same Cell He Escaped From Last Time
Mexico's interior minister says the drug lord has not yet been returned to the cell because the tunnel he fled through, that began in his shower stall, has not yet been completely blocked up.
Sean Penn, Who? — The Leaked Messages Between El Chapo and Kate del Castillo
By Andrea Noel
A series of flirtatious mobile phone messages between the drug lord and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, when he was still a fugitive, appear to show him both somewhat careless with his security, as well as ignorant of Hollywood royalty.
The First 180 of 8,000 Cuban Migrants Stranded in Costa Rica Are Back on the Road
After months of being trapped in limbo, a first group of 180 Cuban migrants left Costa Rica to continue their journey with the hope of settle in the United States.
El Chapo Really Liked to Visit His Mom in the Mountains, Locals Say
In tiny mountain hamlets where Chapo grew up in poverty, locals say the kingpin visited his mother several times between his spectacular jailbreak in July and his dramatic recapture last Friday that has left some feeling abandoned.
In Photos: The Safe House Where the Navy Caught Up With El Chapo
The drug lord is back in a maximum-security prison after six months on the run. His dramatic recapture began with a shootout in a safe house and ended in a love motel.
The Actress Who Linked Up Sean Penn with El Chapo Was Under Surveillance Since 2014
A Mexican newspaper says intelligence accounts show Kate del Castillo was in contact with El Chapo via his lawyers for nearly a year before his dramatic jailbreak last July, and has published surveillance pictures leading up to Penn's interview.
Mexico Says Chapo Won't Be Extradited for at Least a Year, and Probably More
According to a top official at the Mexican attorney general's office, it could take four to six years if the process is contested by the drug lord's lawyers.
How Kate Del Castillo Became the Rebel Celebrity Who Took Sean Penn to ‘Chapo’
The interview orchestrated by the Mexican actress raises tough questions for her career, her new tequila brand, and the whole business of narco pop media at large.
Sean Penn Interviewed El Chapo — And It Helped Lead to the Drug Lord’s Capture
After Rolling Stone published the movie star’s account of his meeting with the fugitive drug lord, a Mexican official told the AP the encounter helped track Chapo down.
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