The Guadalajara Reporter
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Extradition requests to Mexico from the United States have usually targeted cartel leaders and operatives or officials no longer in power. But when U.S. prosecutors unsealed a 100-page indictment on April 29 accusing Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya of directly collaborating with the Sinaloa Cartel’s “Chapitos” faction, Washington crossed a new line – demanding the arrest of a sitting Mexican governor.
Mother’s Day in Mexico is a time for flowers, family meals and heartfelt mañanitas — but behind the celebration lies a fascinating demographic story. From shifting family structures to regional differences in birth rates, the numbers reveal how motherhood is changing across the country. Here are some eye‑opening facts about Mexican mothers, with a special focus on Jalisco, that might just surprise you.
The Jalisco government deployed a massive security operation across the entire state on Monday, following the capture of the man considered the main successor to the fallen leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho.”
President Claudia Sheinbaum appears on the main balcony of the National Palace alongside members of BTS on May 6, waving to a crowd of nearly 50,000 fans packed into Mexico City’s Zócalo ahead of the K‑pop group’s sold‑out concerts.
Aeroméxico has unveiled a new stopover program Tuesday, allowing international passengers to visit two Mexican destinations on a single ticket with no additional airfare.
Regular visitors to Cancún will surely welcome last weekend’s inauguration of the long-awaited Puente Nichupté, an 8.8‑kilometer (5.5‑mile) bridge that reduces travel time between downtown Cancún and the main section of Hotel Zone from an hour to just ten minutes.
At last! Three years after its opening, Mexico City’s second airport has an essential direct rail connection to the capital’s central zone.
The federal government is hoping the new link will persuade more airlines to shift flights to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) — the shiny new facility located northeast of the capital in Zumpango, State of Mexico — from the centrally located but saturated Mexico City International Airport (AICM).
The collapse of Spirit Airlines has left a gap in the growing Mexican market that other U.S. or Mexican carriers look likely to fill.
Mexico and the United States launched a second preliminary round of USMCA review negotiations on April 20, as U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer traveled to Mexico City for working sessions with Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard. The discussions centered on priority sectors including steel and aluminum, automotive, agriculture, rules of origin and trade policy coordination, reports said.