Three outs from a place in the final of the World Baseball Classic, the Mexican national team suffered a huge disappointment when Japan bounced back in the ninth inning to snatch a nail-biting 5-4 semi-final win. 

Maybe it was the strong peso, the post-Covid return to normality, or, perhaps, the president’s fondness for hugging criminals.

The U.S. State Department responded to a barrage of fury unleashed by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the wake of its annual report on human rights around the world that highlights the high levels of impunity in Mexico, the participation of authorities in crimes and the president’s antagonism toward journalists and activists.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to US$20,000 for information leading to the physical location of María del Carmen López, a U.S. citizen who was kidnapped from her residence in Pueblo Nuevo, Colima on February 9, 2023.

Daylight saving time begins in the United States on Sunday, March 12, when the clocks skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. local time.

It has been pointed out that the U.S. State Department travel advisory for Mexico highlighted Matamoros (see story left) as a place where drug cartel activity is widespread.