General News

Despite being cleared of influence peddling in the purchase of a luxury residence by his wife, President Enrique Peña Nieto has nonetheless apologized to the nation, recognizing that the allegations had disturbed many Mexican citizens.

A truck without brakes careened into a group of pilgrims in the town of Mazapil, Zacatecas, killing 28 people, including four children. 

Mexican federal police have seized one of Jalisco’s most feted hotels after it was singled out  by the U.S. Treasury for its connections to a criminal cartel.

Classical music enthusiasts who happen to be in Mexico City for the Mexican Independence Day festivities  might want to book now for any of three performances by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, two scheduled at the Palacio de Bellas Artes and one at the Auditorio Nacional.  

It’s a nightmare scenario for anyone traveling by air.  You arrive at your destination, pick up your luggage from the belt and pass through customs, only to be stopped by officials.  On opening your bags, they discover a stash of drugs mixed up with your belongings.  Of course you didn’t pack the drugs – they must have been put there by someone at the airport you left from or arrived at. You know you are innocent but airport officials and the police don’t.

An amazing public art project has completely changed social relationships in an economically-challenged hillside neighborhood on the outskirts of Pachuca.

In a move that may turn out to have future implications for Jalisco, Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that laws introduced in 2013 banning the adoption of children by same-sex couples in the state of Campeche are unconstitutional.

Barack Obama’s representative in Mexico for the past four years, Anthony Wayne, leaves his post next week to begin a new “academic” career in the United States.