Mexico’s official murder rate last year was nearly 30,000 people. The worst year since the government started counting bodies 20 years ago. It is widely assumed that this is almost entirely caused by the drug wars raging between the country’s Narco Cartels and the government. Murdering business or political opponents is taking over from legal…
Gunmen shoot at office building of respected Mexican newspaper in Sinaloa capital Culiacan.Gunmen have fired on a building housing the respected Mexican media outlet El Debate as part of an ongoing drug cartel battle. The media building was sprayed with gunfire on Friday and several cars outside were also damaged. The paper said no one…
The Supreme Court is back at work this week, and among the more important arguments the justices are set to hear is a lawsuit filed by the government of Mexico against American gun manufacturers. A data leak from the Mexican military indicated that more than 90% of the firearms found at crime scenes in Mexico…
As Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador nears the final hours of his presidency, a debate is already raging over the legacy that the Mexican leader, widely known as AMLO, is leaving behind. Limited to a single six-year term by Mexico’s Constitution, AMLO will leave office on Monday with an approval rating that never dropped below 60 percent.…
Mexico has elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female and first Jewish president. Enrique Acevado has the details. “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell” delivers the latest news and original reporting, and goes beyond the headlines with context and depth. Catch the “CBS Evening News” every weekday night at 6:30 p.m. ET on the CBS…
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