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A Quinceanera Goes Viral
A Quinceanera Goes Viral
Aug 25, 2025 4:10 PM CDT

A Quinceanera Goes Viral

When a Mexican girl's coming-of-age party went ignored, a simple post triggered a huge event

(Newser) - Cameras flashed and reporters crowded around 15-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales as she stepped from a vintage car into the pouring rain. The daughter of local garbage collectors, dressed in a voluminous pink gown, looked both overwhelmed and exhausted. Just six weeks earlier, Isela's quinceañera—a traditional coming-of-age...

Mexican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty in US

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada says he's sorry for helping flood the country with drugs

(Newser) - Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to US drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping to flood the US with cocaine and other illicit substances. "I recognize the great harm illegal drugs have done to the people in the United States...

Along the Border, a 'Virtual Wall' Is Emerging on Both Sides

Drone tech escalates as police, drug cartels in Mexico face off

(Newser) - Local police along the US-Mexico border are increasingly turning to AI-powered drones to track drug traffickers, seek out migrants trying to cross into the US, assist in emergencies, and compensate for staff shortages and reduced federal funding. While US officials have long used drones along the border, creating what...

'The Magician' Just Broke a Pay Record in Soccer

Orlando pays $1.5M to acquire Mexican star Lizbeth Ovalle

(Newser) - The National Women's Soccer League in the US has a major new star—at a landmark price. The Orlando Pride have signed Mexico's Lizbeth Ovalle after paying what is known in the sport as a transfer fee of $1.5 million, reports the Athletic . The Pride essentially...

Report: Trump Administration Ready to Move on Mexico

Pentagon plans strikes on drug cartels there, apparently with or without Mexico's OK

(Newser) - The Trump administration has reportedly instructed the US military to ready plans for direct attacks against Mexican drug cartels, with preparations to be managed by the Northern Command and a target date for the plans set for mid-September. According to three military sources who spoke to independent journalist Ken...

Famed Boxer Deported, Lands in Mexico Prison

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been accused of involvement with Sinaloa cartel

(Newser) - Former world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been deported from the US. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Tuesday that the 39-year-old professional boxer was returned to Mexico following his ICE arrest last month. The Department of Homeland Security claimed he was living in the US illegally after overstaying...

Conquistador's Stolen 500-Year-Old Receipt Returns to Mexico

A Hernan Cortes-signed document, dated 1527, is back in Mexico

(Newser) - A 500-year-old document bearing the signature of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes has made its way back to Mexico after decades missing, according to the FBI. The manuscript, dated February 20, 1527, offers a rare look at the financial workings of New Spain's early government, detailing gold payments for...

Mexico Ships 26 Cartel Figures in Deal With Administration

Transfer follows US promise not to seek death penalty

(Newser) - Mexican officials, under pressure from President Trump to keep fentanyl from crossing the border. announced Tuesday they were sending 26 high-ranking drug cartel members to the US as part of an agreement with the administration. In return, US officials pledged not to pursue the death penalty in the cases,...

Mexico to Adidas: You Ripped Off Our Sandals

Company is looking to make amends in Oaxaca

(Newser) - Mexican authorities are accusing sportswear company Adidas of plagiarizing artisans in southern Mexico, alleging that a new sandal design is strikingly similar to the traditional Indigenous footwear known as huaraches, per the AP . Adidas responded in a letter on Friday, saying that the company "deeply values the cultural wealth of...

Trump OKs Military Action on Latin American Drug Cartels

Move signals a shift from law enforcement to military involvement

(Newser) - President Trump has quietly authorized the Pentagon to use military force against certain Latin American drug cartels, stepping up an already aggressive push to label these organizations as foreign terrorist threats. The directive, confirmed to the New York Times by sources familiar with internal discussions, paves the way for...

Trump Pushes Back Deadline for Mexico Deal

He says call with Sheinbaum was 'very successful'

(Newser) - The United States will enter a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico over trade as 25% tariff rates stay in place, President Trump said Thursday. In a post on Truth Social Thursday, the president said a phone conversation he had with Mexican leader Claudia Sheinbaum was "very successful in that,...

One Jet Lands as Another Tries to Take Off on Same Runway

Aeromexico, Delta planes have a 200-foot near miss in Mexico City

(Newser) - In the ideal world of air travel, "coming in for a landing" does not mean "nearly on top of another aircraft." Yet CNN reports this is nearly what transpired at Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport on Monday, with one incoming Aeromexico jet flying over a...

The 'Tomato Tax' Is Here
The 'Tomato Tax' Is Here
Jul 15, 2025 3:01 AM CDT

The 'Tomato Tax' Is Here

New tariff expected to raise prices and limit tomato choices nationwide

(Newser) - American shoppers may soon find their favorite tomatoes pricier and harder to find as a new 17% tariff on Mexican imports shakes up the produce aisle and reignites a decades-old trade battle, the New York Times reports. The Trump administration imposed the tariff, effective immediately, on most Mexican tomato...

Trump Slaps Tariffs on 2 Major Trading Partners

He says 30% tariffs on imports from Mexico, European Union will kick in on Aug. 1

(Newser) - President Trump announced Saturday that he is levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico, starting Aug. 1. Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States' biggest trade partners in letters posted on Truth Social, the AP reports. In his letter to Mexico's leader , Trump...

DOJ Releases Torture Tapes in DEA Agent's 1985 Murder

Recordings go to cartel founder Rafael Caro Quintero's defense

(Newser) - The Justice Department has begun releasing secret audio recordings of the 1985 torture and murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, a move that could reshape the high-profile case against Mexican cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero. The tapes, which have never been fully released publicly, are now being...

Days After Jake Paul Bout, Boxer Is Arrested by ICE

Julio César Chávez Jr. faces deportation, US officials say

(Newser) - Julio César Chávez Jr., a Mexican boxer who fought a high-profile match against Jake Paul last weekend, has been arrested in California by ICE agents and faces expedited deportation, federal officials said. The Department of Homeland Security said Chávez has been living in the US unlawfully and...

El Chapo Hacker Infiltrated FBI, Helping Silence Witnesses

Hacker also breached Mexico City's surveillance camera system

(Newser) - A hacker working for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's Sinaloa drug-trafficking cartel infiltrated FBI communications and city surveillance in Mexico City, helping to identify and silence informants, a newly released federal report reveals. The hacker's sophisticated surveillance tactics were used to track, intimidate, and sometimes kill...

Resorts Were Spared the Worst of Hurricane Erick

Storm made landfall in sparsely populated area of Mexico's Pacific coast

(Newser) - Authorities in southern Mexico are assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick douses the region. Torrential rains over steep coastal mountains and the landslides and flooding they could generate became a concern for officials after Erick dissipated following a landfall early Thursday on...

Erick Expected to Hit Mexico as Major Hurricane
Hurricane Erick
Strengthens to Category 4
UPDATED
Jun 19, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

Hurricane Erick Strengthens to Category 4

It is expected to make landfall in Mexico Thursday morning

(Newser) - Hurricane Erick powered up into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane Wednesday evening as it bore down on the southern Mexico coast, threatening to unleash destructive winds, flash floods, and a dangerous storm surge on the region in coming hours, the AP reports. Swiftly strengthening from a Category 1...

Views of US Sink in New World Poll
Views of US Sink
in New World Poll
Jun 12, 2025 12:40 PM CDT

Views of US Sink in New World Poll

And not just in Canada, per Pew Research Center

(Newser) - The United States' reputation has suffered not just in Canada but in most of the 24 countries polled in a new survey—which was largely completed before President Trump announced sweeping international tariffs in April. Pollsters with the nonprofit Pew Research Center asked more than 28,000 people in two...

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