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December 15, 2023

Mexico's health department closes melon-packing plant linked to deadly salmonella outbreak

Mexico's Health Department temporarily closed a Sonora melon-packaging plant on Friday after it was implicated in a salmonella outbreak responsible for at least eight deaths.

December 15, 2023

AMLO inaugurates first stretch of coastal Mexican tourist rail line

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday inaugurated the first part of a tourist train set to loop around the Yucatán peninsula.

December 13, 2023

North Carolina officer receives 40-hour suspension after using excessive force during woman's arrest

A North Carolina police officer has been suspended for 40 hours after using excessive force during the arrest of a Black woman in Charlotte., authorities say.

December 12, 2023

Canadian man incurs 14 new murder charges over online sodium nitrite sales

Ontario resident Kenneth Law has been charged with 14 counts of second-degree murder for allegedly selling lethal substances online to people at risk of suicide.

December 12, 2023

102 African migrants, 3 suspected smugglers detained in southern Mexico

Mexican authorities reportedly detained two buses carrying 102 African migrants in the country's Oaxaca state Tuesday, alongside three suspected people smugglers.

December 8, 2023

Mexico detains 2 Iranians being monitored by FBI

Mexican immigration authorities have reportedly detained five Iranian nationals, two of whom they claim were under observation by the FBI.

December 8, 2023

Dominica arrests 2 in killings of Canadian animator, wife

Two people have been arrested in Dominica for their alleged roles in the killings of Canadian businessman Daniel Langlois and his partner, Dominique Marchand.

December 7, 2023

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake shakes Mexico City, surrounding rural areas

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake reported Thursday afternoon in a rural area near Chiautla de Tapia, Mexico, was reportedly felt as far north as Mexico City.

December 4, 2023

5 bodies found stuffed inside vehicle in rural Mexico

Five men were found stuffed inside a vehicle outside Celaya, Mexico, on Sunday, with regional Governor Diego Sinhue Rodríguez promising an "exhaustive" investigation.

December 1, 2023

AMLO announces 20% hike in Mexico's minimum wage

Left-wing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Friday that the country's minimum wage will increase to about $1.75 per hour come Jan. 1.