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November 30, 2023

Mexican cartels posed as US Treasury officials in brash timeshare scam, officials say

Mexico's Jalisco drug cartel reportedly had its operators pose as U.S. Treasury Department officials in a timeshare fraud scheme targeting Americans.

November 30, 2023

Kim Yo Jong claims North Korea will ‘never sit face to face’ with US again

North Korean official Kim Yo Jong is incensed at U.S. condemnations of the nation's military spy satellite launch, calling opposition to the launch an attack on North Korean sovereignty.

November 29, 2023

Video of 'rich kid' beating parking attendant causes uproar in Mexico

A student at an expensive Mexican private school has been suspended pending expulsion after being caught on video beating a parking attendant.

November 29, 2023

Mexico confirms 5 journalists shot in 1 day

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed Wednesday that five journalists were shot and wounded within the country's confines in a single day.

November 28, 2023

4 news photographers shot, wounded in southern Mexico

Four news photographers were shot and wounded by unidentified assailants Tuesday in Chilpancingo, Mexico, in an attack prosecutors consider a case of attempted murder.

November 28, 2023

Canadian man gets life in prison for 'incel'-related massage parlor murder ruled a terrorist act

A man who was 17 when he fatally stabbed a Toronto masseuse has been sentenced to life in prison for the act, reportedly motivated by online "incel" ideology.

November 22, 2023

Activist known for tallying homicides in Mexican crime hub found murdered

Mexican anti-crime activist Adolfo Enríquez was reported murdered in Leon on Wednesday, a violent crime hotspot where he had become known for documenting homicides.

November 20, 2023

Mexican government forces freight lines to prioritize passenger rail

The Mexican government on Monday issued a decree forcing private freight railway lines to give passenger train service preferential treatment.

November 18, 2023

On this day in history, November 18, 1883, North American railroads create time zones, reshape global life

North American railroads created time zones to bring sanity to scheduling transcontinental travel on this day in history, Nov. 18, 1883. The system was quickly adopted around the world.

November 16, 2023

News photographer shot dead in cartel-dominated Mexican border hub

News photographer Ismael Villagómez was found shot to death Thursday in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso, Texas.