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November 15, 2023

Fireworks shop explosion kills at least 4 in central Mexico

Four men have been reported dead and a fifth severely injured following an explosion at a fireworks shop in Xiutetelco, a township in Mexico's Puebla state.

November 14, 2023

Mexican court sentences ex-officers to 50 years for mass murder of migrants, ensuing coverup

A Mexican court has sentenced 11 former police officers to 50 years in prison each for the 2021 killings of 17 migrants and two citizens.

November 13, 2023

Math teacher turned Haitian gang kingpin reported dead in Port-au-Prince

Iskar Andrice, a prominent and powerful gang leader in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has been reported dead as the Caribbean nation continues grappling with unprecedented gang violence.

November 13, 2023

Mexico's ruling party dodges desertion crisis in leadup to 2024 election

Mexico's left-wing Morena party, led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, appears to have avoided dissolution as key candidates remain under its banner.

November 13, 2023

Dominica creates world's first marine reserve for endangered sperm whales

Dominica's government has announced its intent to establish the world's first marine protected area for sperm whales in waters off the island nation's western coast.

November 9, 2023

Mexican immigration officers find 123 migrants trapped in trailer

123 migrants from Central and South America were reportedly found trapped inside a trailer in Matehuala, a city in Mexico's San Luis Potosí state.

November 9, 2023

Embattled Mexican women's prison reports 8 suicides in under 5 months

The women's prison in Mexico's Morelos state, located outside Mexico City, has reported a string of eight recent suicides as it grapples with notoriously poor conditions.

November 9, 2023

Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic

Puerto Rican health officials declared an influenza epidemic on Thursday after nearly 26,000 cases were reported, 42 of which ended in patients' deaths.

November 8, 2023

AMLO says he'll force Mexican freight rail companies to offer passenger service

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Wednesday that private rail companies must either offer passenger services or let the government run its trains on their tracks.

November 3, 2023

2 dead, 1 injured in Mexico City-area graveyard shooting on Day of the Dead

Two men were fatally shot and a third wounded Thursday at a Naucalpan, Mexico, cemetery during the country's iconic Day of the Dead holiday.