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February 15, 2023

Fugitive murder suspect extradited from Mexico after allegedly killing, burning body of Texas 15-year-old girl

Jennifer Samantha Puente, a 29-year-old fugitive wanted for murder, was extradited from Mexico to Ennis, Texas, on Friday after 11 years on the run, authorities said.

February 11, 2023

California attorney Elliot Blair found dead on Mexico vacation likely 'hit and dragged': lawyer

Elliot Blair's family attorney believes that his head was "hit and dragged" by more than one person before he passed away while in Mexico last month.

February 11, 2023

Americans on spring break in Mexico under State Department warning

Mexican officials urged the U.S. to reconsider its travel advisories, which have applied the strongest precaution of "do not travel" to six of Mexico's 32 states.

February 11, 2023

Iowa senator accuses China of 'intentionally poisoning' Americans with fentanyl

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa said in a recent interview that the People's Republic of China is "poisoning America" with fentanyl through the southern border.

February 9, 2023

In Mexico, inflation triggers interest rate hike

Mexico's reported January inflation rate of 7.91% led the Central American nation's central bank to raise its principle interest rate to 11%.

February 9, 2023

Biden admin denies 'mass deportations' of non-Mexicans in the works as it eyes May end to Title 42

The Biden administration is denying reports that it will use "mass deportations" of non-Mexicans to Mexico after it ends Title 42 -- which it says will be in May

February 9, 2023

California public defender Elliot Blair extorted by cops hours before death in Mexico: report

The California public defender who died while vacationing with his wife in Mexico was reportedly extorted by local police hours before his death.

February 9, 2023

Former Mexican security czar embezzled up to $746M, authorities claim

Former Mexican security official Genaro Garcia Luna is accused of embezzling up to $745.9 million from government technology contracts.

February 8, 2023

Mexican officials find 14 bodies in overturned pickup truck submerged in canal

Mexican officials find 14 bodies in an overturned pickup truck that was submerged in a canal. Police found five Guatemalan identification cards on the bodies of 10 men and three women.

February 7, 2023

Mexican anesthesiologist arrested, blamed for mass meningitis deaths

An anesthesiologist in the Mexican state of Durango has been arrested for his apparent connection to 35 meningitis deaths caused by contaminated morphine.