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October 7, 2022

Mexican cartels using social media to recruit smugglers amid historic border surge

Cartels moving across the southern border are using social media to recruit people -- including teenagers -- to bring migrants and contraband into the U.S.

September 29, 2022

California Border Protection agents arrest US citizen for allegedly driving 'cloned' Border Patrol SUV

Border Protection agents arrested a U.S. citizen who was allegedly driving an SUV that was made to look like a Border Patrol vehicle.

September 29, 2022

Members of extreme Jewish sect in Mexico escape encampment

After being detained in Mexico following the arrest of their leader, around 20 members of the extreme ultra-orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor overpowered encampment guards and escaped.

September 27, 2022

Mexican authorities arrest leader of ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect on organized crime, human trafficking charges

The leader of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect was arrested in a raid on the group's compound in southern Mexico near the border of Guatemala.

September 27, 2022

Special prosecutor in Mexico's investigation into 43 missing students resigns

The prosecutor handling the Attorney General's office investigation into the abduction and disappearances of 43 students from in Mexico in 2014 has resigned.

September 22, 2022

Earthquake in Mexico creates 'desert tsunami' 1,500 miles away in Death Valley National Park

Waves were triggered in the Devils Hole cave system at Death Valley National Park in Nevada by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck western Mexico about 1,500 miles away.

September 22, 2022

6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico, killing at least 1

At least one person has been reported dead after a major magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit western Mexico on Thursday. A woman fell from her stairs and hit her head during the quake.

September 21, 2022

Texas Gov. Abbott signs executive order labeling drug cartels terrorists, urges same from Biden admin

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed an executive order classifying Mexican drug cartels as terrorists for importing fentanyl into the United States.

September 20, 2022

Mexicans feel anxiety after hit with third earthquake on a Sept. 19

Mexico experienced earthquakes on Sept. 19 in 1985, 2017, and 2022. The reoccurring disaster on this date is driving superstition among many in the country.

September 19, 2022

Leader of Mexican church, jailed for rape, still considered apostle by church's followers

The leader of the Mexican church, La Luz del Mundo, is currently serving a 16-year sentence for rape in a California jail, but is still considered the church's apostle by followers.