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Texas Executes Mexican After Appeal Rejected

Humberto Leal dies for rape, murder of teen

(Newser) - A Mexican citizen was put to death in Texas soon after the US Supreme Court and Gov. Rick Perry rejected appeals from the White House , among others, to spare his life to protect American interests. The court, by a 5-4 majority, decided against delaying the execution until Congress could consider...

White House Seeks Delay in Texas Execution

Mexico native Humberto Leal scheduled to die by lethal injection today

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is considering whether to block a Mexican citizen's execution for the rape and murder of a teenager in a case that pits Texas justice vs. international treaty rights. The White House was among those pleading for a stay, saying the case could affect not only foreigners...

Mexico: Missing Boaters Could Still Be Alive

Rescuers continue their search for 7 missing men

(Newser) - Mexican rescuers continued to scour the Gulf of California for seven US tourists whose fishing boat capsized two days ago, saying they were extending their search because the men could still be alive in the warm, calm waters. One American has been confirmed dead in the accident, which came after...

Suitcase Jailbreak Foiled
 Suitcase Jailbreak Foiled 
Jul 5, 2011 2:17 AM CDT

Suitcase Jailbreak Foiled

Mexican woman busted after leaving prison visit with excess baggage

(Newser) - Prison guards in Mexico stopped a nervous-looking woman who was wheeling a bulky suitcase out of the prison following a conjugal visit ... and found her common-law-husband inside. Inmate Juan Ramirez Tijerina, who is serving a 20-year sentence for illegal weapons possession, was curled up in a fetal position, AP reports....

1 Dead, 6 Missing as Tourist Boat Sinks Off Baja

Mostly Americans on Mexican Fishing Trip

(Newser) - One passenger drowned and six were still missing today after a tourist fishing boat with several Americans sank yesterday off Baja, Mexico. Rescuers plucked 37 passengers and crew members from waters after the boat was struck by a storm a day after it set sail from San Felipe on the...

Mexico Bans Soccer Stars for Bringing Women to Hotel

Players suspended for 6 months, fined $4K

(Newser) - Proving once again that professional male athletes and the fair sex do not mix—yet always do anyway—eight Mexican soccer players have been benched for the Copa Americana tournament for the sin of bringing women to their team hotel, CNN reports. The men, who were caught with the women...

Mexico Nabs Drug King 'El Brad Pitt'

Nicknamed stemmed from disguise he wore

(Newser) - Mexico’s federal police have arrested the alleged leader of the armed wing of the Juarez Cartel—one Marco Antonio Guzman, also known as “El Brad Pitt.” Guzman was nabbed on Wednesday in Chihuahua, the northern Mexican state that’s home to Ciudad Juarez, site of an estimated...

Mexico Hops on Suit Over Georgia Immigration Law

10 other countries also sign on

(Newser) - Mexico and 10 other countries have filed amicus briefs in a lawsuit that asks a judge to declare Georgia's new immigration law unconstitutional and block it from being enforced. The lawsuit was filed two weeks ago by civil liberties groups, who are asking US District Judge Thomas Thrash to...

70% of Guns Seized in Mexico Come From US

Numbers are actually down from 2009

(Newser) - A whopping 70% of guns seized in Mexico in 2009 and 2010 came from the United States, according to figures from the ATF. Of the 29,284 firearms recovered by authorities during that time, 15,131 were made in the US and another 5,373 were foreign guns that moved...

Mexico City Volcano Spews Ash Cloud

Popocatepetl isn't in danger of erupting, however

(Newser) - The Popocatepetl volcano that towers over Mexico City began rumbling again today, shooting a blast of ash about 2 miles above its crater at dawn. The 17,886-foot mountain, nicknamed "Popo," shook for several minutes before the ash burst out. People were urged to stay at least 7...

Mexico's Future Hinges on Monterrey's Cartel Plight

Once-thriving city falling victim to drug cartel violence

(Newser) - Mexico's future may well be playing out on the streets of the city of Monterrey, says Reuters in a special report. The city had once been a shining model of entrepreneurial success, a lure for foreign companies, and a symbol of Mexico's global ambition. Now it's on...

Singing Teacher Keeps Kids Calm During Shootout

Monterrey kindergarten teacher hailed for bravery

(Newser) - A Mexican kindergarten teacher who calmly led her class in song as a drug cartel gun battle raged nearby has been honored for bravery. In a video of the heartbreaking scene, which went viral after a local news site found it on her Facebook page, Martha Rivera Alanis can be...

Mexico Cartel Battle Kills 29
 Mexico Cartel Battle Kills 29 
May 27, 2011 1:40 AM CDT

Mexico Cartel Battle Kills 29

Fighting forces thousands to flee homes

(Newser) - Yet another bloody battle in Mexico's drug war has left at least 29 bodies in fake military uniforms lying dead among more than a dozen bullet-riddled vehicles in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit. Investigators believe the highway battle between members of the Zetas and Sinaloa cartels began when...

Police Find Inmate Bar in Mexican Prison

It even had a pool table

(Newser) - Until this week, the best place to be imprisoned may have been ... Mexico? Police shut down a bar inside a prison in northern Mexico that plied inmates with beer, tequila, and vodka, reports AP . They even had a pool table. The deputy director of the low-security prison in Chihuahua state'...

Cops Seize Tank From Mexican Drug Gang

Home-made tank captured after shootout

(Newser) - The arms race between rival Mexican drug cartels is showing no signs of slowing down. Police have seized the second "narcotank" in a month from the Zetas cartel, CNN reports. The home-made tank—a Ford truck with steel plating, gun ports, a rotating turret, and a battering ram—was...

X-Ray Scanner at Mexico Checkpoint Spots 513 Migrants Inside Trucks
 Truck X-Ray Nabs 513 Migrants 
May 18, 2011 12:04 PM CDT

Truck X-Ray Nabs 513 Migrants

People wedged into two trucks suffered dehydration, lack of air

(Newser) - Mexican police saw something shocking when they aimed their X-ray scanners at a pair of tractor trailers at a checkpoint in Chiapas. The trucks were jammed full of 513 illegal migrants, many of them suffering from dehydration, the AP reports. Though air holes had been cut in the top of...

Arizona Cops Find Find High-Tech Mexico Drug Tunnel

Underground drug freeway fitted with lights, water pumps, ventilation

(Newser) - Investigators have discovered a sophisticated drug cartel tunnel linking Mexico to Arizona, complete with lights and a ventilation systems. The tunnel connects an abandoned building in Noglales, Mexico, to Nogales, Arizona, and is 15 feet underground. "This tunnel is more sophisticated than others," said an investigator. "They...

Gaga Smacks Ariz. Crackdown
 Gaga Smacks Ariz. Crackdown 
Also, headed to 'Idol'
May 7, 2011 7:19 AM CDT

Gaga Smacks Ariz. Crackdown

Singer is no fan of immigration law, will join 'American Idol'

(Newser) - Gay rights champion Lady Gaga is now taking on illegal immigration and Arizona's controversial crackdown in particular: The singer, in Mexico City for two shows, smacked the law yesterday, saying, "I don't stand by many of those unjust immigration laws in my country." She said she...

Blast Traps Mexican Miners
 Blast Traps Mexican Miners 
May 4, 2011 1:19 AM CDT

Blast Traps Mexican Miners

3 killed, 11 missing after blast in northern Mexico coal mine

(Newser) - A massive blast at a coal mine in northern Mexico killed three miners and left at least 14 men trapped underground. Rescuers are working through the night and Chilean experts are on the way to assist, CNN reports. Authorities warn that the blast was so powerful that they don't...

Press No Longer Free in Mexico, Egypt: Report

But years-long global decline in press freedom seems to be leveling off

(Newser) - The bad news: In 2010, a free press became a thing of the past in Mexico and Egypt. The good news is that an eight-year decline in press freedom around the globe apparently started leveling off last year, according to an annual report by advocacy group Freedom House. Mexico and...

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