Mexico considers World Baseball Classic a win despite loss
March 21, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Randy Arozarena dazzled with his bat, glove and style. It wasn't enough for Mexico but won countless fans for his adopted nation and himself.
Gun used in kidnapping of Americans in Mexico came from US
March 20, 2023 GMTBROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man who admitted to purchasing firearms that he knew would be going from the U.S. to a Mexican drug cartel has been arrested in Texas after the discovery that one of the weapons was linked to the deadly kidnapping of four Americans, according federal court records.
US company says Mexican police illegally seized property
March 20, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. company said Monday that Mexican police and soldiers have illegally entered and seized a cargo port it operates on land it owns on Mexico’s Caribbean coast.
Alabama-based Vulcan Materials said police forced their way into the Caribbean coast dock at Punta Venado, near Playa del Carmen, last week.
Mexico president holds massive rally ahead of 2024 elections
March 19, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador held a massive rally in Mexico City’s main plaza attended by tens of thousands of people Saturday.
Though it was called to commemorate Mexico's 1938 expropriation of the oil industry, many of those attending the rally Saturday agreed that it was the de-facto opening salvo to the 2024 elections that will choose the president’s successor.
City of San Luis gripes about 911 calls going across border
March 18, 2023 GMTYUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in San Luis, Arizona, say they are receiving more complaints about 911 calls mistakenly going across the border to a San Luis in Mexico.
The Yuma Sun reported Friday that complaints have increased in recent months, according to Lt.
Urías leads Mexico 5-4 over Puerto Rico, into WBC semis
March 18, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Luis Urías hit the go-ahead single in a three-run seventh inning that fueled Mexico’s 5-4 comeback victory over Puerto Rico to advance to its first-ever World Baseball Classic semifinals.
6 women who went missing in Mexico were killed, burned
March 17, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico confirmed Friday that six women who went missing on March 7 were killed and their bodies burned by a gang of armed men.
It was one of the largest collective killings of a group of women in recent years in Mexico.
3 police dead in Mexico City shootout with cartel gunmen
March 17, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Three police officers and one suspect were killed and seven suspected drug cartel members were arrested Friday following a dramatic running gun battle on the eastern edge of Mexico City.
Canelo happily taking massive pay cut to fight in Mexico
March 17, 2023 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — Saúl Álvarez says he was determined to fight at home again in Mexico this year. The massive financial sacrifice necessary to make it happen didn't bother Canelo in the slightest.
“Sometimes it's not about money,” Álvarez said Thursday.
Daughter of 1 of 3 missing women in Mexico hasn’t lost hope
March 16, 2023 GMTPEÑITAS, Texas (AP) — The daughter of one of two sisters from Texas who went missing in Mexico along with their friend three weeks ago while traveling to a flea market says she hasn't lost hope that they'll be located.
Prosecutor: Some of the 6 missing women in Mexico found dead
March 16, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A prosecutor in Mexico said Thursday there is evidence that some of the six women who went missing on March 7 have been found dead.
Carlos Zamarripa, the head prosecutor of the violence-plagued state of Guanajuato, said that “unfortunately we have found signs that some of them were killed.”
Mets’ Díaz hurts knee as Puerto Rico tops Dominicans in WBC
March 16, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz injured his right knee celebrating a win Wednesday night that advanced Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and eliminated the Dominican Republic.
Judge wants plan to protect humpback whales from fishery
March 16, 2023 GMTA U.S. judge this week ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the law when it failed to develop a plan to prevent West Coast commercial sablefish fishermen from harming humpback whales.
Sharp drop in illegal border crossings continues in February
March 15, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A sharp drop in illegal border crossings along the Southwest border that started in January after the Biden administration announced stricter immigration measures continued into February, the administration announced Wednesday.
Mexican president floats fentanyl ban, faults US drug policy
March 15, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president called anti-drug policies in the U.S. a failure Wednesday and proposed a ban on using fentanyl in medicine — even though little of the drug crosses from hospitals into the illegal market.
South American World Cup qualifying to start in September
March 15, 2023 GMTSAO PAULO (AP) — South American soccer body CONMEBOL announced Wednesday that the region's qualifying for the 2026 World Cup will kick off in September.
Defending champion Argentina will start at home against Ecuador.
Brazil reintroduces visa requirement for US tourists, others
March 15, 2023 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil is reintroducing the requirement to obtain tourist visas for citizens of the U.S., Australia, Canada, and Japan starting Oct. 1, the foreign ministry said.
Former president Jair Bolsonaro had scrapped the visa requirements in 2019 to bolster the country’s tourism industry, but the four countries continued to demand visas from Brazilians.
Texas drove out Chinese firm, not the wind farm it planned
March 15, 2023 GMTDEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S.
Canelo Álvarez sets ring return to face John Ryder in Mexico
March 14, 2023 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Canelo Álvarez will return to the ring May 6 in his native Guadalajara, Mexico, to defend his four super middleweight title belts against Britain's John Ryder.
Promoter Matchroom Boxing announced Álvarez's next fight Tuesday.
Mexico to use traditional medicine, more Cuban doctors
March 14, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Health authorities in Mexico said Tuesday they will use more traditional medicine and more Cuban doctors in the country’s woefully under-equipped public hospital system.
Zoe Robledo, the head of Mexico’s largest public hospital network, said at a news conference that the system will hire 753 practitioners of traditional massage and herbal treatments.
FIFA expands 2026 World Cup again to create 104-game program
March 14, 2023 GMTThe expanded World Cup in North America got even more supersized on Tuesday.
The governing body of soccer increased the size of the 2026 tournament for the second time — six years after the first — by approving a bigger group stage for the inaugural 48-team event.
Could scientist Claudia Sheinbaum be Mexico’s next leader?
March 14, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is a year away from electing its next head of state and the potential candidate getting the most attention is an environmental scientist who might become the first female leader of Latin America’s second-largest economy.
Cubans search for holiday food amid deepening crisis
March 14, 2023 GMTHAVANA (AP) — As Belkis Fajardo, 69, walks through the dense streets of downtown Havana with a small bag of lettuce and onions in hand, she wonders how she’ll feed her family over the holidays.
Scarcity and economic turmoil are nothing new to Cuba, but Fajardo is among many Cubans to note that this year is different thanks to soaring inflation and deepening shortages.
US to play Mexico in April 19 exhibition without top players
March 14, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. men's soccer team will play Mexico in an exhibition on April 19 at Glendale, Arizona.
The match announced Tuesday is not on a FIFA fixture date, meaning many if not all Europe-based players will not be available, a group that includes most starters from last year’s World Cup roster.
Zendejas will represent US long-term instead of Mexico
March 14, 2023 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Alejandro Zendejas says he is committing to the U.S. national team over Mexico.
Competition or exhibition? WBC’s pitching rules loom large
March 14, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Mark DeRosa said last week that one of his most important jobs as United States manager during the World Baseball Classic is making sure his players understand the tournament is a competition, not an exhibition.
Texas Republicans propose state immigration police force
March 13, 2023 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Texas are proposing legislation that would make it a state felony to cross the border from Mexico illegally and create a new border police force that could deputize private citizens, the latest in the state's continued push to test the limits of the federal government's authority over immigration.
Mexican president says his country safer than United States
March 13, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president claimed Monday that his country is safer than the United States, a week after two U.S. citizens were killed and two kidnapped and later rescued in the border city of Matamoros.
3 women missing in Mexico after crossing from Texas on trip
March 11, 2023 GMTPEÑITAS, Texas (AP) — Two sisters from Texas and a friend are missing in Mexico after they crossed the border last month to sell clothes at a flea market, U.S. authorities said Friday.
Ukrainians who fled war face end of temporary US sanctuary
March 10, 2023 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — When U.S. officials at the U.S.-Mexico border stamped the Ukrainian passports of Mariia and her daughter last April and gave them permission to stay for a year, she figured she would return home within months.
Judge orders halt to fast releases at US border with Mexico
March 9, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday ordered the Biden administration to end the expedited releases of migrants who enter the United States illegally from Mexico, potentially straining already stretched holding facilities.
Mexico vows not to budge on US corn dispute
March 7, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president vowed Tuesday not to back down in a dispute with the United States over a potential ban on imports of genetically modified corn.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office announced Monday it had called for consultations with Mexico over proposed rules that would ban GM corn for human consumption.
Arizona rancher arraigned in Mexican man’s shooting death
March 6, 2023 GMTNOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona rancher accused of killing a Mexican man on his land near the U.S.-Mexico border pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and other charges.
George Alan Kelly was present during his arraignment in Santa Cruz Superior Court in Nogales on charges of second-degree murder and aggravated assault.
US asks Mexico for trade consultations over GM corn limits
March 6, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has escalated its trade dispute over proposed Mexican limits on genetically modified corn, asking Monday for formal consultations with Mexico on the issue.
Mexican factory again draws controversy after US complaints
March 6, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican border assembly plant that drew an unusual two U.S. labor complaints was back at the center of controversy Monday, after a judge outlawed a planned strike there.
The dispute centers on the VU Manufacturing auto parts plant in the border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas.
Woman in Mexico dies in fall from ‘Voladores’ ritual pole
March 5, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A woman performing in the picturesque “Voladores” ritual has died after falling from the 30-yard (meter) high pole, authorities in the central Mexico state of Puebla confirmed Sunday.
Miami faith community strains to help new exiles, migrants
March 5, 2023 GMTHIALEAH, Florida (AP) — A few days after selling all she had to flee Cuba with her three children on a crowded boat, Daneilis Tamayo raised her hand in praise and sang the rousing opening hymn at Sunday worship in this Miami suburb.
Mexico wanted 1st degree murder charges for Arizona rancher
March 3, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican official said Friday that her government thinks Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly should have faced first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing a Mexican migrant who was crossing his property.
Canadian held for death of Canadian woman at Mexico resort
March 3, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Canadian man is being held in connection with the death of a Canadian woman at a resort south of Cancun Friday.
Mexican prosecutors said the woman was found dead Friday at a hotel, but did not name the man or the hotel.
Mexico hopes to avoid sanctions on vaquita’s near extinction
March 3, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is seeking to avoid potential trade sanctions this week for failing to stop the near-extinction of the vaquita, the world’s smallest porpoise and most endangered marine mammal.
Colombia proposes shipping invasive hippos to India, Mexico
March 3, 2023 GMTBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia is proposing transferring at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch - descendants of four imported from Africa illegally by the late drug lord in the 1980s – to India and Mexico as part of a plan to control their population.
Fourth-ranked Rudd loses to qualifier Daniel in Acapulco
March 2, 2023 GMTACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Fourth-ranked Casper Rudd lost to qualifier Taro Daniel 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in a round-of-16 match at the Mexico Open on Wednesday.
For Daniel, the victory was his first against a top-10 player and propelled him into the quarterfinals.
Activist appears targeted at Mexican president’s press brief
March 1, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A human rights activist in Mexico’s dangerous northern border city of Nuevo Laredo said Wednesday that he suspects the Mexican army — and the government in general — are behind claims linking him to a drug cartel, which could put his life at risk.
Birth of Mexican volcano inspires scientists 80 years later
March 1, 2023 GMTSAN JUAN PARANGARICUTIRO, Mexico (AP) — The ground is still hot atop the crater of Paricutin — the first volcano of its kind to have its full life cycle documented by modern science when it erupted 80 years ago.
Lawyer: Steve Bannon-linked border wall nonprofit is defunct
February 28, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — We Build the Wall, the nonprofit prosecutors say Steve Bannon worked with to dupe donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S. southern border, is effectively out of business and can't afford to defend itself in a New York fraud case, a lawyer for the organization said Tuesday.
CONCACAF to start 2026 World Cup qualifying in March 2024
February 28, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Thirty-two Central American and Caribbean nations will start qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup in March 2024 as part of a competition in which teams will play up to 12 matches to reach the tournament.
Q&A: Ludwig Göransson talks Rihanna, Mayan music, new series
February 28, 2023 GMTGLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Ludwig Göransson initially felt tremendous pressure in composing new music for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” with hopes of living up to his Oscar-winning score on the franchise’s 2019 epic first film.
Mexican president: Mexico has more democracy than US
February 28, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Tuesday his country is more democratic than the United States.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s testy comments came after U.S. officials took note of heated public debate in Mexico over López Obrador’s recently approved electoral reforms, which critics allege could weaken Mexico's democracy.
Mexican president says Tesla to build plant in Mexico
February 28, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president announced Tuesday that electric car company Tesla has committed to building a major plant in the industrial hub of Monterrey in northern Mexico.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the promise came in phone calls he had Friday and Monday with Tesla head Elon Musk.
2nd-seeded Casper Ruud advances to 2nd round at Mexican Open
February 28, 2023 GMTACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Casper Ruud moved into the second round of the Mexican Open by beating Argentine qualifier Guido Andreozzi 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2).
Ruud, who won three titles and reached the French Open and U.S.
Latino Republicans push back on party’s immigration agenda
February 28, 2023 GMTMIAMI (AP) — More than half of the residents in the slice of Miami that includes Little Havana were born abroad. And when Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar ran for reelection last year, she won by 15 percentage points.
Mexican president disparages pro-democracy demonstrators
February 27, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president lashed out Monday against demonstrators opposed to his plan to cut election funding, belittling their concerns about threats to democracy and dashing any hopes that he would try to ease rising political tensions.
Mexican troops, border residents clash after 5 shot, killed
February 27, 2023 GMTCIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A shooting by Mexican army soldiers left five people dead in the rough border city of Nuevo Laredo, igniting a clash between the soldiers and residents who came to the scene to protest.
Klinsmann hired to coach South Korea’s national soccer team
February 27, 2023 GMTSEOUL (AP) — Former Germany great Jurgen Klinsmann was hired Monday to coach South Korea's national soccer team.
The 58-year-old Klinsmann, who won the World Cup as a player with West Germany in 1990, replaces Paulo Bento.
Tens of thousands protest Mexico’s electoral law changes
February 27, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City’s vast main plaza Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's electoral law changes they say threaten democracy and could mark a return to the past.
Charles Howell III with 63 wins in Mexico for 1st LIV title
February 26, 2023 GMTPLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Charles Howell III finally made winning feel easy Sunday at Mayakoba when his putter came to life for an 8-under 63 to win the LIV Golf Invitational by four shots for his first title in the Saudi-funded series.
Nicklaus says PGA National will have stronger field in ’24
February 26, 2023 GMTPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jack Nicklaus thinks the Honda Classic should have a chance at a stronger field because of looming changes to the PGA Tour, which he said Sunday would mean Pebble Beach getting elevated status and the tour going to Mexico before the Florida swing.
Report: 12% of Mexicans suffer from malnutrition
February 25, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say about 12% of Mexicans suffer from malnutrition, a situation they blamed in part on consumption of junk food. Officials told legislators the problem is more common in rural areas.
Mexico regrets Peru’s decision to withdraw ambassador
February 25, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico said Saturday it regretted the decision by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to withdraw her country’s ambassador in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Mexican states in hot competition over possible Tesla plant
February 25, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is undergoing a fevered competition among states to win a potential Tesla facility in jostling reminiscent of what happens among U.S. cities and states vying to win investments from tech companies.
Peru withdraws ambassador from Mexico amid dispute
February 25, 2023 GMTLIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announced on Friday the withdrawal of her country's ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, whom she reproached for hurting ties in order to “privilege ideological affinities.”
Judge OK’s Arizona rancher trial in Mexican migrant killing
February 25, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona rancher accused of shooting at a group of migrants on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one man, will face trial on charges including second-degree murder and aggravated assault, a judge ruled Friday.
Casey, Kokrak share lead as LIV Golf begins season in Mexico
February 25, 2023 GMTPLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Paul Casey birdied his last three holes for a 6-under 65 and a share of the lead with Jason Kokrak on Friday as the second season of Saudi-funded LIV Golf began at Mayakoba.
Teen faces murder charge in shooting during Texas mall melee
February 24, 2023 GMTA 16-year-old boy who fatally shot a 17-year-old boy and wounded two others during a fight between two groups at a mall in El Paso, Texas, faces a murder charge and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said Friday.
News photographer killed in northern Mexico stabbing attack
February 24, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A news photographer is dead after he was stabbed and beaten in an attack in the northern Mexico border state of Baja California, state prosecutors said Thursday.
José Ramiro Araujo died of stab wounds in the Pacific coast city of Ensenada, about 104 kilometers (64 miles) south of Tijuana.
Justice Department indicts 13 alleged leaders of MS-13 gang
February 24, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against more than a dozen alleged high-ranking leaders of the international gang MS-13, accusing them of directing criminal activities including murder in the United States, El Salvador, Mexico and other countries over the past two decades.
Anti-logging activist killed in western Mexico
February 23, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in western Mexico said Thursday they are investigating the killing of an Indigenous anti-logging activist, the latest in a round of murders and disappearances in the region.
Prosecutor: Arizona border rancher shot at unarmed migrants
February 23, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The prosecutor in the case against an Arizona rancher accused of killing a Mexican man on his land near the U.S.-Mexico border alleged during a court hearing Wednesday that the rancher fired that day on a group of about eight unarmed migrants who entered the U.S.
How Biden asylum rule affects immigration, compares to Trump
February 22, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden's administration prepares for the end of regulations tied to the coronavirus pandemic that have severely limited the ability of asylum seekers to enter the U.S., it has proposed a rule that could dramatically alter who's allowed to claim asylum at the southern border.
Mexican president hopes ex security chief will turn informer
February 22, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Wednesday he hopes that the former Mexican security chief convicted this week in the U.S. of bribe-taking will cooperate with prosecutors there and perhaps implicate former Mexican presidents.
Gov. Scott seeks disaster declaration for December storm
February 22, 2023 GMTMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Republican Gov. Phil Scott has requested a federal disaster declaration for the December storm that left tens of thousands without power in Vermont during the Christmas holiday week.
US sanctions Mexican drug precursor suppliers
February 22, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Wednesday on six members of a Mexican ring accused of supplying massive amounts of precursor chemical used to make deadly fentanyl and methamphetamines.
Controladora Vuela: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
February 22, 2023 GMTSANTA FE, Mexico (AP) — SANTA FE, Mexico (AP) — Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion SAB. de CV (VLRS) on Tuesday reported net income of $28 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Santa Fe, Mexico-based company said it had profit of 24 cents.
Mexico’s ex-public security chief convicted in US drug case
February 21, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating.
Under tight security, an anonymous New York federal court jury deliberated for three days before reaching a verdict in the drug trafficking case against ex-Public Security Secretary Genaro García Luna.
Border, Bidens, COVID: House GOP casts wide net in probes
February 21, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The security at the U.S. border with Mexico. The origins of COVID-19. The treatment of parents who protest “woke” school board policies.
17 migrants dead, 13 hurt, in bus crash in central Mexico
February 21, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 17 migrants are dead after the bus they were traveling in crashed in the central Mexican state of Puebla, officials said Monday.
All the dead were migrants, including people from Venezuela, Colombia and Central America, according to Julio Huerta, the Puebla state interior secretary.
Mexican musician finds refuge in saxophone after acid attack
February 20, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — María Elena Ríos has conflicting feelings about her saxophone: She once blamed the instrument for bringing her to the brink of death — but it also has been her salvation.
Ríos, 29, thought her career as a musician and her devotion to her saxophone were what led her former boyfriend — an influential politician — to hire the men who splashed acid onto her face and body, disfiguring her.
Mexico finds half-ton of meth, biggest seizure of year
February 17, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army said Friday it seized almost 1,400 liters of liquid methamphetamines and nearly a half-ton of solid crystal meth.
The army called it the biggest seizure of meth this year.
Mexico sets up express lane for Cuban migrants’ relatives
February 16, 2023 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Cubans with relatives already in Mexico will be eligible for new expedited applications for Mexican visas, the country’s Foreign Relations Department announced Wednesday.
Special visa appointments will be held starting in April at the Mexican consulate in Havana, the agency said.