Drug trafficker tells of bribe to ex-president of Mexico
January 15, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian drug trafficker testified Tuesday that Mexican cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman boasted about paying a $100 million bribe to the former president of Mexico to call off a manhunt for the notorious kingpin...
Tariff tensions shadow US, Canada, Mexico trade pact signing
November 30, 2018 GMTBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a revised North American trade pact with the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Friday, declaring the deal a major victory for workers...
The Latest: Migrant caravan advances after police blockade
October 27, 2018 GMTARRIAGA, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on the caravan of Central American migrants hoping to travel through Mexico to the U...
‘We’re heading north!’ Migrants nix offer to stay in Mexico
October 27, 2018 GMTARRIAGA, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of Mexican federal officers carrying plastic shields blocked a Central American caravan from advancing toward the United States on Saturday, after a group of several thousand migrants turned down the chance to apply for refugee status and obtain a Mexican offer of benefits...
The Latest: Caravan migrants reject Mexico plan on refuge
October 27, 2018 GMTPIJIJIAPAN, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on the caravan of Central American migrants hoping to travel through Mexico to the U...
Trump wants a hug from Mexican president. Who knew?
August 27, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants a hug from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Who knew...
Pompeo visits Mexico, is urged to reunite migrant families
July 14, 2018 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday urged a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to quickly reunite migrant families separated at the border...
No guards, just cameras around Mexico’s new president-elect
July 3, 2018 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — New President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador went to one of his most important meetings yet Tuesday by cruising through city traffic in a compact car with the windows down and no visible security detail, establishing a casual new style of leadership that has some expressing concerns for his safety in violence-wracked Mexico...
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador claims historic win, broad mandate
July 2, 2018 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Furious at spiraling corruption and violence, Mexican voters unleashed a political earthquake Sunday by electing a leftist firebrand as president and giving him a broad mandate to overthrow the political establishment and govern for the poor...
Meet the 4 candidates vying to become Mexico’s president
July 1, 2018 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Four candidates are in the race to become Mexico's next president in Sunday's election...
Mexican politicians unite to slam deployment of US guardsmen
April 5, 2018 GMTCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexican politicians put aside differences Thursday to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to the border.
In the midst of a hotly contested campaign ahead of the July 1 presidential elections, President Enrique Pena Nieto praised even opposition candidates he usually quarrels with, as they joined in criticizing Trump's latest move.
Trump talked tersely with leaders of Mexico, Australia
August 4, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Transcripts of President Donald Trump's conversations with the leaders of Mexico and Australia in January offer new details on how the president parried with the leaders over the politics of the border wall and refugee policy — with random asides on such subjects as drug abuse in New Hampshire...
Trump talked tersely with leaders of Mexico, Australia
August 4, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Transcripts of President Donald Trump's conversations with the leaders of Mexico and Australia in January offer new details on how the president parried with the leaders over the politics of the border wall and refugee policy — with random asides on such subjects as drug abuse in New Hampshire...
In Mexico, massacre of family underlines surging violence
July 10, 2017 GMTCOATZACOALCOS, Mexico (AP) — The bullet-riddled bodies of the Martinez children were found on a bloody floor, huddled next to the corpses of their parents in a rented shack...
The Latest: Trump hails Mexico’s president as a ‘friend’
July 7, 2017 GMTHAMBURG, Germany (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's second official visit to Europe (all times local):...
Mexico ruling party has preliminary lead in key state vote
June 5, 2017 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — The ruling party's candidate held a slight advantage on in preliminary vote counts on Monday in the race for governor of Mexico's most populous state, an election seen as a key test ahead of next year's presidential election...
Quick count gives lead to ruling party in key Mexico State
June 5, 2017 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — A quick-count sampling of votes for governor of Mexico's most populous state gave a slight advantage to the candidate of President Enrique Pena Nieto's ruling party late Sunday, in a race seen as a key test ahead of next year's presidential election...
Video of apparent execution a problem for Mexican government
May 13, 2017 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — The apparent execution of a wounded fuel theft suspect by a Mexican soldier caught on video has provided graphic evidence of a long-suspected practice and put the government in an awkward spot as it tries to pass a security law critics say could shield troops...
Trump says US won’t leave NAFTA _ for now
April 27, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he has told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he will not pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement at this time, but could still withdraw if he concludes a renegotiated pact is not "a fair deal for all...
Diplomatic debut: Trump makes uneven entry onto world stage
January 28, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — One week into office, President Donald Trump was trying to clean up his first international incident...
Mexicans begin to unite in fight against Trump’s plans
January 28, 2017 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans are beginning to debate how to fight back against U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive stance on trade and immigration...
Trump proposes big import tax, triggering fight with Mexico
January 27, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Determined to wall off America's border with Mexico, President Donald Trump triggered a diplomatic clash and a fresh fight over trade Thursday as the White House proposed a 20 percent tax on imports from the key U...
Mexican president cancels planned DC meeting with Trump
January 26, 2017 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto canceled a planned Tuesday meeting with President Donald J...
Mexico stunned by Trump tweet on canceling trip
January 26, 2017 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government had no immediate reaction to a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump that appeared aimed at canceling a planned Jan. 31 meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto...
Official: Mexico’s president ‘considering’ scrapping US trip
January 26, 2017 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president is "considering" canceling next week's visit to Washington following President Donald Trump's order to begin construction of a wall between the two countries, a senior official said...
Protesters take control of Mexican border crossing with US
January 23, 2017 GMTTIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Protesters took control of vehicle lanes at one of the busiest crossings on the U...
For Donald Trump, a day of political whiplash on immigration
September 1, 2016 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For weeks, Donald Trump flirted with a self-described "softening" of the hard-line immigration policies that propelled him to the Republican nomination, raising the hopes of party officials, some Hispanic leaders and skeptical voters unnerved by his presidential candidacy...
Obama hits back at RNC criticism of crime, illegal immigration rates
July 22, 2016 GMTPresident Obama hit back Friday at criticism from the Republican National Convention of his leadership, saying crime and illegal immigration in the U.S. are at their lowest levels in decades.
"Some of the fears that were expressed throughout the week just don't jibe with the facts," Mr.
California governor kicks off Mexico trade mission
July 28, 2014 GMTSACRAMENTO, California (AP) — California's governor travels to Mexico for three days starting Monday and will discuss immigration in separate meetings with President Enrique Pena Nieto and Central American diplomatic and religious leaders.
Mexican journalists’ sons killed in northern city
May 5, 2013 GMTCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Two sons of a well-known journalism couple have been shot to death, authorities in a northern Mexico border state said Sunday.
Alfredo David Paramo, 21, and Diego Alejandro Paramo, 23, were followed by gunmen, intercepted at an intersection and killed as they were driving home about 4 a.m.
Mexico violence pushes 2 companies to relocate
May 4, 2013 GMTMORELIA, Mexico (AP) — The economic development secretary of the western Mexican state of Michoacan says two major firms have decided to relocate their distribution centers to escape violence.
Ricardo Martinez says yogurt giant Dannon and pharmaceutical company Grupo Casa Saba have moved to Queretaro and Jalisco states respectively.