mexico

Remains of Missing Mexican Students Likely Found

Brian Feldman · 11/08/14 11:54AM

Human remains recovered by investigators in Mexico are believed to belong to 43 college students who went missing in September, reports the Los Angeles Times. The students were last seen being led away by police, who officials then believe turned them over to a gang to be killed.

Adam Weinstein · 07/23/14 10:30AM

Congressional Republicans have a new plan to address unaccompanied minors crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. It deploys U.S. troops to the border and mandates "aggressive information campaigns" in Central American nations, as well as US-run "repatriation centers" on their soil.

U.S. Vet Jailed for Taking Guns to Mexico Says He Just Missed His Exit

Adam Weinstein · 05/06/14 04:45PM

A former combat Marine says he shouldn't be languishing in a Tijuana jail for crossing the Mexican border with three guns, because it was all a mistake: He was heading for a night out with his buddies in California, missed the last highway exit, and ended up Mexico-bound.

Sarah Hedgecock · 04/18/14 03:55PM

An adobe wall collapsed on a parked car during a strong earthquake that shook Chilpancingo, Mexico, Friday morning. There were no early reports of major damage or casualties from the 7.2-magnitude quake. Image via Alejandrino Gonzalez/AP.

Why Are So Many Thai Men Suddenly Dressing Up as "Mexican Gangsters"?

Adam Weinstein · 04/10/14 11:40AM

The kids. Who knows why they do what they do? Like these young cops and government bureaucrats in downtown Bangkok who've decided to start some gangs. Mexican gangs. With cholo clothes and tats and bikes and throwin' signs and shit. Goodness, IT'S A TREND:

There's a War in Mexico Between a Drug Cartel and a Vigilante Militia

Justin Charity · 01/14/14 12:25AM

The ragtag Self-Defense Council of Michoacán is riding around in bullet-riddled, bomb-charred pickups as the group fights to seize control of Apatzingán, a city in Mexico's Tierra Caliente valley, from control of a major drug cartel. And the Mexican government wants to stop them.

Teen Claims Krokodil Ate Her Genitals

Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/09/13 05:03PM

A 17-year-old girl has reportedly suffered horrific injuries as a result of injecting the infamous flesh-eating drug krokodil directly into her genitals.