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Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico

The Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a health alert and mandated face masks in schools due to a measles outbreak in the state capital.

 

Photos show Indigenous participants at the People’s Summit held alongside the COP30 climate meeting

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — While delegates at a U.N. conference discussed how to fulfill past promises on fighting climate change, a boisterous gathering focused on the same topic from a very different perspective was taking shape.

 

Massive gas tanker explosion in Mexico City kills 3 people and injures 70 others

A gas tanker truck has exploded and burned multiple vehicles under a Mexico City highway overpass, killing three people and injuring 70 others.

 

Workers’ daily commute to Mexico City ends in tragedy in fatal train-bus collision

Authorities in Mexico say a train has collided with a double-decker bus northwest of Mexico City, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 50.

 

Freight train slams into a bus outside Mexico City and kills at least 10 people

Authorities in Mexico say a train has collided with a double-decker bus northwest of Mexico City, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55.

 

Top photos from Friday Night Football in Brazil where Chargers faced the Chiefs

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs faced the Los Angeles Chargers in the first week of the NFL season in Sao Paulo.

 

Photos of Mexican ranchers struggling to adapt as screwworm ravages their cattle exports to the US

ZAMORA, Mexico (AP) — The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico.

 

Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US

The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico.

 

Millions mark Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe Day but calls for a truce in drug violence go unheeded

Millions of faithful have gathered to mark Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe Day, honoring the country’s patroness.

 

Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approaches

Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government is evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl.

 

Cricket fans in Mexico hope to boost the sport and add teams

Cricket has been on the upswing in Mexico over the past decade due to a growing Indian community in the Latin American nation.

 

Bullfight advocates working with young people to attract new followers in Mexico

Bullfighting is under siege in many parts of Mexico, and some of its biggest supporters are responding by looking to draw in new fans, particularly younger ones.

 

Norma downgraded to a tropical storm in Mexico as Hurricane Tammy leaves Barbuda

Norma has gained a bit of strength after being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moves into mainland Mexico.

 

Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico’s Los Cabos and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean

Hurricane Norma made landfall near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday and has weakened to a tropical storm while moving over land.

 

Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico’s Pacific coast near Mazatlan

Hurricane Orlene has made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast near the tourist town of Mazatlan before quickly weakening over land into a tropical depression.

 

Mexico City police injured by explosion at protest

An explosion has occurred outside Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, injuring police as protesters demonstrating ahead of the anniversary of the 2014 disappearance of 43 students clashed with officers in riot gear.

 

Mexico’s drought reaches critical levels as lakes dry up

Drought conditions now cover 85% of Mexico. The problem has gotten so bad in areas around Mexico City and the state of Michoacan that lakes and reservoirs are drying up.

 

Mexico families mourn, receive ashes of NYC virus victims

The cremated remains of Mexicans who died of COVID-19 in New York lie on a platform in neat rows, wrapped in black cloth and each topped by a single white rose.

 

Venezuelan opposition leader takes campaign to northern city

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido embarked on a new stage of his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro as the rivals held competing rallies in the capital of Caracas, a pattern which has unfolded repeatedly as both sides attempt to convey strength.

 

Dozens hurt, 1 dead in violent day of protests in Venezuela

Dozens have been injured in Venezuela’s capital and a 27-year-old man died in another day of violent clashes during demonstrations demanding elections.