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Singer feared dead in Mexican plane crash
The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of ...
Tijuana architect was an unlikely drug courier
Eugenio Velazquez doesn't fit the mold of the down-on-his luck, uneducated, underemployed courier who ferries drugs to the U.S. for Mexican drug ...
Lawyer: McAfee better, hopes to stay in Guatemala
A lawyer for software company founder John McAfee said Friday that the self-styled fugitive is feeling better after suffering chest pain and that he ...
McAfee hospitalized after being denied asylum
Software company founder John McAfee was hospitalized briefly Thursday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala, and his lawyers said they ...
Gypsies take curious route through US to asylum
A minivan with California license plates and a dozen passengers zipped across the border between Vermont and Quebec in October, heading north in a ...
Guatemalan police arrest software guru McAfee
Software company founder John McAfee was arrested by Guatemalan police for entering the country illegally, ending his bizarre weekslong journey as a ...
Father: Sick girl safe and being treated in Mexico
The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of a sick girl with leukemia deepened Wednesday after her father said his 11-year-old daughter is being ...
US, Mexico complete trial of flying deportees home
The U.S. and Mexican governments have completed a two-month program to fly deportees deep into Mexico, and the U.S. is looking to the new ...
McAfee says he plans to seek asylum in Guatemala
Software company founder John McAfee has surfaced in public for the first time in weeks, saying Tuesday that he plans to ask for asylum in Guatemala ...
Coast Guardsman fired gun to avoid fatal crash
A Coast Guardsman fired several gunshots from an inflatable boat before it was slammed by another vessel in a crash that caused the first law ...
California sea smuggling claims Coast Guard life
The killing of a U.S. Coast Guardsman whose crew was chasing a vessel suspected of being laden with drugs appears to be the latest example of how ...
McAfee says he's left Belize, is still on run
Software company founder John McAfee said Monday he has fled from Belize using a bizarre ruse, adding yet another chapter in what threatens to become ...
AP launches Spanish stylebook in Latin America
When writing in Spanish, it is perfectly acceptable to use the word "sandwich" to describe a tasty snack held together with two pieces of bread, to ...
Mexico swears in president amid violent protests
Enrique Pena Nieto took the oath of office as Mexico's new president Saturday vowing to restore peace and security and take on the vested interests ...
Dignitaries attending Mexico inauguration
Some of the foreign dignitaries attending the inauguration of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto: -Crown Prince Felipe of Spain. -US Vice President ...
Probe finds abuse in Guatemala mental hospital
Human rights groups say they found hundreds of women and children subjected to sexual and physical abuse at a public psychiatric hospital in ...
Old party returns to govern changed Mexico
The political party that ruled Mexico for seven straight decades is back, assuring Mexicans there's no chance of a return to what some called "the ...
Mexico's President Calderon fell short of goals
When he came to power six years ago, President Felipe Calderon set goals to alleviate poverty, create jobs and increase public safety. As he winds up ...
Dallas trucker talks about time in Mexican prison
Jabin Bogan spent seven months sleeping on the floor of a cell in a maximum-security Mexican prison, detained after he accidentally crossed the border ...
US envoy pledges continued support to Honduras
President Barack Obama's deputy national security adviser said Wednesday the U.S. wants to see "tangible progress" in protecting human rights in ...
Soldiers: Mexico beauty queen had gun in her hands
A Mexican beauty queen killed over the weekend in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and soldiers likely was being used as a human shield, ...
Mexican beauty queen killed in shootout
A 20-year-old state beauty queen died in a gun battle between soldiers and the alleged gang of drug traffickers she was traveling with in a scene ...
Chinese-Mexicans celebrate repatriation to Mexico
Juan Chiu Trujillo was 5 years old when he left his native Mexico for a visit to his father's hometown in southern China. He was 35 when he returned.
1 of FBI's 10 most wanted arrested in Mexico
One of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives was arrested in Mexico and returned to Los Angeles Friday night to face charges of murder, kidnapping and ...