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Mexico: Rivera's plane hit with 'terrible' impact
The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a ...
Mayan prophecy sparks dread, celebration worldwide
The clock is ticking down to Dec. 21, the supposed end of the Mayan calendar, and from China to California to Mexico, thousands are getting ready for ...
NTSB: singer Rivera dead in Mexican plane crash
U.S. authorities confirmed Monday that Jenni Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made her a ...
Jenni Rivera, soulful, troubled Mexican music star
Jenni Rivera launched her career hawking cassette recordings of her songs at flea markets, but a powerful voice, soulful singing style and frank ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Rihanna begins her 7-day world tour in Mexico City
Seven concerts. Seven cities. Seven days. Rihanna began her "777" tour in Mexico City Wednesday night with an exclusive party for about 2,000 fans.
Mexico charges cops with trying to kill CIA agents
Mexican prosecutors charged 14 federal police officers Friday with trying to kill two CIA agents and a Mexican navy captain in an August ambush south ...
Powerful quake hits Guatemala, killing at least 48
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Guatemala on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people in two states as it toppled thick adobe walls, shook huge ...
G-20 fears US sharp fiscal tightening
Finance officials from the world's largest economies on Monday called on countries to reject protectionism and currency manipulation despite a raft ...
G-20 officials meet to discuss debt in Europe, US
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the world's leading economies met in Mexico on Sunday amid growing fears over the global impact of ...
Mexico's Day of Dead brings memories of missing
Maria Elena Salazar refuses to set out plates of her missing son's favorite foods or orange flowers as offerings for the deceased on Mexico's Day of ...
Indigenous vs. multinationals in Mexico wind power
Mexico is putting up wind power turbines at a breakneck pace and the expansion is pitting energy companies against the Indians who live in one of the ...
Mexico City school seeks to dignify mariachi music
In the golden age of mariachi, thousands of music lovers would crowd into theaters and fancy restaurants or fill the Plaza Garibaldi in the heart of ...
Clowns learn laugh secrets at Mexico gathering
Laughter was a serious matter at a clown convention in the Mexican capital, where hundreds of the performers gathered this week to discover some of ...
Mexico raids seized campuses, battle protesters
Police raided three teachers colleges on Monday in the western state of Michoacan, where dozens of students had been hijacking buses and delivery ...
US knew dead Zeta leader's ID before body stolen
The U.S. government knew that a suspect fatally shot by Mexican marines was the head of the widely feared Zetas drug cartel well before the marines ...
Mexico capo killed, then body stolen by gunmen
The death of the founder and leader of Mexico's brutal Zetas cartel in a firefight with marines outside a baseball game near the Texas border was ...
Mexico finds 50 skulls in sacred Aztec temple
Mexican archaeologists said Friday they uncovered the largest number of skulls ever found in one offering at the most sacred temple of the Aztec ...
Mexico holds 2 in connection with border shooting
Federal police have arrested two men who may be connected with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent just north of the Mexico-Arizona ...
Frida Kahlo, her real look, on display in Mexico
The women on the cocktail circuit of the late 1930s were all curve-hugging dresses and gelled curls. Not Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo.