http://www.mail.com/locations/3212-mexico.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3212-mexico.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764614-official-family-identified-rivera-remains.html MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The remains of Mexican-American music star Jenni Rivera were headed back to the United States after being identified by her family, state officials said Thursday. The Nuevo Leon state government announced that it had released the remains. State security spokesman Jorge Domene said earlier in the day that Rivera's family had made a... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1764614-official-family-identified-rivera-remains.html 2012-12-13T21:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761506-fast-furious-gun-buyer-sentenced-to-prison.html PHOENIX (AP) — A man who purchased two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent north of the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced Wednesday to nearly five years in federal prison. Jaime Avila Jr., 25, received a sentence of 57 months, a penalty on the lower end of federal guidelines, for his acknowledged role in a gun smuggling... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761506-fast-furious-gun-buyer-sentenced-to-prison.html 2012-12-12T18:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759814-mexico-riveras-plane-hit-with-terrible-impact.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at a speed that may have exceeded 600 miles per hour, Mexico's top transportation official said Tuesday. In the first detailed account of the moments leading up to the crash that killed ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759814-mexico-riveras-plane-hit-with-terrible-impact.html 2012-12-12T01:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759464-parents-fight-release-son-jailed-mexico.html MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida family is fighting to get their son, a Marine veteran, released from a prison in a dangerous area in Mexico while facing charges that he carried across the border a shotgun with a barrel that's an inch too short. Jon Hammar and his friend were on their way to Costa Rica in August and planned to drive across the Mexican border ... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759464-parents-fight-release-son-jailed-mexico.html 2012-12-11T23:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759048-mayan-prophecy-sparks-dread-celebration-worldwide.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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 what they think is going to be a fateful day. The Maya didn't say much about what would happen next, after a 5,125-year cycle known as the Long Count comes to an end. So into that void hav... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759048-mayan-prophecy-sparks-dread-celebration-worldwide.html 2012-12-11T18:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1757460-mexico-tests-dna-jenni-rivera-plane-crash.html MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities were performing DNA tests Tuesday on remains believed to belong to Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera and six other people killed when her plane went down in northern Mexico. Investigators said it would take days to piece together the wreckage of the plane carrying Rivera and find out why it went dow... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1757460-mexico-tests-dna-jenni-rivera-plane-crash.html 2012-12-11T18:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1756960-hsbc-to-pay-19b-to-settle-money-laundering-case.html LONDON (AP) — HSBC avoided a legal battle that could further savage its reputation and undermine confidence in the global banking system by agreeing Tuesday to pay $1.9 billion to settle a U.S. money-laundering probe. Europe's largest bank by market value will pay the biggest penalty ever imposed on a bank after facing accusations it transferred funds thr... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1756960-hsbc-to-pay-19b-to-settle-money-laundering-case.html 2012-12-11T11:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1757370-ap-interview-mexico-leader-to-continue-drug-fight.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly elected President Enrique Pena Nieto says he will continue combatting all illegal drug production and trafficking in Mexico, including marijuana, despite its legalization in two U.S. states and liberalized use for medical purposes in others. In an interview with The Associated Press late Monday on goals for his new administration,... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1757370-ap-interview-mexico-leader-to-continue-drug-fight.html 2012-12-11T06:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1755760-ntsb-singer-rivera-dead-mexican-plane-crash.html MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — 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 Mexican-American superstar, was killed in a plane crash in northern Mexico. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team to help investigate the crash, and the board... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1755760-ntsb-singer-rivera-dead-mexican-plane-crash.html 2012-12-11T01:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756552-jenni-rivera-soulful-troubled-mexican-music-star.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jenni Rivera launched her career hawking cassette recordings of her songs at flea markets, but a powerful voice, soulful singing style and frank discussion of personal troubles powered her to the heights of a male-dominated industry, transforming her into the one of the biggest stars of the genre known as grupero. Her life was cut short... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756552-jenni-rivera-soulful-troubled-mexican-music-star.html 2012-12-11T00:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757090-mexican-leader-proposes-sweeping-education-reform.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Enrique Pena Nieto is proposing sweeping reforms to a public education system widely seen as moribund, taking on an iron-fisted union leader who is considered the country's most powerful woman and the main obstacle to change. Flanked by the leaders of Mexico's three major political parties, Pena Nieto said Monday that he would... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757090-mexican-leader-proposes-sweeping-education-reform.html 2012-12-10T22:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1755308-famed-architect-6-months-drug-smuggling.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — A highly acclaimed architect was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for trying to enter the U.S. with nearly 13 pounds of cocaine hidden in his minivan's battery. A federal judge ordered the unusually light punishment after Eugenio Velazquez claimed drug traffickers threatened to kill him if he refused to carry drugs for them. Velaz... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1755308-famed-architect-6-months-drug-smuggling.html 2012-12-10T21:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1754550-singer-feared-dead-mexican-plane-crash.html MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — 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 personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar, was found in northern Mexico on Sunday. Authorities said there were no survivors. The singer's father, Pedro Rivera, said he t... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1754550-singer-feared-dead-mexican-plane-crash.html 2012-12-10T04:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1754424-tijuana-architect-was-unlikely-drug-courier.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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 cartels. The dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico belongs to Tijuana's elite, equally at ease on both sides of the border. He lives in a modest, suburban San Diego neighborhood and had a flourishi... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1754424-tijuana-architect-was-unlikely-drug-courier.html 2012-12-09T16:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747360-gypsies-take-curious-route-through-us-to-asylum.html DERBY LINE, Vermont (AP) — A minivan with California license plates and a dozen passengers zipped across the border between Vermont and Quebec in October, heading north in a southbound lane unblocked by traffic. Border agents could only watch as the Dodge Caravan sped off into Quebec. But the vehicle and its occupants didn't try to disappear. About 22 mil... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747360-gypsies-take-curious-route-through-us-to-asylum.html 2012-12-06T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1746660-us-mexico-complete-trial-flying-deportees.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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 administration of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on whether to continue the effort aimed at relieving overwhelmed Mexican border cities. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said 2,364 Mexican... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1746660-us-mexico-complete-trial-flying-deportees.html 2012-12-05T22:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1741556-coast-guardsman-fired-gun-to-avoid-fatal-crash.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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 enforcement fatality since the smuggling of drugs and immigrants by boat began spiking along the California coast several years ago. A criminal complaint filed Monday against two Mexican nationals a... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1741556-coast-guardsman-fired-gun-to-avoid-fatal-crash.html 2012-12-04T18:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1740090-california-sea-smuggling-claims-coast-guard-life.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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 smugglers are venturing farther north in a game of cat-and-mouse along the California coast. Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne, 34, died Sunday after he was struck in the head by the suspect ves... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1740090-california-sea-smuggling-claims-coast-guard-life.html 2012-12-04T00:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739838-mcafee-hes-left-belize.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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 one of the biggest media fugitive frenzies since O.J. Simpson led police on a low-speed chase in 1994. McAfee claimed in a blog posting he had evaded authorities by staging an elaborate di... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739838-mcafee-hes-left-belize.html 2012-12-04T00:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1740256-ap-launches-spanish-stylebook-latin-america.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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 employ "parquear" to describe putting your vehicle in a garage or parking lot, and to type "vermu" when referring to the aromatized wine essential to concocting a martini or Manhattan cocktail. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1740256-ap-launches-spanish-stylebook-latin-america.html 2012-12-03T20:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736000-mexico-swears-president-amid-violent-protests.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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 that have hindered economic prosperity. As several hundred protesters threw fire bombs at police and smashed plate glass windows, Pena Nieto marked the return of the Institutional Revolution... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736000-mexico-swears-president-amid-violent-protests.html 2012-12-02T01:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1737010-dignitaries-attending-mexico-inauguration.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Some of the foreign dignitaries attending the inauguration of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto: -Crown Prince Felipe of Spain. -US Vice President Joe Biden. -President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia. -President Ollanta Humala of Peru. -President Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala. -President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua. ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1737010-dignitaries-attending-mexico-inauguration.html 2012-12-01T19:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733418-party-returns-to-govern-changed-mexico.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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 perfect dictatorship" that was marked by a mixture of populist handouts, rigged votes and occasional bloodshed. The Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, reclaims the presidency Saturday... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1733418-party-returns-to-govern-changed-mexico.html 2012-11-30T13:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731976-mexicos-president-calderon-fell-short-goals.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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 his term at the end of this week, Calderon leaves Mexico with fiscal stability that saved the country from collapse during the world's economic crisis, but with far greater violence, very ... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731976-mexicos-president-calderon-fell-short-goals.html 2012-11-30T01:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728902-dallas-trucker-talks-time-mexican-prison.html DALLAS (AP) — 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 at El Paso with 268,000 bullets in his truck. Nine people lived in Bogan's cell, with just five beds. Only one spoke English. Bogan said he didn't eat for three weeks. He constantly wondered i... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1728902-dallas-trucker-talks-time-mexican-prison.html 2012-11-28T21:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1726918-soldiers-mexico-beauty-queen-gun-hands.html CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — 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, a federal official said Tuesday. Maria Susana Flores Gamez, crowned 2012 Woman of Sinaloa in February, came out of the car first with a gun in her hands during the confrontation, with... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1726918-soldiers-mexico-beauty-queen-gun-hands.html 2012-11-27T21:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1724596-mexican-beauty-queen-killed-shootout.html CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — 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 befitting the hit movie "Miss Bala," or "Miss Bullet," about Mexico's not uncommon ties between narcos and beautiful pageant contestants. The body of Maria Susana Flores Gamez was found S... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1724596-mexican-beauty-queen-killed-shootout.html 2012-11-27T01:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1720946-chinese-mexicans-celebrate-repatriation-to-mexico.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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. As Chiu vacationed with his parents, brother and two sisters in Guangdong province, Mexico erupted into xenophobia fueled by the economic turmoil of the Great Depression and aimed at its s... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1720946-chinese-mexicans-celebrate-repatriation-to-mexico.html 2012-11-24T22:23:00Z