The Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 00:00
The assault may have been carried out in retaliation for the seizure of 134 tons of marijuana in the city last week
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 00:00
The toll in Friday's shooting rises to 14. In nearby Coahuila state, six people are killed in two incidents.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 00:00
Rights groups say the bill should also cover unlawful detention and extrajudicial killings
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 00:00
The move would mark an important concession by the military and meet a key requirement of a U.S. security aid package
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 00:00
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with National Guard troops and spoke about border security from cartel violence
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 00:00
A heavily armed convoy heads off to deliver pensions to people caught behind the siege line as one drug cartel tries to starve out another in a sinister battle for trafficking routes
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 00:00
As of early Wednesday, rescuers continue to pull miners from half a mile below ground.
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 00:00
Prop. 19, the California measure to legalize pot, would undercut Mexico's fight against drug cartels, President Felipe Calderon says. He calls on the Obama administration to oppose the measure.
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 00:00
Journalists and media organizations in Bolivia are protesting a proposed law that would make it illegal for them to report opinions or acts considered racist.
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 00:00
Amid a bloody war against drug cartels, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday that he was sending Congress a plan to overhaul the country's police system.