The Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 00:00
The shift in April from military to civilian police control is part of a broadened Mexican government strategy aimed at curbing street violence that has killed more than 5,000 people in Ciudad Juarez since early 2008.
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 00:00
The U.S. Embassy ruled journalist Hollman Morris ineligible to enter the United States under the "Terrorist Activities" section of the USA Patriot Act.
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 00:00
The decision to free the largest group of political prisoners in a decade follows months of talks and the intervention this week of Spain, the Catholic Church says.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 00:00
What set the craft apart from semi-submersible craft that drug traffickers have used for years was a complex ballast system that would have enabled it to dive as deep as 65 feet before surfacing.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 00:00
The PRI is on track to lose its hold on three governorships but win three new ones. Meanwhile, PAN-led alliances pull off upsets in Oaxaca, Puebla and Sinaloa.
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 00:00
Authorities in the Mexican state of Michoacan have arrested a top suspect in several recent high-profile ambushes blamed on the drug trafficking cartel La Familia, including a recent attack on a police convoy that left 12 federal officers dead.
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 00:00
The consular worker slain in March was targeted because she was providing visas to rivals, Jesus Ernesto Chavez tells authorities. He also says he took part in a January attack on a teen party in Ciudad Juarez.
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 00:00
After the slaying of a gubernatorial candidate, Mexico's president urges citizens to fight 'a common enemy that today threatens to destroy not only our tranquility but our democratic institutions.'
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 00:00
President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday urged fellow Mexicans to join hands against the forces of organized crime that he said were to blame.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 00:00
Gunmen ambush the gubernatorial candidate on a highway to Matamoros just days before an election he was expected to win.