Claudia Sheinbaum, a protégée of Mexico’s current president, holds a commanding lead in the polls. But to many in Mexico, she is still an enigma.
Author: Simon Romero and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
Mexico Officials Rescue 31 Migrants Abducted Near U.S. Border
Cartels are preying on asylum seekers and migrants from around the world as they crowd northern Mexico, creating a kidnap-for-ransom revenue stream.
Killing of Mexico’s First Nonbinary Magistrate Alarms L.G.B.T.Q. Community
The violent death of Jesús Ociel Baena and suggestions by the authorities that it was a domestic killing have angered advocates who are demanding a thorough investigation.
Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationwide
The decision builds on an earlier high court ruling and reflects how Latin American countries are expanding women’s rights.
Mexico’s ‘Monster’ Trucks Show Cartels Taking Drug War to Next Level
Taking the monster truck concept to deadly new realms, cartels are modifying pickups with gun turrets, steel armoring and battering rams.