The worst rainy season in decades caused flooding around much of the city. Fat from its many taco shops, restaurants and markets was a major reason for blocked drains, officials say.
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China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl Precursors After Summit
China will require licenses for export of 13 chemicals used to make the deadly drug, another indicator of thawing tensions between the world’s two largest economies
Sexual Assault of Mexico’s President Exposes Challenges of Her Equality Push
President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped on the street this week, in an episode that set off a national conversation about what has and has not changed since Mexico elected its first female leader.
Miss Universe Organizer Apologizes After Tirade at Miss Mexico
Several contestants walked out of a Miss Universe event this week when the pageant director berated Miss Mexico for not taking part in promotional activities.
Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
A video of a man touching Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, shocked many Mexicans but did not surprise them. “It’s so common,” one woman said.
Bold Assassinations Are ‘Reality Check’ in Mexico’s Cartel Fight
The murder of Mexico’s most vocal anti-crime mayor shows that, despite President Claudia Sheinbaum’s crackdown on drug cartels, the battle is just beginning.
For Day of the Dead, One Mexican Town Digs Up Its Dead
Pomuch, Mexico, is one of the last places where residents clean their relatives’ bones. Now they are grappling with a new challenge: tourists.
Outspoken Mexican Mayor Who Declared War on Cartels Is Killed
Mayor Carlos Manzo of Uruapan had criticized President Claudia Sheinbaum’s approach to crime. He was shot at a Day of the Dead celebration.
Fire in Hermosillo, Mexico, Kills at Least 23 at Waldo’s Store
The fire ripped through a store in Hermosillo, a city in Sonora State. Officials said minors were among the victims.
Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros, 80, Dies; Cartel Kingpin Fed Cocaine Boom
Before being imprisoned in the late 1980s, he made a fortune as a Honduran power broker connecting Colombian and Mexican cartels.