Corruption Trial of Mexico Ex-Lawman Goes to Jury
As the case of Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s former top security official, ended with closing statements, the jury will consider the credibility of criminals who testified against him.
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Frida Kahlo’s husband may have helped her die, reveals Diego Rivera’s grandson
The revered Mexican artist’s suffering was so great, she ‘probably’ asked her soulmate to assist in ending her life, documentary is toldPeople’s love of Frida Kahlo’s vibrant art is matched by fascination with her colourful private life. Now the batt…
Corruption Trial of Mexican Ex-Lawman Ripples Beyond Courtroom
As prosecutors close their case against Genaro Garciá Luna, the eventual verdict will be felt by Mexican officials and among U.S. agents who work there.
Felipe Calderón, Former Mexican President, Accused of Supporting Sinaloa Cartel
The accusation, which was quickly denied, was made by a former Mexican official at the trial in Brooklyn of Mexico’s former top security chief.
Mexican actor sentenced to five years for fatally punching man in Miami
Pablo Lyle, a telenovela star, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in October after 2019 road rage incidentA Mexican telenovela star and Netflix series actor received a five-year prison sentence Friday after punching a man to death during a ro…
Mexico zoo chief accused of ordering pygmy goats to be killed and cooked for party
Authorities claim animals in the zoo in city of Chilpancingo were sold, traded or eaten under orders of former directorThe former director of a zoo in southern Mexico killed four of the zoo’s pygmy goats and served them up at a Christmas-season party, …
Mexico City’s crumbling metro system casts shadow on mayor’s 2024 ambitions
String of mishaps of cantankerous subway system could throw a wrench in Claudia Sheinbaum’s presidential aspirationsSmoke filled the subway station, the tunnel turning gray in the choking haze as hundreds of passengers were evacuated from the train. Mo…
2022 Was a Deadly Year for Journalists, Especially in Latin America
There were nearly as many journalists killed in Mexico alone as there were in Ukraine.
More journalists killed in Latin America and Caribbean than Ukraine in 2022
Committee to Protect Journalist reports region accounted for almost half of the 67 deaths worldwideMore journalists were killed in Latin America and the Caribbean than in any other part of the world last year, including the Ukraine war zone, the press …
Mexico’s ex-security chief took ‘millions in bribes’ from cartel, US court hears
Trial begins in Brooklyn court for Genaro García Luna, who is accused of protecting the violent Sinaloa cartelThe trial of a former top Mexican law enforcement official got under way in a Brooklyn court on Monday, one of the most significant drug traff…