Tag: Mexico

Tropical Storm Enrique Heads for Resorts in Southern Baja

MEXICO CITY—Tropical Storm Enrique, which spent the weekend as the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season, is losing steam as it heads for the resorts at the southern end of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Enrique passed by the Cabo Corrientes bulge on Mexico’s southwestern coast during Sunday night, and then began weakening Monday as…


Hurricane Enrique to Weaken on Monday, Mexico at Risk of Flash Floods

MEXICO CITY—The hurricane Enrique barreling northwards off Mexico’s Pacific coast may strengthen slightly overnight before weakening on Monday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday, though part of Mexico remain at risk of flash floods. Enrique, currently about 150 miles (241 km) south of Cabo Corrientes in western Jalisco state, is expected to remain…


Disappearances Rise on Mexico’s ‘Highway of Death’ to Border

MEXICO CITY—As many as 50 people are missing after setting out on three-hour car trips this year between Mexico’s industrial hub of Monterrey and the border city of Nuevo Laredo on a well-traveled stretch of road local media have dubbed “the highway of death.” Relatives say family members simply vanished. The disappearances, and last week’s…


US Trade Boss Tai: We Will Not Incentivize Firms to Move Jobs Overseas

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration said on Monday it was working closely with the United Autoworkers union in pressing Mexico to probe alleged labor rights violations at a General Motors plant in that country, and vowed to fight for a worker-focused trade policy. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told members of the UAW union during a visit…


Biden Admin: Canada, Mexico Borders Will Stay Closed Due to COVID-19

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending the COVID-19-related restrictions on nonessential travel between the United States, Mexico, and Canada until July 21. “To reduce the spread of #COVID19, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico through July 21, while ensuring access…


At Least 15 Die in Multiple Attacks Near US-Mexico Border

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico—Gunmen aboard a number of vehicles staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa on Saturday, and at least 15 people died in clashes that caused widespread panic, according to local law enforcement. The Tamaulipas state agency coordinating security forces said in a statement that the attacks began in…


At Least 14 Killed in String of Shootings Near US-Mexico Border

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico—Gunmen in vehicles opened fire in the Mexican city of Reynosa on the U.S. border, killing at least 14 people and causing widespread panic, authorities said. Security forces killed four suspects, including one who died near a border bridge. The attacks began Saturday afternoon in several neighborhoods in eastern Reynosa, which borders the…


[Premiering at 8PM ET] Kash’s Corner: How a Porous Border Facilitates Narcoterrorism

How are Mexican drug cartels partnering with foreign terrorist organizations like Hamas? In this episode of Kash’s Corner, Kash and Jan discuss the national security threats at the southern border, the deteriorating situation in Venezuela, and what’s going on with Kash’s Twitter impersonator. Follow Epoch TV on Facebook and Twitter. 


Kash’s Corner: How a Porous Border Facilitates Narcoterrorism

How are Mexican drug cartels partnering with foreign terrorist organizations like Hamas? In this episode of Kash’s Corner, Kash and Jan discuss the national security threats at the southern border, the deteriorating situation in Venezuela, and what’s going on with Kash’s Twitter impersonator. Follow Epoch TV on Facebook and Twitter. 


Report Blames Poor Welds for Mexico City Subway Collapse

MEXICO CITY—A preliminary report by experts into the collapse of a Mexico City elevated subway line that killed 26 people placed much of the blame Wednesday on poor welds in studs that joined steel support beams to a concrete layer supporting the track bed. The city government hired Norwegian certification firm DNV to study the…