Wind topples stage at rally for Mexican presidential candidate; at least 9 dead
A strong wind gust toppled the stage at a campaign rally for a longshot Mexican presidential candidate, killing at least nine and injuring dozens, officials said.
Watch CBS News
A strong wind gust toppled the stage at a campaign rally for a longshot Mexican presidential candidate, killing at least nine and injuring dozens, officials said.
CBS News has obtained government data showing illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border have dramatically declined since December. In a CBS News exclusive, immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the latest numbers.
A child was among those killed after a campaign rally stage collapsed during an event for Mexican presidential hopeful Jorge Álvarez Máynez in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Wednesday. Will Grant with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more on the collapse that also left dozens injured.
The once-glamorous resort city of Acapulco has lost its luster in the last decade as bloodshed has made it one of the world's most violent cities.
Mexican authorities said 10 bodies have been found scattered around the once-popular tourist destination of Acapulco. Officials linked the deaths and increase in violence to drug cartels. CBS News contributor and N Más anchor Enrique Acevedo has more.
"If you see monkeys that are weak... please try to hoist a bucket of water by rope for them to drink," a wildlife preservation group said.
Photos shared by local media showed a red truck dotted by bullet holes, and bloodied bodies lying in the trunk and on the ground.
It was unclear whether Lucero López Maza was the intended target of the attack, because shootings have become so common in the area.
Information provided by the teenager allowed deputies to launch a search and locate her in minutes.
A bull charged at a woman on a beach in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur over the weekend as horrified tourists watched and warned her to back away.
Chef Fermín Núñez is helping transform the culinary scene in Austin, Texas, with colorful and inventive recipes that use flavors from Mexico to highlight Texan dishes. After starting his first restaurant in 2018, Nunez has opened two more wildly successful establishments and picked up some prestigious awards along the way.
The bloodshed in Chiapas marks at least the fourth mass killing in Mexico in about a week.
The town's mayor, Rafael Vargas, called the attack "a terrible violent act."
From mariachi serenades to visits to local churches to shared meals, here's how people around the globe honor the family matriarch on Mother's Day.
Tens of thousands of transborder students — some as young as kindergarteners — cross the border from Mexico into California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to pursue an education in the United States.
Nine men were found dead in the city of Morelos in Zacatecas — a day after nine bodies were found on an avenue in the city of Fresnillo.
The suspect's girlfriend reportedly told investigators he showed up at her house and told her he had done something to "three gringos."
Recent data shows the number of illegal border crossings has fallen. However, tens of thousands are still trying to make it to the U.S. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez traveled to the other side of the border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, for a closer look at how the situation is unfolding there.
Jake and Callum Robinson from Australia and American Jack Carter Rhoad were shot in the head, their bodies dumped in a covered well miles away.
Officials are releasing new details in the deaths of two Australians and an American who were found dead near a camping site in Mexico with gunshot wounds last week. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more.
Fifteen House Democrats are calling for President Biden to take executive action on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. In a letter first obtained by CBS News, the group urges the president to "immediately take further action to restore order at the southern border and fix our broken immigration system." CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more.
A Sacramento mom is accused of assaulting her 2-year-old child on a flight from Mexico to Seattle, prosecutors said Monday.
Officials confirmed the bodies found in a well last week in Mexico belonged to three missing surfers and that they each had bullet wounds.
The bodies of three surfers, an American and two Australians who were found dead last week, have been identified. Authorities said evidence points to three suspects who appeared to have attacked the tourists after a carjacking attempt. The suspects are in custody.
Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend have not been seen since April 27.