8 bodies found by farmer may be kidnapped workers from Mexican resort
Officials did not identify the abducted men, but local media reported they were workers at a coastal ranch.
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Officials did not identify the abducted men, but local media reported they were workers at a coastal ranch.
In Tulum, Mexico, the self-taught architect Roth created one of the area's most popular resorts, the Azulik, and a nearby artists' community, which were designed to incorporate the evolving natural world. Correspondent Manuel Bojorquez takes "Sunday Morning" on a tour.
In Tulum, Mexico, the self-taught architect known as Roth created one of the area's most popular resorts, the Azulik, and a nearby artists' community, which were designed to reflect and incorporate the evolving natural world.
Four police officers in Mexico were shot to death after being drawn into an ambush, and as many as eight suspected attackers were killed in a gun battle, officials said.
The two priests were shot to death in a church, along with a tourist guide they tried to protect from a local criminal boss.
Pope Francis mourned the deaths of two priests and a sanctuary seeker whose bodies were taken away by armed men after they were gunned down inside a church.
The gunmen did not kill a third priest at the church, but refused his pleas for them to leave the bodies of his two colleagues.
The man and woman were found in a tourist apartment complex Playa del Carmen, their throats apparently slit, police said.
Like scenes out of a narco television series, exotic animals have been long been part of the Mexican criminal underworld.
A recount in Texas affirmed Democrat Michelle Vallejo as her party's nominee for a new congressional district along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Mexican cartels import close fentanyl precursors from China and then press the drug into counterfeit pills.
"She's always been my biggest inspiration": When Nataly was just a little girl, her mom risked her life crossing the U.S.- Mexico border to give her a better future. Now, Nataly crossed the Harvard graduation stage — and she dedicated her achievement to her mom and to all her sacrifices.
"The dog sniffed out a couple of the hard drives in a few places in his apartment that were difficult for humans to find," an Operation Underground Railroad director said.
May's tally of migrant arrests surpassed the previous monthly record U.S. Border Patrol set in March 2000, when the agency recorded 220,000 apprehensions.
The prosecutor's office did not say whether the suspected criminals belonged to a drug trafficking cartel, although such gangs operate in the region.
Officials say the brazen theft from a Mexican seaport is indicative of the "very serious organized crime" gripping the nation.
Mexican cartels export tons of extremely pure meth to the United States each year, sometimes in liquid form.
Mob justice is not uncommon in parts of Mexico, particularly in more remote areas where police are slow to arrive.
Photos of the bodies showed extensive bruising on the corpses, suggesting they had been beaten.
The company that makes the popular hot sauce says the drought in Mexico has affected chili pepper production, warning that a shortage could last throughout the summer.
Twenty years ago, this mother risked her life crossing the US-Mexico Border to offer her daughter Nataly a better future. Now, her daughter crossed the Harvard graduation stage — and she made sure to celebrate her mom's sacrifices on the important day.
President Biden is in Los Angeles to host leaders for the Summit of the Americas. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers with a look at what we can expect.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, now a partner with the Paul, Weiss law firm, joined CBS News to discuss a controversial proposal to share graphic images of victims of AR-15 shootings in order to "awaken" the public and push lawmakers to enact gun law reforms.
Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of a Mexican megachurch, was sentenced Wednesday to more than 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing young female followers. CBS Los Angeles' Serene Branson reports the sentence came after emotional statements by young women García was charged with sexually abusing.
García allegedly used his spiritual sway to have sex with girls and young women who were told it would lead to their salvation — or damnation if they refused.