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Kentucky Derby, Preakness Winning Jockey Hopes His Success Will Bring Latinos to the Races
June 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Mexican jockey Mario Gutierrez, who lost his chance to win horse racing's Triple Crown because of an injury to I'll Have Another, said he hopes his success attracts Hispanics to horse racing. continue reading »
All Female Band Las Fenix Hopes to Hold Their Own in Male-dominated Musical Genre
June 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The five sisters who make up Las Fenix are making a video of their most recent single "Perfume" as they try to find their niche in the male-dominated world of Mexican regional music. continue reading »
Over 50 Suspected Zetas Arrested in Mexico
June 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Police arrested 52 suspected employees of the notoriously violent Los Zetas drug cartel in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, officials said Wednesday. continue reading »
Mexican Actor Carlos Cobos Dies, Age 52
June 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Award-winning actor Carlos Cobos died Wednesday of complications from a cerebral hemorrhage, Mexico's National Council for Culture and the Arts said. He was 52. continue reading »
Bus Crash in Mexico Claims 10 Lives, Parents and Preschoolers were Aboard
June 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Ten people were killed and 19 others hurt Wednesday when a bus carrying preschoolers flipped over in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, authorities said. continue reading »
Travel Warning Issued for U.S. Citizens in Mexico Following Arrest of Zeta Chieftan’s Brother
June 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The arrest of Jose Trevino-Morales on money laundering charges on Tuesday, according to the New York Times has resulted in the following travel warning to Mexico. Trevino-Morales is the brother of a Zeta narco chieftan. Trevino-Morales was arrested at his Oklahoma ranch. continue reading »
Los Zetas Leader Indicted in Money Laundering Scheme
June 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas has returned an indictment charging 14 defendants, including Los Zetas leader Miguel Angel Trevino Morales (aka “40”) and his brothers, Oscar Omar Trevin continue reading »
Ciudad Juarez’s May 2012 Murder Rate Lowest Rate Since March 2009
June 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The border town of Juarez, Mexico reportedly saw the least amount homicides in three years this past May. According to the El Paso Times, Juarez, which has become kno continue reading »
Over 200,000 Attend FREE Justin Bieber Concert in Mexico City
June 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Some 210,000 people turned out for a free concert by Canadian pop star Justin Bieber in the Zocalo, Mexico City's largest plaza, the emergency management office said. Bieber was greeted by wild cries from his fans, the majority of them girls between the ages of 12 and 17, from the moment he took the stage just after 9:00 p.m on Monday. continue reading »
Music Icon Vicente Fernandez – ‘Not Worthy’ of a Monument Some Say
June 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
According to the residents of Cocula, México, Vicente Fernandez ‘lacks the merits’ needed in order to receive a commemorative monument. Cocula, a town in the western state of Jalisco and considered by many the birth place of mariachi music, continue reading »
Crime Reporter and Her 2-year-old Son Missing in Coahuila, Mexico
June 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A police reporter for the daily El Zocalo in Saltillo, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, and her 2-year-old son have been missing since last week continue reading »
Treasury Targets Operatives of Sinaloa Cartel - ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s Family
June 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Sanctions directed against a Son and Wife of Chapo Guzman Loera - The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) last week announce continue reading »
Mexico and Spain Feud Over Tourist Restrictions
June 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Mexican government will not impose restrictions on Spanish tourists in response to the measures Madrid has applied to Mexicans, Foreign Relations Secretary Patricia Espinosa said. continue reading »
8 Cubans Escape From Immigration Detention Center in Mexico
June 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A bulletin has been issued for eight Cuban migrants who escaped from an immigration detention camp in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, the National Migration Institute, or INM, said. continue reading »
U.S. Supports Mexican Activist’s Peace Caravan
June 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Mexican poet-turned-activist Javier Sicilia has received the U.S. government's backing for his planned month-long peace caravan in that country aimed at drawing attention to drug-related violence and communicating his anti-drug war message. continue reading »
