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‘Piolin’ aka Tweety Bird Extradited from Mexico for Killing Federal Agent Zapata
December 21, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Julian Zapata Espinoza, also known as "Piolin," (Tweety Bird) has been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face charges for his alleged participation in the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs continue reading »
New Mexico Mom, Dad & Sons Charged with Smuggling Arms to Mexican Narcos
December 21, 2011 | by HS News Staff
A complaint filed by the Justice Department and the District of New Mexico seeks to seize the assets of the Reese family of New Mexico, for allegedly selling firearms, ammunition and other supplies knowing they were being illegally sent to Mexico. continue reading »
Mexican “King of Comedy” Eugenio Derbez Heading to Hollywood
December 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Eugenio Derbez, known as Mexico's "king of comedy," debuts on U.S. television with a regular part in the "Rob" series with comedian Rob Schneider. On the show that premieres Jan. 12 on CBS, De continue reading »
Sources Say Former Mexican Officials are Working as Spies for U.S.
December 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Daily Mexican newspaper La Jornada has reported that dozens of former Mexican officials have been working as spies for the U.S. government. The news source stated that according to senior M continue reading »
TV Show Hit, a Dream Come True for Espinoza Paz
December 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Mexican singer-songwriter Espinoza Paz said that his dream came true after appearing on a television show that made him famous. continue reading »
Mexican Student-Teachers Protesting for More Jobs Killed by Police, 12 Implicated
December 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Twelve police officers from the southern state of Guerrero have been arrested in connection with the killings last week of two student protesters and the serious injuries continue reading »
Another Mass Grave Found in Durgano, Mexico - 280 Bodies Found in Area Since April
December 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Army troops found 10 bodies in a mass grave in Durango, the capital of the like-named northern Mexican state, raising to 280 the number of bodies discovered in clandestine continue reading »
U.S., Mexico & Canada Reaffirm Commitment to Antitrust Enforcement
December 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff
The heads of the antitrust agencies of the United States, Canada and Mexico – Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis A. Pozen of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, Chairman Jon Leibowitz of the Federal Trade Commission, continue reading »
Songs of the Drug Lord: “Narcocorridos” Impose Their Own Fashion Trends
December 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Vinyl jackets and T-shirts with prints of rifles and skulls are some of the fashion statements being made by fans of "narcocorridos": ballads about the lives, deaths and exploits of Mexican drug lords. continue reading »
Alejandro Sanz Chooses Mexico’s Top Voice on “La Voz de Mexico”
December 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Alejandro Sanz is not Mexican but he has just discovered the country's best singer on the "La Voz de Mexico" television contest, which broke nationwide viewership records. Oscar Cruz, a 44-year-old man from the central state of Puebla, will leave his job as a school custodian continue reading »
Emergency Message to U.S. Citizens About Carjackings in Matamoros
December 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros has learned that a series of carjackings appear to have been committed by the same suspects in the first two weeks of December in neighborhoods in the north of Matamoros. continue reading »
21 Kidnapped Central American Migrants Rescued by Mexican Army
December 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Army troops rescued 21 Central American migrants who were being held captive at a location in Nuevo Laredo, a border city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, the Defense Secretariat said. continue reading »
Mexico’s PRI Party Has Its Presidential Candidate” Enrique Peña Nieto
December 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Enrique Peña Nieto's presidential candidacy for Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, has been officially approved, the party's National Internal Procedures Commission, or CNPI, said. continue reading »
Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Despite Earlier Reports Still Alive, But Gravely Ill
December 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid is in "very serious" condition, but he "has not died," contrary to reports from the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, President Felipe Calderon said. continue reading »
Protesters Demand Justice for Slain Mexican Activist Marisela Escobedo
December 17, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Dozens of people held a demonstration in this violence-plagued Mexican border city to demand justice for slain rights activist Marisela Escobedo. On the one-year anniversary of her death, the protesters on Friday walked a route that Escobedo had covered while seeking justice for the August 2008 murder of her 16-year-old daughter. continue reading »
