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Authorities arrest 2 in connection to death of Malcolm X grandson
Authorities have arrested two people in connection with the beating death of the grandson of late US civil rights activist Malcolm X in Mexico City, an official said Monday. Malcolm Shabazz, 29, was found laying on the ground in front of a bar on Thursday and died later in a…
Famous Mexican gay couple leads the way on gay adoptions
They are perhaps Mexico’s best-known gay couple: one a soap opera actor, the other a theater producer. They were happy enough just being together, until things got better and they could wed. And while it has not been easy, even though they had the law on their side, now Felipe…
18 dead after gas tanker explodes in Mexico City suburb
A gas tanker exploded in a Mexico City suburb on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, wounding 36 others and damaging several homes and cars, an official said. The blast rocked a neighborhood of Ecatepec, north of the Mexican capital, in the early hours of the day, affecting 15 cars…
Mexico City officials blame pack of wild dogs for string of gruesome deaths
By Jo Tuckman, The Guardian Official explanation of marauding wild dogs for deaths of five people found with horrific flesh injuries prompts public backlash Crime scene tape strung between trees in a hilly park in the working class Mexico City suburb of Iztapalapa marks the place where a teenage couple…
Mexico City tries out cash-for-guns program
MEXICO CITY — Fed up with rampant crime, a Mexico City district is pressing locals to swap personal firearms for bikes, tablet computers and even cash, in a desperate bid to get guns off the streets. Francisco Aro proudly showed off his 32-caliber Smith & Wesson, a collector’s item. “It…
Mexico City launches trash-for-food program
Mexico City creates over 12,000 metric tons of garbage daily. But the city’s government is combating the mountains of trash with a program that allows residents to exchange recyclables for healthy food. People receive points for recyclable materials, which can be redeemed at an on-site market that sells local produce…
Protests grip Mexico City as new president is sworn in
The inauguration of Mexico’s new president was marked by demonstrations all around Mexico City Saturday, as well as clashes between police and protesters who continue to call Enrique Peña Nieto’s new administration fraudulent. According to RT, hundreds of demonstrators encountered authorities outside the national congress as Peña Nieto took the…
Rooftop gardens growing in popularity in notoriously smoggy Mexico City
A green revolution is sweeping across the car and concrete jungle of Mexico City, an infamously smoggy capital that was once dubbed “Makesicko City” by novelist Carlos Fuentes. Residents are growing vegetables on rooftops, planting trees where buildings once stood, hopping on bicycles and riding in electric taxis, defying the…
Pizza deliverer killed in Mexico for being 40 minutes late
A furious client killed a pizza delivery man in Mexico for being 40 minutes late, authorities said Thursday. The victim’s body, eyes blindfolded and hands bound, was found Monday in the town of Tetla, some 140 kilometers (90 miles) east of Mexico City, said the public prosecutor’s office in Tlaxcala…
Protests mark Mexican Independence Day celebrations
The discontent around Mexico’s presidential election results continued late Saturday night, as protests sprang up at the country’s Independence Day festivities in the nation’s capital and various other cities. In Mexico City, outgoing President Felipe Calderón’s delivery of the traditional Grito de la Independencia, demonstrators shined laser pointers toward him…
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