http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/MexicoFind stories, videos, and photos about Mexico from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:44:01 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mexico14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mexico from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/04/mexico.zetas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/04/mexico.zetas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe reputed leader of the Zetas drug cartel in the Mexican state of Veracruz was killed in a gunbattle with federal authorities, the Mexican attorney general's office has said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/03/news/international/US_dumps_china_for_mexico/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/03/news/international/US_dumps_china_for_mexico/index.htmMexico did not have an extreme economic makeover, but the global recession was enough to defeat China as the number one place for American assembly-for-export factories, or maquiladoras.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/01/mexico.us.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/01/mexico.us.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico extradited 11 fugitives to the United States on Saturday, putting 2009's total Mexico-to-U.S. extraditions at the highest yearly level ever, the U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/29/news/international/Mexican_tax_reform/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/29/news/international/Mexican_tax_reform/index.htmCompanies that have invested in Mexico could be affected if the Mexican congress approves a change that would put an end to tax benefits that allow businesses to consolidate their earnings and losses, in order to pay less taxes, said specialized foreign trade consultant firm IQOM. The changes proposed by the federal government are being analyzed by Congress and could be incompatible with expropriation rules under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that Mexico, Canada and the United States have had since 1994.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/22/mexico.cartel.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/22/mexico.cartel.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico's arrest of drug cartel suspects has become fairly commonplace. On Thursday, it was six suspected members of La Familia, based in Michoacan. A day earlier, it was a man identified as a top leader of the ruthless Zetas.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/24/mexico.cartel.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/24/mexico.cartel.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Mexican cartel leader, best known as the brother of the man who killed DEA Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, pleaded guilty in Denver, Colorado, to drug trafficking charges on Friday.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/22/mexico.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/22/mexico.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexican soldiers have captured a top leader of one of the nation's most ruthless drug cartels, the government's military announced.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/20/greenpeace.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/20/greenpeace.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico saw the first public protests this weekend over the government's decision to allow cultivation of the first genetically modified corn, which environmentalists and others say could ruin the nation's native crop.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:23:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/10/16/mexico.wcup/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/10/16/mexico.wcup/index.htmlIn its most trying year since 2001, Mexico survived and came out stronger at the end because of it. By the midway point of the CONCACAF Hexagonal, El Tri had lost three World Cup qualifiers and fired its coach as panic was entrenched in the country. But Mexico went 4-0-1 down the stretch and wound up qualifying with relative ease after all was said and done.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:30:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/10/09/mexico.wcup/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/10/09/mexico.wcup/index.htmlMexico is back, or so the Hexagonal table says. El Tri needs just one win to get into South Africa 2010 and complete its remarkable comeback. A win over El Salvador on Saturday (6 p.m. ET, Telemundo), combined with other results, could catapult Mexico into first place, and it could remain there until the final round of CONCACAF qualifying ends on Oct. 14.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/07/mexico.baja.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/07/mexico.baja.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerican tourists heading to Mexico's Baja California state in the future can expect more police protection from a new task force, according to Mexican authorities.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.juarez.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.juarez.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of drug-related killings in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, so far this year has reached 1,647, surpassing the death toll for all of 2008, a city spokesman told CNN.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.officials.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/15/mexico.officials.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexican federal authorities have arrested 124 law enforcement officials in Hidalgo state on suspicion of being linked to the Zetas drug cartel, considered the nation's most ruthless and dangerous crime syndicate.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/09/11/mexico/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/09/11/mexico/index.htmlJune 6 was so long ago. On that night in San Salvador, a team wearing white, calling itself Mexico, went down to hosts El Salvador 2-1. The result slid Mexico into fifth place in the Hexagonal, and the possibility of missing out on South Africa seemed real.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/10/colombia.confiscated.money/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/10/colombia.confiscated.money/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian customs agents have seized nearly $11 million in cash smuggled aboard a ship from Mexico, the agency's chief said.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:05:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/08/28/mls.ccl/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/08/28/mls.ccl/index.htmlIt seemed if any Major League Soccer club were poised to claim the league's first victory aganst a Mexican club on Mexican soil in a competitive match, it was the Columbus Crew.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/22/mexico.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/22/mexico.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Mexican economy went off a cliff in the second three months of 2009, with the gross domestic product dropping 10.3 percent from the same period last year, according to government figures.Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/20/mexico.politician.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/20/mexico.politician.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmando Chavarria Barrera became the latest sad note Thursday in a dirge Mexico has been humming bitterly for nearly three years.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/18/mexico.border.agents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/18/mexico.border.agents/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico has fired more than 700 customs agents and replaced them with better-trained and educated workers who officials hope will be less likely to give in to the temptation of bribery and other crimes.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/17/mexico.adventure.great.deals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/17/mexico.adventure.great.deals/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe are sitting cross-legged in the water, 60 feet underground in a Mexican cave surrounded by some of the most beautiful formations I've ever seen, as the niece of a famous shaman chants a Mayan prayer asking the gods to let us go in peace.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/13/ruiz.drug.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/13/ruiz.drug.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the health care debate captivated America, a white flag was quietly raised along the violence-torn U.S.-Mexico border. In case you missed it, it was our nation's surrender in the war on drugs.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:48:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/08/13/mexico/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/08/13/mexico/index.htmlMEXICO CITY -- The CONCACAF Gold Cup is long over, and Mexico's 5-0 drubbing of the U.S. last month was left in the past well before the two teams met again here in Wednesday's World Cup qualifier. But the tournament's impact not only has steered the U.S.-Mexico rivalry in a different direction, it also has seemed to awaken the Mexican national team.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/07/mexico.gunbattles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/07/mexico.gunbattles/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of attacks and gunbattles between Mexican drug cartel suspects and police left at least 14 people dead and 22 wounded Thursday night, officials and news reports said.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/06/mexico.drug.cartels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/06/mexico.drug.cartels/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe dead always tell a story. And in Mexico that story is the fight for the right to meet U.S. demand for illegal drugs -- a war becoming more violent and ruthless, mostly because of one group.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/05/mexico.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/05/mexico.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe release of a report that would free up more than $100 million in U.S. aid to Mexico to combat drug cartels has been delayed by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/03/mexico.drug.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/08/03/mexico.drug.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexican federal police say they arrested 34 men suspected of belonging to a ruthless drug cartel blamed for a rash of violence that left at least 18 federal agents and two soldiers dead since July 11.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/07/31/mexico.roster/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/07/31/mexico.roster/index.htmlMexico has put its cards on the table. There are less than two weeks until the most important game in CONCACAF this year, as El Tri gets set to host the U.S. in World Cup qualifying on Aug. 12.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/29/mexico.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/29/mexico.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix members of one of Mexico's most active drug gangs, including someone accused of being the organization's bookkeeper, were arrested this week, federal authorities said Wednesday.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/29/newyork.mexico.artifacts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/29/newyork.mexico.artifacts/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne man's trash is another man's mystery.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:29:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/07/24/gc.final/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/07/24/gc.final/index.htmlIn a tournament that screamed for a new champion, the status quo won out. The U.S. and Mexico once again are facing each other in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final, and for the second consecutive time, the two hated rivals will battle it out for regional supremacy.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/20/us.mexico.cartel.reward/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/20/us.mexico.cartel.reward/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. authorities have ratcheted up pressure on one of Mexico's most notorious drug cartels, releasing new details about the so-called Gulf Cartel's operations and offering up to a $50 million reward for the arrest of its leaders.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/17/mexico.bridge.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/17/mexico.bridge.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree people were missing Friday after four vehicles plunged into a river when a bridge collapsed in southeastern Mexico, an official told CNN en Español.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/17/mexico.violence.michoacan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/17/mexico.violence.michoacan/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn response to a spate of attacks allegedly by a drug cartel, Mexico more than tripled the number of federal police officers patrolling the state of Michoacan, a government spokeswoman said.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/15/mexico.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/15/mexico.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexican police have arrested a "highly dangerous" U.S. citizen wanted on weapons charges, the Michoacan state attorney's office said.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/14/mexico.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/14/mexico.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn recent days, Michoacan, the home state of President Felipe Calderon, has become a flashpoint of violence in Mexico's deadly war against drug cartels. Since Calderon went after the drug cartels shortly after coming into office in 2006, more than 10,000 people have died across Mexico, about 1,000 of them police.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/14/mexico.chihuahua.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/14/mexico.chihuahua.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe mayor of a small town in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico was found shot dead Tuesday, apparently among the latest victims in the fight against organized crime in the region.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/10/navarrette.mexico.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/10/navarrette.mexico.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt has nothing to do with Michael Jackson or Sarah Palin, but there's a big story brewing south of the border to which Americans should pay close attention.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/09/mexico.drug.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/09/mexico.drug.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite massive security efforts north and south of the border, the drug-fueled killing spree in Mexico is continuing and is on course to surpass last year's record toll, federal officials told Congress Thursday.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/03/mexico.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/03/mexico.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Friday morning in the Gulf of California, off the western coast of Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/06/19/superliga/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/06/19/superliga/index.htmlJust when MLS teams have hit their stride and have found some sort of cohesion, is it really a good time for a break? And not six weeks after the end of one season, Mexican league clubs are supposed to hit full throttle with new-look rosters?Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/16/mexico.clergy.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/16/mexico.clergy.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe killing last weekend of a Catholic priest and two seminary students in southwest Mexico marked the first time that drug cartel hit men have purposefully targeted a clergyman, said Manuel Corral, public relations secretary for Mexico's Council of Bishops.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/15/mexico.day.care.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/15/mexico.day.care.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnger is growing in Mexico over a fire at a government-run day care center that claimed its 46th child this weekend.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/11/mexico.drug.tunnel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/11/mexico.drug.tunnel/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities have found a massive underground drug smuggling tunnel snaking through the U.S.-Mexican border, and law officers are marveling over its sophistication.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/26/mexico.tourism.recovery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/26/mexico.tourism.recovery/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico's tourism industry has endured some brutal punches this year.Wed, 27 May 2009 02:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/22/mexico.cartel.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/22/mexico.cartel.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top drug cartel suspect with a $1 million reward on his head has been captured by Mexican soldiers, federal authorities said.Fri, 22 May 2009 18:01:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/05/22/mls.alums/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/05/22/mls.alums/index.htmlIf Major League Soccer isn't seen as inferior in Mexico, it's because it isn't seen at all. South of the border, MLS has either a bad image or no image at all. The league isn't considered a top option for players wanting to leave the Mexican league and, in fact, is more of a last resort for players who no longer can cut it at the top level in Mexico and are willing to play for anyone, anywhere.Fri, 22 May 2009 15:48:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/05/18/superliga/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andrea_canales/05/18/superliga/index.htmlWhen Mexico decided to cut ties with CONMEBOL, the powerful South American confederation, it shut the door on one tournament. But it may have saved another in the process.Mon, 18 May 2009 19:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/18/mexico.us.cartels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/18/mexico.us.cartels/index.html#cnnSTCTextJoaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, a 54-year-old drug cartel leader whose nickname means "Shorty," is the most wanted man in Mexico. He's also one of the most wanted men in the United States.Mon, 18 May 2009 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/16/mexico.prisoners.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/16/mexico.prisoners.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexican authorities are searching for more than 50 inmates and a group of 20 armed men who freed them from a prison in central Mexico early Saturday.Sun, 17 May 2009 09:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/07/swine.flu.us.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/07/swine.flu.us.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextBoth people who died of swine flu in the United States had pre-existing health problems, federal health authorities said Thursday in a report.Fri, 08 May 2009 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/07/swine.flu.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/07/swine.flu.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico lowered its swine flu alert one notch Thursday as more than 6 million students returned to classes and thousands of shuttered businesses reopened their doors.Thu, 07 May 2009 21:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/07/danger.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/07/danger.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextA few weeks ago, when violence and kidnappings along the U.S.-Mexico border were all over the news, Todd Sotkiewicz took a group of high school students to Tijuana, Mexico.Thu, 07 May 2009 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/06/swine.flu.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/06/swine.flu.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe World Health Organization said it will convene a meeting of experts next week to discuss the possibility of manufacturing a vaccine for swine flu as the number of confirmed cases of the virus nears 1,900.Thu, 07 May 2009 03:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/06/swine.flu.origins/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/06/swine.flu.origins/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile investigators trudge through pig farms and remote villages in Mexico, searching for clues about the new swine flu, answers about the virus' origin may finally appear on a computer, based on genetic codes.Wed, 06 May 2009 19:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/01/swine.flu.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/01/swine.flu.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTextDan Godshall and 21 other students at Slippery Rock University will not be allowed to graduate at their school's main ceremony because they recently visited Mexico.Mon, 04 May 2009 15:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/04/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/04/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe World Health Organization cautioned that the swine flu outbreak could gain momentum in the months ahead, despite claims by the health secretary of Mexico -- the epicenter of the outbreak -- that the virus "is in its declining phase."Mon, 04 May 2009 08:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/03/swine.flu.canada/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/03/swine.flu.canada/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than a week after the swine flu outbreak rattled the world, with cases of infected people popping up from Mexico to South Korea, the new virus strain has shown up in a herd of swine.Mon, 04 May 2009 03:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/02/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/02/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than a week after the swine flu outbreak rattled the world, with cases of infected people popping up from Mexico to South Korea, the new virus strain has shown up in a herd of swine.Sun, 03 May 2009 02:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/01/swine.flu.return.travelers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/01/swine.flu.return.travelers/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the swine flu outbreak escalates across the globe, U.S. travelers returning from Mexico are wondering what to do when they come home.Sat, 02 May 2009 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextTucked away in this small mountain village, off a dusty road flanked by pig farms, is where the earliest case of swine flu -- a virus spreading globally -- was confirmed.Sat, 02 May 2009 00:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/05/01/swine.flu.my.vacation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/05/01/swine.flu.my.vacation/index.html#cnnSTCTextI thought I had escaped the daily grind of the 24-hour news business when I went on a weeklong vacation in Mexico with my mom and a friend. I was seeking news-free sun and relaxation in a hypnotic tropical paradise and deliberately powered off my arsenal of PDAs to get a much-needed respite from news and technology.Fri, 01 May 2009 17:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/01/swine.flu.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/01/swine.flu.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus has jumped nearly 30 percent with 331 people being infected so far, the World Health Organization said Friday.Fri, 01 May 2009 15:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/30/swineflu.facemask.fashion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/30/swineflu.facemask.fashion/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn Mexico, few residents now venture out without a surgical face mask as the swine flu outbreak grips the country.Fri, 01 May 2009 15:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/swine.flu.patient.zero/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/swine.flu.patient.zero/index.html#cnnSTCTextTucked away in this small mountain village in Mexico, off a dusty road flanked by pig farms, is where the earliest case of swine flu -- a virus spreading globally -- was confirmed.Fri, 01 May 2009 15:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/30/tech.companies.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/30/tech.companies.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextFollowing the outbreaks of SARS and avian flu earlier this decade, Sprint Nextel has taken the threat of a global flu pandemic very seriously. And in 2005 the company created a special group within its Emergency Incident Management team to plan what to do in such an emergency.Fri, 01 May 2009 00:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe World Health Organization on Wednesday raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level, warning of widespread human infection from the swine flu outbreak that originated in Mexico.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/29/swine.flu.tia.foundation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/29/swine.flu.tia.foundation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe phone calls keep coming in as family and friends plead with Laura Libman, asking her not to go to Mexico.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/del.rio.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/del.rio.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe swine flu outbreak that started less than a month ago has caused more than 150 deaths in Mexico and more than 60 confirmed cases across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with suspected cases in France, Spain, Israel and New Zealand.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/swine.flu.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/swine.flu.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a confounding question on the lips of disease detectives: Why have the only deaths from the swine flu outbreak happened in Mexico?Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/swine.flu.preparations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/swine.flu.preparations/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the number of suspected and confirmed swine flu cases continued to rise around the world, health officials announced new measures to contain the outbreak.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/28/swine.flu.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/28/swine.flu.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans planning to go to Mexico should "postpone" their trips because of the swine flu outbreak, a top health official said Tuesday.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/28/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/28/markets/thebuzz/index.htmDay traders, God bless 'em, will try and make money off just about anything -- even fears of a global swine flu pandemic.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:53:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20275009,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20275009,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnTaking precautions, star Hugh Jackman won't be traveling to Mexico City as the city grapples with the virusTue, 28 Apr 2009 14:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/27/swine.flu.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/27/swine.flu.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextMeeting planner Gail Murphy heard about the travel warning to Mexico too late in the day on Monday to do anything about her plans to head to Cancun the following day.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/27/swine.flu.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/27/swine.flu.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTextThough the United States has not issued any travel warnings related to the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, major U.S. airlines are waiving fees for passengers who want to change their tickets to Mexico.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/02/mexico.drug.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/02/mexico.drug.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexican authorities arrested Vicente Carrillo Leyva, a leader of the Carrillo Fuentes drug cartel, officials announced Thursday.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/campbell.brown.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/26/campbell.brown.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith so much focus right now on the barbaric violence happening in Mexico, this seems like a perfect time for an imperfect conversation about drugs.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/lapierre.guns.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/lapierre.guns.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere's a summary for the time- or attention-challenged: Never surrender freedom for laws that can't affect criminals; they disobey laws for a living.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/kennedy.townsend.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/26/kennedy.townsend.guns/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerica's neighbor to the south is engaged in a bloody war with ruthless drug cartels.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/miron.legalization.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/miron.legalization.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextOver the past two years, drug violence in Mexico has become a fixture of the daily news. Some of this violence pits drug cartels against one another; some involves confrontations between law enforcement and traffickers.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/obama.mexico.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/obama.mexico.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Tuesday vowed to invest the resources needed to address the threat posed by drug traffickers in Mexico.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/24/us.mexico.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/24/us.mexico.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe power of the Mexican military was on full display Tuesday in Ciudad Juarez, where police reported the third consecutive day without a drug slaying.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/us.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/us.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTextShared responsibility. It's a phrase we've heard a lot from President Obama when discussing the massive economic problems the United States is facing.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/23/mexico.drug.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/23/mexico.drug.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration is putting the finishing touches on a plan to beef up resources at the United States border with Mexico to help with that nation's unrelenting war against violent drug cartels, senior administration officials told CNN Monday.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/21/mexico.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/21/mexico.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn alleged drug trafficker suspected of an attack on a U.S. consulate and killing Mexican soldiers has been arrested, Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced Friday, according to the state news agency.Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/navarrette.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/navarrette.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTextA lot of Americans are wondering: Is it safe to travel to Mexico? It depends where you go, and what your intentions are once you get there.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/18/mexico.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/18/mexico.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe driver of the bus that collided with a tractor-trailer in Mexico, killing him and 11 tourists, had more than 20 years of experience, the bus service operator said Wednesday.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/17/mexico.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/17/mexico.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe driver of a truck that collided with a bus in northeast Mexico, killing 12 people including 11 passengers from the United States and Canada, was intoxicated, a Mexican official said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/12/mexico.border/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/12/mexico.border/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile the president has said states asked to deploy troops to the U.S. border with Mexico, the Pentagon has not received specific requests to do so, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/11/mexico.desertions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/11/mexico.desertions/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the face of spiraling drug violence that has shaken the country, the Mexican army has taken a lead role in attempting to thwart the narcotraffickers. But its ability to do so has been hurt by a large number of desertions, government officials say.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/06/mexico.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/06/mexico.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 7,000 Mexican soldiers and federal police arrived in the U.S.-Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez this week to restore security to a city plagued by a long-standing, bloody drug war.Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/03/05/mexico.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/03/05/mexico.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico's tourism director on Wednesday downplayed the risk of violence facing tourists, despite warnings for travelers to think twice about visiting the country.Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:16:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/05/poolb.breakdown/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/cliff_corcoran/03/05/poolb.breakdown/index.htmlLocation: Foro Sol Stadium, Mexico City, MexicoFri, 06 Mar 2009 19:04:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/02/27/concacaf.recap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luis_bueno/02/27/concacaf.recap/index.htmlAfter a nearly four-month break, the CONCACAF Champions League came back in full force this week. Four quarterfinal series kicked off with games held in Canada, the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico with return legs slated for Mexico and Honduras next week.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/27/juarez.mexico.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/27/juarez.mexico.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextJose Molinar knew something wasn't right. He hadn't heard from his wife for a few hours, which was not sitting well with him.Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/navarrette.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/navarrette.mexico/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou may have heard the rumor that, as a result of a bloody drug war that has claimed more than 7,000 lives since January 2007, Mexico is on the verge of being declared a "failed state."Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/19/mexico.drug.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/19/mexico.drug.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextNo one, especially not one of Mexico's top law enforcement officials, denies that killings by drug cartels have reached record levels.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/18/mexico.drug.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/18/mexico.drug.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA shootout in a border city that leaves five alleged drug traffickers sprawled dead on the street and seven police wounded. A police chief and his bodyguards gunned down outside his house in another border city. Four bridges into the United States shut down by protesters who want the military out of their towns and who officials say are backed by narcotraffickers.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/17/mexico.transport.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/17/mexico.transport.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of thousands of bus and truck drivers are threatening to go on a prolonged strike if the federal government does not do something about rising motor fuel costs.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:43:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/greg_lalas/02/16/mexico/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/greg_lalas/02/16/mexico/index.htmlLife likes dualities: yin and yang, Democrat and Republican, Newton's Third Law of Motion (anyone remember it?). Sports does, too: Ali and Frazier, Celtics and Lakers, Lance Armstrong and the French media.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:59:00 EST