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Mexican writer Gonzalo Celorio wins Spain’s Cervantes Prize for lifetime achievement in literature
Mexican novelist and essayist Gonzalo Celorio has won the 2025 Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious award in Spanish‑language literature. He is being honored for more than half a century of writing that blends memory, erudition and love of...
Mexican President Announces Plan for Peace and Justice in Michoacan
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. X/ @SPRInforma November 4, 2025 Hour: 11:29 am On Tuesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the “Michoacan Plan for Peace and Justice,” a comprehensive strategy to address violence in that Mexican state...
Mexican cinema comes to Heber with the screening of ‘Los Tres Huastecos’
This Saturday, Mexican cinema will take the big screen in Heber City with the showing of the classic film “Los Tres Huastecos,” starring Pedro Infante. The screening, organized in collaboration between Heber’s Ideal Playhouse and the Wasatch...
Church leaders in Mexico demand action after mayor murdered
Carlos Manzo (CNA/Uruapan Municipal Government) The Mexican bishops’ conference has condemned the murder of a mayor who was assassinated after pleading for federal assistance in combating drug cartels. Source: OSV News. The cartels extort avocado...
Mexican President Sheinbaum Unveils 'Peace and Justice Plan' for Michoacán After Mayor's Killing
The killing of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, has sparked outrage among residents of the state, many of whom have voiced frustration with the security strategy of Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla's administration. The tragedy also drew...
‘Holy Virgin Mary’ metro opens in Iran amid repression of Christians
TEHRAN, Iran (LifeSiteNews) — The city of Tehran has raised eyebrows across the world by unveiling a new metro station dedicated to the “Holy Virgin Mary,” eliciting discussions regarding the state of religious freedom for minorities in the...
The Search For The Best Tacos In Town Takes Us To Fiesta Mexicana
This week our search for the best tacos in Chatt town brought us to Fiesta Mexicana in Hixson. I was in the Hixson neighborhood doing a little retail therapy when I drove by this restaurant and decided to stop in for a meal. Fiesta Mexicana is...
In Altadena, rebuilding can be complicated after a summer of immigration raids
Xochitl Trejo called her Altadena home – which she bought in 2003 after immigrating from Mexico – her “American Dream.” It held everything from Trejo’s son’s prized U.S. Marines service awards, to cherished memories of her late husband, who died...
CBP commander Bovino defends tactics in Chicago immigration crackdown
The Border Patrol commander leading an immigration crackdown in Chicago applauded his agents' aggressive tactics that have prompted resident backlash and lawsuits. From his use of chemical agents to a helicopter raid on an apartment building,...
This Secret Colonial City In Mexico Has Cheap Prices & Is Still Undiscovered
Most tourists know Mexico for its pristine Caribbean coastline, world-class hotels, and ancient Mayan heritage, but as anyone who's dared to venture beyond the main tourist path will know, that's only the tip of the iceberg—or should we say...
Peru Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Mexico After Ex-PM Flees to Mexican Embassy
The government of Peru on Monday announced the breaking of its diplomatic ties with Mexico in response to the Mexican embassy granting asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who faces criminal charges for her participation in a...
Judge hears testimony about ‘disgusting’ conditions at Chicago-area immigration site
CHICAGO — A judge heard testimony Tuesday about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that “tasted like sewer” at a Chicago-area building that serves as a key detention spot for people rounded up in the Trump administration’s...
U.S. Not Ready to Lift Mexican Cattle Ban Over Screwworm, Agriculture Secretary Rollins Says
By Brendan O'Boyle and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY, Nov. 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. is not yet ready to reopen its border to Mexican cattle amid an outbreak of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins...
Lauren Boebert and boyfriend dress up as Mexican immigrant and ICE agent in provocative Halloween costume
By WILL POTTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:47 EST, 4 November 2025 | Updated: 15:12 EST, 4 November 2025 Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and her boyfriend dressed up as a Mexican migrant and an ICE agent in provocative Halloween...
Trump halts tariff increase on Mexico
President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to halt a 5% increase in tariffs on Mexican goods to extend the trade deal deadline, set to expire Nov. 1, to a “few more weeks.” The U.S. agreed in July to a 90-day pause on the increase in...
Murder of outspoken anti-crime mayor spurs violent protests in Mexican state
By Max Saltman, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Violent protests have broken out in the Mexican state of Michoacán over the murder of an outspoken anti-crime mayor, who was killed over the weekend while taking part in a Day of the Dead celebration....
Texas Supreme Court Opens Religious Loophole for Judges, But Love Still Wins
Texas judges are now off the hook when they refuse to perform same-sex marriages. The Texas Supreme Court has officially changed its judicial code of conduct, allowing judges to refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on their “sincerely held...
Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch demands respect after dramatic Miss Universe clash: 'That’s not fair'
A shocking controversy has taken place in the world of pageantry. Miss Universe Mexico, Fátima Bosch, has found herself at the center of a heated clash with Nawat Itsaragrisil, the Thai director of the organization. The 26-year-old Mexican beauty...
Miss Universe Iran is a Girl's Girl: Meet Sahar Biniaz, The Contestant Who Walked Out With Miss Mexico
The Miss Universe 2025 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, witnessed an unexpected yet powerful moment when Sahar Biniaz, representing Iran, appeared to walk off stage alongside Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch during the sashing ceremony on 4 November 2025....
Peru cuts ties with Mexico over granting Asylum to former Prime Minister
Peru’s government has announced that it has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico. The drastic move comes after Mexico granted asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chavez(pictured above), who is currently under investigation as a...