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- Mexican crime reporter kidnapped and murdered
CIUDAD OBREGON, Mexico, May 18 (Reuters) - The corpse of a crime reporter was found stuffed into a garbage bag in a suspected gangland killing in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, prosecutors said Friday.
- Mexico's Ortiz says Greece exit could be worse than Lehman
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - If Greece leaves the euro zone it could detonate a global financial crisis even worse than the 2008 credit crunch, dry up global trade financing and spur another U.S. recession, former Mexican central bank governor Guillermo Ortiz said on Friday. Heavily-indebted Greece is heading toward a snap election next month and global financial markets have swooned on fears the country could reject terms of an international bailout and pull out of the euro. ...
- Wal-Mart warns of potential costs of bribery probe
 Retail giant Wal-Mart has warned shareholders that investigations into bribery allegations in its Mexico business could add to costs for the company and possibly result in fines and criminal convictions.
- 49 headless bodies normal in Mexico?
On Sunday, 49 decapitated bodies were found on a major highway outside Monterrey, Mexico, which is about 80 miles southwest of the U.S. border.
- Future Arrives to Diversify Small-Town USA
When an unexpected Midwestern monsoon hits, there’s nothing like waiting out the storm while sipping horchata and listening to some good mariachi. Welcome to Mexico Antiguo, a restaurant on Main Street in Marshalltown, Iowa.
- Gulf of Mexico acres will be up for grabs in June lease sale
U.S. regulators will hold the second Gulf of Mexico lease sale since the Macondo disaster on June 20 in New Orleans, the Interior Department said May 17.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the event, held in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, will offer 7,276 blocks on about 38.6 million acres in the central section of the Gulf.
The sale follows the Western Gulf lease sale held in December, which attracted a total of $712.7 million in bids, with Exxon Mobil Corp. and ConocoPhillips among the...
- Judge holds Mexican generals over for drug probe
 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican judge on Thursday ordered the former deputy defense minister and a top general to be held for 40 days while they are investigated for alleged ties to drug cartels. Retired General Tomas Angeles and active General Roberto Dawe are to be held in a detention center in Mexico City following their arrest on Tuesday, the federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement. Several witnesses, including fellow military officers, have already testified against the generals, the statement said. ...
- U.S. lawmakers seek info in Wal-Mart corruption probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers sought additional information from Wal-Mart Stores Inc in an unfolding corruption investigation, focusing further congressional scrutiny on the scandal over its rapid expansion in Mexico. Representatives Elijah Cummings and Henry Waxman, both Democrats, asked on Thursday to speak with a former top executive at Wal-Mart who urged the company to investigate bribery allegations, but left the company in 2006. ...
- Sun Country to connect Tampa Bay with Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sun Country Airlines, an airline based in Mendota Heights, Minn., will offer nonstop service from Tampa four times a week beginning in December.
Service will operate on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
The airline announced service to Huatulco, Mexico, along with the new Tampa service.
Tampa is also the latest addition to Sun Country’s cruise package options, a written statement said.
“Tampa and Huatulco are destined to become a favorite among Sun Country customers,” Stan Gadek, president...
- Wal-Mart earnings jump in first quarter
 Retail giant Wal-Mart posted a surge in first quarter earnings Thursday, rebounding on account of steady US sales growth and strong contributions from Mexico after a fall in the previous period.
- 200-year-old shipwreck discovered off U.S. coast
A wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- Wal-Mart posts strong profit as U.S. sales jump
 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as its Walmart U.S. division showed a 2.6 percent rise in sales at stores open at least a year, as warm weather and an earlier Easter enticed shoppers to spend. The world's largest retailer, which was recently rocked by allegations of bribery in Mexico, earned $1.09 per share from continuing operations, compared with a profit of 98 cents a year earlier. Wal-Mart had forecast earnings per share of $1.01 to $1.06. (Reporting by Jessica Wohl in Chicago; Editing by Maureen Bavdek)
- 200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf
A wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Astmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- Pioneer graves found at site of new Arizona sheriff's office
 PHOENIX (Reuters) - Workers digging the foundations for a new office of an Arizona sheriff accused of discriminating against Latinos have unearthed the graves of early city founders, some of whom could have been immigrants from Mexico, officials said. Construction workers for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's new office came across lines or depressions in the dirt last week that officials believed were a "minicemetery." "When we found the lines of depressions in the ground ... ...
- WTO rules against U.S. "dolphin safe" tuna
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization appellate panel on Wednesday said U.S. "dolphin safe" tuna labeling rules unfairly discriminate against Mexico, raising the possibility of sanctions on U.S. goods if the rules are not modified or dropped. The decision is the second time in less than two months the WTO has found fault with U.S. consumer legislation, sparking some U.S. criticism that the WTO is interfering with U.S. law. Nkenge Harmon, a spokeswoman for the U.S. ...
- Sniffer dog nabs smuggler hiding heroin in rectum
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A man who tried to smuggle heroin into the United States concealed in his rectum was caught by U.S. officials - with the help of a drug-sniffer dog named Malone - as he walked across the border from Mexico. Paulo Alfredo Macias, 35, was being held in the El Paso County Jail without bond after being caught on Monday at the Paso Del Norte pedestrian crossing with nearly 5 ounces of heroin, officials said. ...
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Scientists have uncovered clusters of volcanic vents towering above the seafloor in a region of the deep sea off the coast of Mexico.
A newly discovered shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico may have originally gone down 200 years ago. The ship is full of glass bottles, ceramic plates and boxes of muskets.
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