The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected calls from around the world — and from the U.S. president — to delay the execution of a Mexican man convicted of a brutal 1994 rape and murder. Justices Thursday voted 5-to-4 against delaying the execution, which was carried just hours later in Texas. International diplomats and Mexican authorities […]
US Supreme Court Rejects Death Sentence Delay for Mexican National
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
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US Supreme Court Rejects Death Sentence Delay for Mexican National
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected calls from around the world — and from the U.S. president — to delay the execution of a Mexican man convicted of a brutal 1994 rape and murder. Justices Thursday voted 5-to-4 against delaying the execution, which was carried just hours later in Texas. International diplomats and Mexican authorities […]
Mexican National Set to Be Executed in Texas on Thursday
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to issue a last minute delay of the execution of a Mexican national who is scheduled to be put death on Thursday in the state of Texas. The U.S. government asked the Supreme Court last week to stay the execution of Humberto Leal Garcia until the end of […]
US, Mexico Sign Cross-Border Trucking Agreement
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and Mexico have signed agreements aimed at allowing Mexican truckers onto U.S. roads. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood signed the deals Wednesday with officials in Mexico City. LaHood issued a statement describing the agreements as a win for roadway safety and a win for trade. The accords are designed to resolve the […]
US Government Asks Texas to Halt Mexican’s Death Sentence
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 9:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. government has called on the state of Texas to stay the execution of a Mexican national, saying he was not told at the appropriate time of his right to consular assistance from Mexican authorities. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters Tuesday that the federal government filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme […]
Mexico Searches for 7 Missing in Boat Accident
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican authorities are continuing the search for seven American tourists whose fishing boat capsized and sank during a storm off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. The incident happened Sunday after the 35-meter vessel, the Erik, left the port of San Felipe for a fishing trip on the Sea of Cortez. One American was killed in the […]
Mexico Searches for 7 Missing in Boat Accident
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican authorities are continuing the search for seven American tourists whose fishing boat capsized and sank during a storm off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. The incident happened Sunday after the 35-meter vessel, the Erik, with 43 people on board, left the port of San Felipe for a fishing trip on the Sea of Cortez. One […]
Mexico’s PRI Wins Key State Election
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Mexico’s opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, has swept to victory in a key state gubernatorial election, giving it momentum heading into the 2012 national elections. With more than 91 percent of the votes counted following Sunday’s balloting, the party’s candidate, Eruviel Avila, had won 62 percent in Mexico state. Alejandro Encinas of the leftist […]
1 Dead After Tourist Boat Capsizes Off Mexico
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Mexico say one person is dead and at least six others are missing after a tourist boat capsized and sank during a storm off the country’s Baja California peninsula. Officials say the incident happened early Sunday, hours after the 35-meter vessel, the Erik, left the port of San Felipe for a fishing trip […]
Mexico Arrests Zetas Cartel Leader
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in Mexico say they have arrested a Zetas drug cartel leader suspected of involvement in the killing of a U.S. immigration agent earlier this year. Officials say police took Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar into custody Sunday outside Mexico City without firing a shot. They say Rejon Aguilar, nicknamed “Mamito,” is a founding member of […]
