The real history of Cinco de Mayo is not well known. Many countries, including the United States, believe that it marks Mexico’s Independence Day. That is not true.

Detroit - General Motors is recalling some 1.6 million vehicles over a problem that may have lead to 13 deaths, but now comes word that U.S. regulators may have been aware of problems with the compact cars early on and did nothing.

Mexico - A Mexican drug lord said to have been killed more than three years ago was shot dead in a clash with authorities, officials said.A man who died in a shootout in western Michoacan state "has been identified as Nazario Moreno," also known as "El Chayo," ...

Mexico - A Mexican drug lord said to have been killed more than three years ago was shot dead in a clash with authorities Sunday, officials said.A man who died in a shootout in western Michoacan state "has been identified as Nazario Moreno," also known as "El C...

Celaya - Celaya, an industrial city in the heart of Mexico, now has a Japanese language class where the teacher uses honorifics, addressing her students as "Felipe-san" or "Christian-san."Across town, a hotel installed a special satellite dish on its rooftop to...

Mexico - A Mexican court rejected an appeal Wednesday by drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to avoid extradition to the United States in the absence of any formal request.Following his February 22 capture, Guzman filed a motion for an immediate injunction t...

Geneva - The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) steps up its campaign this week for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide.

A federal court in the U.S. has rejected BP requests to halt payments over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The oil company said many claims filed were fictitious.

Most holidays have roots in religion, history or both. Too often, some of them have become little more than excuses to party. The Cinco De Mayo history is often misunderstood in the Southwest and Southern California as well as throughout America.

London - We live in a time when protests take place in Ukraine, Venezuela, Thailand, Brazil and many other countries in the world because of dictatorship, corruption, rogue politicians and presidents.

Acapulco - Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov edged second-seeded Andy Murray in three sets on Friday to reach the final of the ATP Mexico Open, where he'll face South African Kevin Anderson.The fourth-seeded Dimitrov, who had never beaten Murray in three prior encounter...

Culiac - Red-faced authorities in Mexico are investigating a rally held in support of captured drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in his northwestern home state.Some 2,000 people marched late Wednesday in Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa state, chanting "Viva E...

The proposed budget cuts by the Secretary of Defense are nothing more than a red herring from an administration with out of control spending habits, desperate to make the Affordable Care Act work, and a habit of targeting the military.

Mexico - Edward Snowden's leaks reveal that the U.S. National Security Agency had spied on President Felipe Calderon, his cabinet, as well as president Enrique Nieto.

Mexico - Mexico will put drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on trial on organized crime charges but authorities have left the door open to extraditing the fallen kingpin to the United States.When issuing their decision Tuesday, officials warned that any extra...

Mexico - A Mexican judge decided Tuesday to put drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on trial even as authorities left the door open to extraditing the fallen kingpin to the United States.The National Judicial Council said in a statement that Guzman was formall...

Mexico - A Mexican federal judge agreed Tuesday to put drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on trial on charges of organized crime.The National Judicial Council said in a statement that Guzman was formally ordered to stay in prison for "organized crime with i...

Mexico - Mexico's powerful drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman sought Monday to prevent any extradition bid by the United States, where he faces charges for smuggling massive amounts of cocaine.Federal prosecutors in New York announced plans to request Guzman's...

Mexico - Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman sought Monday to legally block any extradition bid by the United States, where authorities want to try him on several charges, a judicial source said.US prosecutors have yet to issue an extradition request...

Mexico - US authorities announced they will seek the extradition of Mexico's most powerful drug lord as new details of his American-backed capture emerged, including the use of a drone and cellphone intercepts.The US drone was used for two weeks between mid-Jan...