While NASA plans to establish a human presence on the Moon, Feliciana Sánchez, a Mexican migrant who manufactures parts for a supplier of the US space agency, could not be closer to the ground: in Mexico, authorities are attempting to seize the house she built with decades of hard work in this suburb located 63 […]

Attention Drivers on Route 57: Quick Legal Guide Against Abuse at Checkpoints Fellow drivers on Route 57, I am opening this post because we already know how it goes: you pass through San Roberto, Matehuala, or San Luis Potosí, and the mixed checkpoints (Migration + National Guard or Army) pull you over at random. Sometimes […]

Mexico has been able to reduce poverty starting from the second half of the 20th century in a historical trend, which was only interrupted during severe macroeconomic crises or shocks, such as those of 1983, 1994, and 2008. The variables with the highest explanatory power regarding the evolution of poverty are GDP per capita (in […]

A series of earthquakes recorded between June 11 and June 12 drew the attention of residents in northwestern Mexico. Reports from the National Seismological Service (SSN) show seismic activity in different areas of Baja California and Baja California Sur. Five Earthquakes Recorded Today, June 12, 2026, in Baja California During the early hours of June […]

A Swiss-German consortium is building one of the world’s largest ammonia plants in Sinaloa with financing from the German public bank KfW. Indigenous communities, scientists, and the United Nations have raised serious objections. On the night of June 4, the white wall surrounding the German Embassy in Mexico City was covered with protest graffiti, excrement, […]

The network of companies linked to the sons and associates of Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa currently on leave, became a web of public contracts, rigged bidding processes, and resource triangulation that is now under investigation by Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) and by U.S. authorities. Rocha Moya. All in the family. Beyond […]

As Quintana Roo faces mounting challenges regarding public security and healthcare services, an investigative report points to alleged links between funds circulating within the real estate sector and a network of companies connected to family members and close associates of Governor Mara Lezama. The developer Desarrolladora Cumpal, S.A.P.I. de C.V.—in which Omar Terrazas García (the […]

Thanks to excellent binational coordination between Mexican and U.S. authorities, a U.S. citizen was arrested while attempting to illegally smuggle nine yellow-headed parrots (Amazona oratrix) across the international bridge in Reynosa, Tamaulipas 👮‍♂️🌉. Jesús Elías Ibarra, director of the Conibio Global collective, reported that the birds were being transported hidden in a box, without any […]

And where are the authorities? Drivers of so-called “chocolate cars” (unregistered or illegally imported vehicles) are reporting alleged extortion on the Estación Manuel–Altamira highway. According to the reports, motorists traveling this stretch are subjected to inspections and intimidation, where they are allegedly required to pay up to 3,000 pesos to continue their journey. If they […]

The opening of the 2026 World Cup was a celebration inside the Azteca Stadium, but outside, the lead-up was marked by protests, road closures, and incidents at the entrances. The 2026 World Cup kicked off with a victory for the Mexican National Team, an international spectacle, and a packed Azteca Stadium. But before the team […]