The scheme, known as huachicol fiscal, is the second-largest source of revenue for cartels, after drug trafficking.

The targeted killings were clearly a warning from organized crime, which constitutes a kind of parallel government in many parts of Mexico.

A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Mexico, prompting a tsunami warning.

Many Mexicans worry that an exhibit showcasing paintings by Frida Kahlo and other artists will leave Mexico and never return.

L.A. County firefighters helped an international team rescue a man trapped for eight days under a collapsed building after devastating Venezuela earthquakes.