By RICH GRANT It’s hard to pinpoint the attraction of Billy the Kid. Viewed in one light, he was probably a psychopath who gunned down a sheriff and two (maybe three) deputies in cold blood, as well as some other assorted enemies. He was an outlaw, a rustler, a hired gun and a murderer, who was himself shot dead at
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XINHUA At least four police officers and 10 suspected gunmen of the Cartel of the Northeast were killed in an hour-long gun battle in Mexico’s northern state of Coahuila, authorities said Saturday, Nov. 30. Coahuila Governor Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís, governor of Coahuila state, said six more policemen were injured in the battle and several municipal workers were missing. The governor
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XINHUA … Ten Mexican nationals are suing the U.S. chain store for failing to protect its customers in the El Paso mass shooting last August…
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By RICARDO CASTILLO … A quick review of the most important news items in Mexico over the last few days…
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By MATT SEDDON Like everyone else, I watched the terrible and tragic killings in El Paso and Dayton on Saturday, Aug. 3, and Sunday, Aug. 4, with horror and deep sadness. As an U.S. citizen, I felt profound loss and empathy for the victims and their families, as well as frustration, helplessness and despair as mass shootings, which we Americans
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The question of what to do with the thousands of Central American migrants passing through Mexico still remains unanswered. So far, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has opted to follow the same erratic policy begun by his predecessor, Enrique Peña Nieto, only to see the flux of migrants grow exponentially. The point being now that
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) are mulling over whether Trump should or should not attend AMLO’s inaugural ceremony on Dec. 1. Trump last week said he was expecting to have a great relationship with AMLO, and even considering visiting Mexico. He left the possibility open by saying, “we’ll see what happens.” AMLO is
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