Baja California, Mexico News

A bit of naughtiness hits the high seas Friday as what's billed as the first "cougar cruise" sets sail out of San Diego.

MIAMI, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The assassination of the leading contender for the Presidency from Mexico's reigning political party, the PRI , Luis Donaldo Colosio, marks one of the most pivotal moments in Mexico's recent political history.

Gunmen shot and killed a former police commander and opposition politician in his office in Tijuana on Thursday, officials said.

Only $26 million of the $1.4 billion authorized to help Mexico and Central America fight organized crime has been spent due to bureaucracy, conditions placed on the funds by Congress and preparations in recipient countries, according to a government report scheduled for release Thursday.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says Mexican authorities discovered an incomplete tunnel that extends into San Diego and is equipped with a lift system, ventilation and lighting.The DEA said Wednesday that the tunnel runs nearly 1,000 feet from its entry in Tijuana, Mexico, including 860 feet into the United States.

Paraguay named an undocumented U.S. immigrant to run its consulate in New York, discovering his illegal status only when the man returned home to get his diplomatic papers and was denied a U.S. visa.

The risk, the danger, or the fear doesn't stop them from believing in the "American dream." It is the story of thousands of people who every year attempt to cross the U.S. border looking for a better future.

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Seven women were murdered in Mexico, including one who was beheaded in the southern beach resort of Cancun, authorities reported on Monday.

Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 1:25 a.m. TIJUANA: Gunmen armed with AK-47s killed three young men who were walking in an eastern neighborhood yesterday, state authorities said.

Mexico's drug war is entering its fourth year. Its H1N1 flu outbreak began with dozens of deaths and global headlines in the spring.

Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 9:53 p.m. TIJUANA - Gunmen armed with AK-47s killed three young men who were walking in an eastern neighborhood yesterday evening, state authorities said.

Mexican soldiers captured six suspected drug gang members with an odd collection of weapons, including a .50-calibre rifle and a gold-plated pistol, the army said Friday.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said in an interview that crime gangs and drug cartels were "taking over Mexico" before he launched his offensive against them, and said the crackdown had achieved uneven results.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said in an interview that crime gangs and drug cartels were "taking over Mexico" before he launched his offensive against them, and said the crackdown had achieved uneven results.

Two earthquakes have shaken the border area in Baja California - one 3.2-magnitude and the other 3.8-magnitude - but no injuries or damage have been reported.

A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers.

A proposed Mexican program at the U.S.-Mexico border designed to reduce smuggling of illegal items such as weapons, cash, and drugs from the U.S. into Mexico has created concern in the business community that the new inspection procedures will have an additional economic impact on already long border crossing wait times.

U.S. assistance to help Mexico fight drug traffickers will probably continue beyond the allotted three years of the Merida Initiative, with expanding cooperation but not joint law enforcement or military operations "on Mexican soil any time soon," a senior Obama administration official said.

A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego.

The United States has severely restricted access to a spot on the Mexican border where families and lovers divided by illegal immigration could unite briefly to hold hands or kiss through a fence.