The head of the port authority in Nogales, Arizona, says the checkpoint in Querobabi, Sonora, has "long outlived its necessity."

Those hoping to light up a cigarette in Mexico will now be limited mostly to their homes and other private residences after a strict smoking ban went into effect this week.

In recent days, both the university that awarded the degree and the federal education ministry say it is in fact the other body that is responsible for taking additional action on the matter, like stripping the justice of her degree.

Mexico’s environmental ministry has approved a transmission line project from a major solar plant in Sonora to Baja California. It is part of the country’s most ambitious clean-energy plan.

Without citing evidence, Mexico City's mayor suggested that something nefarious could be behind the recent incidents.

Last year, one of Mexico's top judges was accused of plagiarizing her undergraduate thesis. This week, the university that awarded her degree concluded that substantial parts of the thesis were copied.

Press freedom groups say they learned this week that at least three journalists were kidnapped in southern Mexico in late December.

For his part, President Joe Biden pushed back on the notion of the U.S. having abandoned the region, and pointed to substantial spending in recent years.

In scenes reminiscent of January 6, 2021 at the US Capitol, supporters of former right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed key government buildings over the weekend.