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President Sheinbaum stands behind a podium at her morning press conference

What to do about toxic SpaceX debris washing ashore in Tamaulipas:...

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Sheinbaum also discussed a proposed Mexico-U.S. trade deal and her experience at the G7 Summit in Canada.
A clandestine oil refinery in Veracruz

Security forces shut down clandestine oil refinery in Veracruz

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Officials also seized 1.2 million liters of stolen fuel in Nuevo León, as the government steps up the fight against fuel trafficking.
The Tomás Garrido Park is an extension of the La Venta Museum-Park, one of the few open-air museums in Latin America, and features over 30 Olmec heads.

Villahermosa residents protest National Olmec Museum in beloved Tomás Garrido Park

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Construction of the National Olmec Museum would occupy the grounds of the Tomás Garrido Park in Villahermosa, relocating the park's Olmec monuments and potentially killing the city's "green lung."
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A person dumps a box of votes onto a table

Irregularities trigger recount in troubled Veracruz elections

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The June 1 Veracruz election, with both state and judiciary ballots, was troubled from the beginning, with the campaign marred by violence.
several men seated at a dais

Governors of northeastern states agree to team up against border region insecurity

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Repatriated immigrants are a rich source of crime victims near the border. Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Nuevo León want to work together to deal with the resulting rise in insecurity.
A woman picks up plastic bottles on a beach

National Beach Cleanup Strategy aims to eliminate plastic pollution

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The new environmental plan kicked off Thursday with a national beach cleanup day, in honor of World Environment Day.
Front shot of Chedraui on Isla Mujeres

Chedraui grocery chain announces 3.5B peso expansion in Tamaulipas

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Chedraui plans for Tamaulipas include 13 new stores and plans to create over 6,400 jobs.
A norteño band of musicians in cowboy hats and colorful shirts take a selfie together

Five-member norteña band reported missing in Reynosa

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The young musicians' Sunday night disappearance puts them in with almost 130,000 missing people in Mexico. Their families hope they won't be on the list for long.
a whale in the water

Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is endangering one of the world’s rarest whales

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A new report estimates that offshore gas and oil activities in the Gulf could kill nine Rice’s whales (of which there are fewer than 100) and harm hundreds of sea turtles over the next 45 years.
baseball team 1925

The unbelievable origins of Mexican baseball

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With two professional leagues in-country and nearly 150 players sent to the MLB, Mexico has left an indelible mark on baseball. That's quite an achievement for a game that may have arrived not just with foreigners but with an invading army.
A white cow (livestock) with an ear tag looks through a fence

US suspends livestock imports from Mexico over screwworm infestations

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The USDA suspended imports after the pest was detected in Oaxaca and Veracruz, drawing protests from Mexican officials.
Yesenia Lara

Mayoral candidate and 3 supporters killed in Veracruz

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Morena and Green Party mayoral candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez Lara was vying to win the mayorship of Texistepec, in southern Veracruz, on June 1.
President Trump displays a recently signed bill renaming the Gulf of Mexico

Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ renaming

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Sheinbaum said the U.S. can only rename places within its own territorial waters — a 12-mile-wide strip along the U.S. coastline.