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Why I’m grateful my son is getting the Halloween-Día de Muertos...
Halloween or Día de Muertos? If you've grown up in California but moved to Mexico, there are reasons to celebrate both, writes Alan Chazaro.
Tabasco residents prepare to contain the damage caused by climate-change-induced coastal...
Erosion along a 30-kilometer stretch of Tabasco coastline has reached 85% and mangrove forests are thinning at an alarming rate. A brigade of local residents is receiving a crash course on how to contain the damage and save the protective dunes.
Blockades reported in Oaxaca, central Mexico and Veracruz as truckers protest...
Over the weekend, national trucking associations said the indefinite national strike could involve as many as 1 million trucks, while warning the public of potential disruptions to the supply of goods and fuel.
Full speed ahead: The 39th Carrera Panamericana lives up to its billing
La Carrera Panamericana is the most storied and legendary event in Mexico's rich history of auto racing, as writer Alan Chazaro details while the 2026 race makes a pit stop in Veracruz.
US sanctions horse racing network tied to the Northeast Cartel
The United States Treasury says the cartel laundered millions through quarter horse racing in the U.S. and still controls Nuevo Laredo’s top racetrack.
A Tamaulipas teen built a fire extinguisher that puts out flames using sound
The prototype so impressed education officials that the 17-year-old Altamira resident advanced through regional, state and national competitions to qualify for an international student science fair in Indonesia, where she is presenting this week.
Space debris on Mexico’s Bagdad Beach might be from a launch by SpaceX
Environmentalists have collected more than 200 fragments from the beach on the Gulf Coast of Tamaulipas. Their connection to the Sept. 28 SpaceX launch from nearby Bolsa Chica, Texas, is suspected but not confirmed.
Isaias becomes first Atlantic hurricane of 2026, as Simon threatens Pacific coast
As Hurricane Isaias brings heavy rain to Mexico's Gulf states, Simon is expected to become the 11th Pacific hurricane of the 2026 sometime on Thursday.
Flooding and landslides in Xalapa leave 2 dead, dozens of homes damaged
Intense rains on Monday and Tuesday in the capital of Veracruz caused damage in 43 neighborhoods and affected at least 60 homes, according to initial government reports.
From the archive: Sharing the planet means accepting scorpions and tarantulas
Sarah DeVries reflects on her attempts to live and let live with the insect members of her community, even scorpions and tarantulas.
Choosing a school as a parent in Mexico? We know how it feels
Choosing which school to enroll kids in after moving to Mexico can be a difficult decision for parents to make, especially given the number of factors involved, writes Alan Chazaro.
Tabasco homicides dropped over 50% since 2024, officials report: Friday’s mañanera recapped
The government touted its Tabasco security accomplishments at Friday's presser, including the weakening of the crime organization La Barredora — plus Sheinbaum's take on Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi.
The story of Hotel Mocambo, Mexico’s original luxury beach resort
Opened in 1939, Hotel Mocambo in Veracruz was Mexico's first great luxury beach resort. Nearly 90 years later, writes Alan Chazaro, it still retains its charm.
