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While the American's visit to Mexico seems more symbolic, their exposure for the Mexican people to see Americans care about Mexico is very important. Especially at this time when coronavirus is killing 800-1000 people a day, few have received both vaccine shots, and schools are still only partially open for business. Read this article by Heidi J. Smith

North American Project — Ties that Bind while working During a Crisis By Heidi J. Smith President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (commonly known as AMLO) long with a group of high-level diplomats met on October 8th with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a discussion of sec

The new advice comes with caveats. Even vaccinated individuals must cover their faces and physically distance when going to doctors, hospitals or long-term care facilities like nursing homes; when traveling by bus, plane, train or other modes of public transportation, or while in transportation hubs like airports and bus stations; and when in prisons, jails or homeless shelters.

Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most places, the C.D.C. said. Fully vaccinated people only need to wear masks in health care settings, on mass transit and in transportation hubs, and in prisons and homeless shelters.

has released from jail six former executives of U.S.-based refining company and put them on house arrest, more than three years after they were arrested.

News — Venezuela releases former Citgo executives to house arrest Venezuela has released from jail six former executives of U.S.-based refining company Citgo and put them on house arrest, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, more than three years after they were arrested on corruption charges. The officials were detained in November 2017 after bei

Cheers greeted the verdict in Minneapolis outside the courtroom, while lawmakers in the House were photographed embracing in the halls of Congress after the news.

Chauvin found guilty as nation exhales Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday on all three charges he faced for the murder of George Floyd, capping a trial that captivated the nation nearly a year after Floyd’s death set off a reckoning over racial inj

Elizabeth lives in a mobile home in Mecca, and her parents are two of hundreds of members of the indigenous tribe who migrated to the far eastern Coachella Valley for a better life.

Daughter of Purepecha, Mexican tribe earns full ride to Harvard Elizabeth Esteban’s mother’s first language is the Purepecha dialect from Michoacan, Mexico, she is expressing how proud she is of her daughter for being accepted to Harvard on a full ride scholars…

A group of the House’s most extreme right-wing Republicans is launching a new caucus to push President Trump’s values—and an explicit pledge to push “Anglo-Saxon political traditions.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz Launch ‘Anglo-Saxon’ ‘America First’ Caucus A group of the House’s most extreme right-wing Republicans is launching a new caucus to push President Trump’s values.

President on Friday is signing an order speeding refugee admissions but maintaining fiscal 2021 admissions at 15,000, a cap set by the administration and a number far below the 62,500 figure proposed to Congress earlier this year.

Biden rebuffs Democrats, keeps refugee admissions at 15,000 President Biden on Friday is signing an order speeding refugee admissions but maintaining fiscal 2021 admissions at 15,000, a cap set by the Trump administration and a number far below the 62,500 figure proposed to Congress earlier this year.

Collapse, it's a word used liberally to describe healthcare systems struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic. But what does a collapsed healthcare system look like? And has the pandemic brought the world's most vital resource to the brink?

Covid-19's impact on global healthcare systems - CNN Video Collapse. It's a word used liberally to describe healthcare systems struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic. But what does a collapsed healthcare system look like? And has the pandemic brought the world's most vital resource to the brink?

The charges against the officer, Kimberly A. Potter, come a day after she and the police chief both resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department

The Minnesota officer who killed Daunte Wright will be charged with manslaughter. Kimberly A. Potter, who resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Wednesday, will be charged with second-degree manslaughter, a prosecutor said.

"We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital", his family stated.

DMX Has Died at 50 The inimitable rap icon was hospitalized after suffering an apparent drug overdose and subsequent heart attack on Friday, April 2

Philip, also known by his official title of the Duke of Edinburgh, was the longest-serving British consort. He married the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dead at 99 Prince Philip, the lifelong companion of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, has died, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. He was 99.

"Nothing I’m about to recommend in any way impinges on the Second Amendment," said in the Rose Garden. "They're phony arguments suggesting these are Second Amendment rights at stake with what we’re talking about. But no amendment, no amendment to the Constitution is absolute."

US gun violence 'an international embarrassment,' says Biden President Biden on Thursday decried the epidemic of gun violence in America as an "international embarrassment" as he rolled out a series of executive actions intended to address the issue.

A renowned pulmonary critical care doctor testified Thursday morning that died from a "low level of oxygen" as former police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the street and restricted his ability to breathe.

George Floyd died of a low level of oxygen as Derek Chauvin pinned him to the street, doctor says A renowned pulmonary critical care doctor testified Thursday morning that George Floyd died from a "low level of oxygen" as former police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the street and restricted his ability to breathe.

Marcel Delgado was born in the village of La Parrita in Coahuila, Mexico, in 1901. While studying art at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, special effects pioneer Willis O’Brien invited Delgado to start working on the dinosaur models for his new silent film project, 1925’s The Lost World.

This Mexican Sculptor Created Models Used in Original 1933 Classic 'King Kong' Delgado's models included 18-inch miniatures that were scaled up to create the 18-foot monster featured in the film.

The benefits of the drug still outweigh its risks, says a safety committee of the European Medicines Agency. "Unusual blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as very rare side effects of the vaccine", the agency stated.

EU regulator finds 'possible link' between AstraZeneca vaccine, blood clots A "possible link" exists between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare blood clots, according to the European Union's top drug regulator, but the benefits of the drug still outweigh its risks.

Any adult in Texas can receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 29, state officials announced Tuesday, a dramatic expansion of eligibility that would make the Lone Star State the largest in the country to open up shots to anyone.

All adult Texans will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 29, state announces This is a developing story and will be updated. AUSTIN -- Any adult in Texas can receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 29, state officials announced...

COVID-19 death and infection rates in this relatively small population were significantly higher than those of the general public.

Native American communities take the lead on vaccinations after facing staggering rates of COVID-19 Native Americans have died from COVID-19 at more than double the rates of Asian and white Americans. The new stimulus bill offers targeted recovery spending—but that's just a beginning.

The White House plans to send 2.5 million doses of the vaccine to Mexico and 1.5 million to Canada, according to a White House official, who said logistics on the plan were still being discussed..

U.S. to Send Millions of Vaccine Doses to Mexico and Canada The announcement came at a time when the Biden administration has been quietly pressing Mexico to ramp up its efforts to limit the flow of migrants.

The Senate voted 50-49 in favor of , who will become the first Latino to lead the agency once he’s sworn in.

California's Xavier Becerra confirmed as Health and Human Services secretary The Senate confirms Xavier Becerra, President Biden's pick as Health and Human Services secretary. He will resign as California's attorney general.

President is clinging to a central element of former President Donald 's agenda: relying on Mexico to restrain a wave of people making their way to the United States.

Biden Urges Mexico to Do More to Stop Migration The Biden administration has been quietly pressing Mexico to ramp up its efforts to limit the flow of migrants, clinging to a Trump policy of relying on southern neighbors to enforce America’s immigration agenda.

Over four and a half decades, Levine shaped the sound and reputation of New York's storied Metropolitan Opera, the largest performing arts organization in the country, through his conducting, coaching of singers and choristers and fine-tuning the pit musicians into one of the world's great orchestras.

James Levine, Former Met Opera Music Director, Is Dead At Age 77 The gifted conductor who had wielded immense influence in the classical music world, was publicly accused by nine men of s*xual abuse. He died March 9 at age 77 of natural causes.

Robert Aaron Long had "an issue with p**n" and was "attempting to take out that temptation," officials with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said.

Suspect in deadly Atlanta-area spa shootings says he was motivated by s*x addiction, sheriff says

Two of the shootings were at spas across the street from each other in northeast Atlanta and the other was in Cherokee County to the northwest of the city.

7 dead in shootings at three spas in metro Atlanta Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left seven people dead and two wounded are connected.

Deb , a member of New Mexico's Laguna Pueblo, has become the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history.

Deb Haaland Confirmed As First Native American Interior Secretary Her historic role is also symbolic, as the agency was long a tool of oppression against indigenous peoples. Haaland will be key to President Biden's ambitious efforts to combat climate change.

The FBI arrested two individuals on Sunday.

Two are charged in the death of a Capitol Police officer injured in the Jan. 6 riot. The Justice Department has charged two men in the assault on Brian D. Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died the day after he fought rioters storming the Capitol, according to a law enforcement official.

City of Minneapolis reaches $27M settlement with George Floyd's family George Floyd's family filed a federal lawsuit in July against the city of Minneapolis and the four officers accused in his death.

-19 seems to become endemic, but it could pose less danger over time, according to a survey among scientists, published by nature.

The coronavirus is here to stay — here’s what that means A Nature survey shows many scientists expect the virus that causes COVID-19 to become endemic, but it could pose less danger over time.

Chauvin already faced charges of second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter, and jury selection in his trial began Tuesday. He has pleaded not guilty.
The added charge provides prosecutors a third potential pathway to the conviction in the closely watched case at the heavily fortified Hennepin County Government Center.

Judge reinstates third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin now faces an additional murder charge in the death of George Floyd after a Hennepin County judge reinstated a count of third-degree murder on Thursday.

Lawmakers in Mexico approved a bill Wednesday night to legalize recreational *****na, a milestone for the country, which is in the throes of a drug war and could become the world’s largest market, leaving the United States between two pot-selling neighbors.

Mexico Set to Legalize Ma*****na, Becoming World’s Largest Market Lawmakers in Mexico have approved a bill to legalize recreational cannabis, but in a country still marred by a deadly drug war, the proposal has proved divisive.

Arrests of undocumented immigrants plunged by more than 60% in February compared to the average in the final weeks of the Trump administration, according to data reviewed by The Washington Post.

Deportations are down nearly 60% since Trump's final months in office In February, ICE arrested about 2,500 people, down from an average of 6,800 arrests per month in the final weeks of the Trump administration.

“We understand people’s need to get back to normal, and we’re going in that direction. But when you start doing things like completely putting aside all public health measures as if you’re turning a light switch off, that's quite risky,” said.

Fauci: Texas inviting another virus surge by lifting mask mandate Anthony Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser, suggested Wednesday that Texas officials are inviting another surge of the coronavirus by lifting the state’s mask mandate.

Mexican Americans' concentration in non-swing states and weak political fundraising put them at a disadvantage to gain the political power that reflects their numbers.

Mexican Americans are the largest Latino group in the U.S. but lack political power Mexican Americans have a long history in the U.S. but fall short of the clout of Cuban Americans.

Federal law enforcement is on high alert Thursday in the wake of an intelligence bulletin issued earlier this week about a group of violent militia extremists having discussed plans to take control of the US Capitol and remove Democratic lawmakers on or around March 4.

Feds on high alert Thursday after warnings about potential threats to US Capitol Federal law enforcement is on high alert Thursday in the wake of an intelligence bulletin issued earlier this week about a group of violent militia extremists having discussed plans to take control of the US Capitol and remove Democratic lawmakers on or around March 4 -- a date when some conspiracy....

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Monday that the findings of the investigation would be made public after its completion.

"Embarrassed" Cuomo apologizes for "pain I've caused" but says he won't resign New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he won't resign from office amid growing calls for him to step down over s*xual harassment allegations.

The decision, which speeds up the phasing out of checks, reflects a demand from moderates to curb the ability of high-income earners to receive the stimulus payments.

Senate coronavirus bill lowers cutoffs for stimulus checks Senate Democrats have struck a deal to lower the income cut off for receiving a stimulus payment as part of the coronavirus bill, a Democratic aide confirmed to The Hill.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he's lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions.

Texas governor lifts mask mandate despite health officials' warnings

and López Obrador issued a joint declaration affirming their will to cooperate on migration issues, particularly the long-term goal of creating more jobs in southern Mexico and Central America. But whether Biden can get Mexico’s immediate help to contain the growing border influx was not clear.

Biden meets with Mexican president amid growing pressure on immigration President Biden held a virtual conversation with Andrés Manuel López Obrador as he faces criticism from liberals for not fixing a broken immigration system faster — and from conservatives who say he is recklessly opening the border.