2017's hurricanes bring bargains for travelers
With several islands still mostly closed to tourists, airlines are shifting seats – and slashing fares – to the others
Mexico
Arrests along the U.S.-Mexico border surge
U.S. government announced a seventh straight monthly increase in people being arrested or denied along the border, erasing much of the early gains of Trump's push to tighten the border
"I'm afraid": Journalist believes he'll be killed if he's deported
Advocates for Mexican journalist detained in remote West Texas facility ask U.S. government for asylum
Mexican Ambassador: "50-50" odds NAFTA will be terminated
Amb. Gerónimo Gutiérrez, in an interview with CBS News, reaffirms Mexico won’t pay for border wall, proposes toll
Young Texas teen found safe in Mexico
Parents believe Ashlee Hattermann crossed border to meet older man with whom she had been corresponding on messaging apps
Mark Zuckerberg’s sister says she was sexually harassed on a flight
Randi Zuckerberg says a man sitting next to her in First Class repeatedly made "explicit, lewd and highly offensive sexual comments"
2 heads found in cooler outside offices of TV network
The cooler reportedly included a note signed with the initials of a drug cartel
Manhunt on after apparent ambush leaves border patrol agent dead
Rogelio Martinez, 36, died and another unnamed agent was injured Sunday
Former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge: No southern border wall needed
Ridge tells "The Takeout" podcast's Major Garrett and Steve Chaggaris that technology makes a wall obsolete
Wanted polygamist free after over a decade on the lam in Mexico
Orson William Black Jr. fled to Mexico about 15 years ago with wives, kids while facing molestation charges
Woman dies after liposuction; family demands answers
Irma Saenz of Los Angeles traveled to Mexico for cosmetic surgery; she went into a coma and has since died, family says
TripAdvisor adds badge to mark hotels where sexual assaults are reported
TripAdvisor was accused of deleting posts about serious crimes against tourists visiting Mexico
Gang leader killed while in hospital for plastic surgery
Head of fuel-theft gang shot while trying to alter appearance, as crime escalates in world of pipeline theft
60 Minutes, 07.17.11
Byron Pitts reports on the murder of the mayor of a Mexican city, where drug gangs seem to be giving authorities a choice of "silver or lead"; Also, Las Vegas sports betting legend Bill Walters; Plus, "60 Minutes" goes in search of the jaguar.
Woman who says TripAdvisor removed post about rape speaks out
Travel website is accused of deleting posts of first-person accounts that described rape, robbery and sexual assault against tourists in Mexico
Report: TripAdvisor accused of removing claims of rape, assault in Mexico
In August, the U.S. State Department extended a 2016 travel warning to tourists heading to Mexico
Government says Mexico border wall prototypes complete
The U.S.-Mexico border wall prototypes have been completed, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
U.S. urges Mexico to tackle "increase" in heroin trafficking
DEA's annual Drug Threat Assessment says Mexican heroin accounted for 93 percent of the drug tested in U.S. markets in 2015
New hope as rare vaquita calf captured, released
Scientists say even though calf was too young for captive breeding program, it was positive step in effort to save vaquitas
FBI reveals unlikely source of many fake kidnapping calls
FBI is asking the public to help find others by reporting any fake kidnapping calls they've received
Trump's Nafta demands raise fears across the U.S.
As the contentious talks drag on, many businesses and industry groups are feeling economic tremors
Trump: “We’ll see what happens with NAFTA”
"We'll see what happens with NAFTA, but I've been opposed to NAFTA for a long time," President Trump said Wednesday
Body of abducted journalist found in Mexico
Edgar Daniel Esqueda Castro, a freelance photographer, had reported threats and intimidation by detectives from the state prosecutor's office in July
Last body pulled from Mexico quake rubble as death toll rises
Officials raised the overall death toll from the quake to 369, an increase of 14 over the previous tally
Official: Warnings over school ignored before deadly quake
The death toll from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake rose to 355 on Friday
Live
Senate plans 8th vote to reopen government as shutdown drags on
The government shutdown stretched into Day 14 with the Senate expected to hold an eighth vote on a GOP funding bill. Follow live updates here.
D'Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer, dies of cancer at 51
D'Angelo's family said he died Tuesday after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer."
U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off Venezuela, Trump says
President Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
Demands mount for Gaza aid to flow and Hamas to hand over more remains
So far the Gaza ceasefire is holding, but calls are getting louder for Hamas to hand over more hostages' remains, and for Israel to allow in more aid.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says a hiring slowdown poses U.S. economic risks
Powell said the labor market's outlook hasn't changed much since the central bank's September meeting, when it penciled in two more rate cuts this year.
Family sues Roblox, claims son was allegedly targeted by sex offender
A father claimed an alleged sex offender contacted his 13-year-old son on Roblox despite parental controls.
Weak spot in Earth's magnetic field keeps growing, satellites show
The weak spot, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, was identified in the 19th century and expanded in recent years.
Future of Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will convene on Wednesday to hear a legal battle over Louisiana's congressional map that could reverberate across the country.
Some protein powders, shakes contain high levels of lead, testing finds
Some protein powders and shakes contain unsafe levels of lead, according to a Consumer Reports investigation that analyzed 23 dairy, beef and plant-based protein supplements.