Decapitated bodies found in Mexico may be linked to horrifying video
The video revived memories of the most horrifying instances of drug cartel brutality, in which kidnap victims were forced to kill each other.
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Southern California prepares for Hilary
Hilary, downgraded overnight to a Category 1 hurricane, neared Mexico's Baja California early Sunday. The storm prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue the first-ever tropical storm warning for Southern California. Mark Strassmann reports.
Hilary nears Mexico's Baja California
Hilary remains a major threat to southwestern U.S. as it approached landfall Sunday morning on Mexico's Baja California peninsula. Kelly Crass of The Weather Channel has the latest forecast.
Most of Texas' floating barrier is in Mexico, survey finds
A joint U.S.-Mexico topographical survey found that 787 feet of the 995-feet-long buoy line set up by Texas are in Mexico.
FBI offers $20,000 reward in 2003 kidnapping of American boy in Mexico
Joshua Keshaba Sierra Garcia was kidnapped 20 years ago in Mexico. The FBI is still searching for him.
Mexican detention center fire victims' families getting $8 million each
Security camera footage showed security personnel made no attempt to evacuate the migrants once the fire broke out.
U.S. sanctions fugitive dubbed "Anthrax Monkey" and 2 other cartel members
Rafael Guadalupe Felix Nuñez began his career as a hitman and later joined a gang who all adopted "Anthrax" as their last names.
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Two bodies found in Rio Grande, including one near floating border barrier; Last-minute Labor day weekend getaways that wont break the bank.
Mexico finds 491 migrants in vacant lot on route to U.S.
Among the migrants there were 277 children, 52 of which were unaccompanied minors, officials said.
Mexico blames drownings on border barrier
Mexican officials are linking two deaths to the installation of border buoys on the Rio Grande meant to act as barriers for migrants trying to cross the river. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has the latest.
Migrant deaths blamed on Texas river barrier
The Texas governor's press office is denying Mexico's claim that two migrant deaths can be linked to new buoy barriers stretching 1,000 feet in one section of the Rio Grande. Omar Villafranca has more.
In a first, officers find huge cache of dynamite in Mexican cartel meth lab
"It could be used to manufacture bombs, as well as mines and other explosive artifacts that would be capable of damaging highly armored vehicles," the Mexican navy said.
Nature: Billfish in Mexico
We leave you this Sunday morning swimming with billfish in waters off Quintana Roo in Mexico. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Mexico's navy finds capsized boat but not missing U.S. sailor
Donald Lawson's capsized trimaran was found by a patrol boat involved in the search 356 nautical miles southwest of Acapulco.
Judge blocks administration's asylum policy
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Biden administration policy aimed at reducing illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border. The policy required most migrants to first seek asylum in other countries as they made their way to the U.S., before applying for humanitarian refuge on U.S. soil. Ed O'Keefe reports.
The court battle over the Texas border buoys
The Biden administration is suing Texas over a floating barrier in the Rio Grande. The Justice Department says the 1,000-foot string of buoys violates federal law and poses a significant drowning risk for migrants attempting to cross into the United States. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
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Rising concerns at U.S.-Mexico border; popular travel destination for 2023.
11 killed in arson attack at bar in northern Mexico
Mexican authorities said the suspect threw what was believed to be a Molotov cocktail into the bar after he had been thrown out for inappropriate behavior.
Suspect arrested in 1986 murder after he crossed the border to celebrate birthday
The suspect is accused of killing Barbara Villarreal, who was found dead on Nov. 7, 1986, in Garland, about 20 miles from Dallas.
Anonymous tip leads searchers to 27 hacked-up bodies near U.S. border
Some of the corpses were buried so recently that bits of skin with tattoos remained, searchers said.
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U.S. and allies to impose new Russia sanctions; Ukrainians seeking asylum at U.S.-Mexico border
Man recovering after 2 months lost at sea with dog on damaged boat
Tim Shaddock told Australian TV he just needed "rest and good food, because I have been alone at sea a long time," after he was spotted by a helicopter.
U.S. woman found safe nearly 8 months after being kidnapped in Mexico
Monica De Leon Barba was kidnapped last November while walking her dog in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico.
Mexico passes China as top U.S. trade partner
Mexico has surpassed China as America's top trade partner, signaling a changing dynamic within the global economy that reflects the increasing tensions between Washington and Beijing. Laila Maidan, an investing correspondent at Insider, joins CBS News to discuss.
7 bombs planted as "trap" by drug cartel kill 4 officers, 2 civilians
It appeared to be the first time that a Mexican cartel killed law enforcement personnel with IEDs.
Judge blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard to Oregon
The ruling came after legal wrangling that began hours earlier when the president mobilized California troops for Portland.
Israel-Hamas negotiations spurred by Trump ceasefire plan to start
Trump wants Israeli and Hamas negotiators to "move fast" in new talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war, spurred by his 20-point plan.
Johnson, Schumer accuse each other of not being serious in shutdown negotiations
Congressional leaders traded blame for the government shutdown on Sunday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretched into another week without progress on negotiations.
Pritzker says Trump ordering Texas National Guard members to Illinois
In a post on X, Gov. JB Pritzker said that 400 members of the Texas National Guard will be deployed to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the U.S.
As justices confront harassment, death threats, Barrett says "I'm not afraid"
In an interview with CBS News, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said of the Supreme Court's emergency orders in the Trump cases, "This isn't the final decision."
Rescuers helping hundreds of Mount Everest hikers trapped by heavy snow
Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said.
Appeal could extend mandatory prison term for Australia mushroom murderer
Prosecutors say a woman convicted of murdering family members with toxic mushrooms was given a "manifestly inadequate" sentence, and they want it extended.
Gunman fired up "50 to 100 shots" on busy Sydney street, police say
Acting New South Wales Police Superintendent Stephen Parry said "anywhere between 50 and 100 shots" were fired during the incident.
Hurricane Priscilla intensifying off southwest Mexico. Maps show forecast track.
Priscilla strengthened into a hurricane Sunday and was getting stronger early Monday, forecasters said.