Humanitarian crisis in Tijuana
Tijuana's mayor has asked the United Nations for aid in assisting the nearly 5,000 migrants that have arrived from Central America. BBC Correspondent Will Grant joined CBSN from Tijuana with the latest on the caravan.
Mexico
Mayor of declares "humanitarian crisis"
The mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, declared a "humanitarian crisis" in response to migrants who arrived in the city. At the same time, President Trump called for bipartisan legislation on border security. Michael Graham, a CBSN political contributor, Boston Herald columnist, and politics editor for NHJournal.com, joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
Trump threatens to shut down U.S.-Mexico border
From his Florida resort, President Trump threatened to shut down the entire southern border. Nearly 6,000 active duty troops are already awaiting the arrival of a migrant caravan heading north. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
El Chapo trial witness: Ex-Mexico security chief was bribed
Mexico's former top security chief and another law enforcement official who once worked under the country's new president-elect took millions of dollars in bribes from the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel in the mid-2000s, a witness testified Tuesday at the U.S. trial of kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Legal analyst Rikki Klieman breaks down the five days of testimony and told CBSN what she found most striking.
El Chapo, armed with diamond-encrusted pistol, relied on bribery, ex-lieutenant says
Jesus Zambada told a jury that gunplay and cash payoffs were key components of the Sinaloa cartel's business model
Honey-filled pacifiers linked to cases of botulism
Four infants in Texas were treated for botulism after being given a honey-containing pacifiers purchased in Mexico
U.S. bolsters border crossing as migrant influx fuels tension in Mexico
With thousands trying to reach the U.S. massing in Tijuana, about 400 locals waved flags, sang Mexican national anthem and chanted "Out! Out!"
Mexican ex-cartel boss dies after heart attack in jail
Hector Manuel Beltran Leyva's family-run cartel was once a leading player in drug trafficking, controlling the U.S. border in Sonora
Dallas woman who went to Mexico for plastic surgery now in hospice
Statement from Laura Avila's family said she was "mistreated by doctors in Mexico" and she "would not want her tragic experience to pass in vain"
Caravan reaches southern U.S. border
About 3,000 migrants from a Central American caravan have reached Mexico's border with Southern California. Thousands more are headed their way. John Blackstone reports.
American teacher reportedly killed by "criminal organization" in Mexico
A North Carolina man missing for more than two weeks died "at the hands of a criminal organization," Mexican authorities say.
American teacher killed in Mexico
Mexican authorities said an American teacher who went missing while hiking in northern Mexico last month was killed by a "criminal organization," according to a Facebook group that has been following his disappearance.
Migrants at America's doorstep in Tijuana face long stay
U.S. border inspectors are processing only about 100 asylum claims a day at the main border crossing with San Diego
History of El Chapo and the Mexican cartel
The trial for alleged Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman began this week in New York. Vice News traveled to Mexico for the podcast series "Chapo" to look at Guzman's life, the cartel, and whether his accusations of corruption against the Mexican government are true. "Chapo" co-host Keegan Hamilton joined CBSN to talk about what he learned while making the podcast and how he thinks it will play into the trial.
Fiery opening statements in El Chapo trial
The judge in the trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman issued a warning to the defense after they accused Mexican presidents of corruption in opening statements. Legal analyst Rikki Kleiman joined CBSN to break down the significance of this moment and what's next for witnesses.
First group of migrants reaches border
Mexican officials in Tijuana are scrambling to accomodate hundreds of Central Americans who arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border. The group split off from a caravan of about 5,000 that's been moving through Mexico. Many are escaping violence at home and plan to request asylum in the U.S. John Blackstone reports.
First migrants from caravan reach border
The first group of migrants from the Central American caravan are at America's doorstep. They split from a larger group of about 5,000 planning to request asylum in the U.S. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone is at the border.
Splintered migrant caravan groups arrive at U.S. border
Authorities have been struggling to deal with the first sizeable group of 357 migrants who arrived in the border city of Tijuana
Woman on life support after Mexico procedure
A Dallas real estate agent is on life support with brain damage after traveling to Mexico for plastic surgery. Laura Avila's family says she went to a clinic in Ciudad Juárez last month for several procedures, including a nose job and breast implant replacement. But before those procedures actually began, there were major complications. Anna Werner reports.
Woman goes to Mexico for plastic surgery, returns to U.S. on life support
Before Laura Avila's procedures even began, there were major complications
"El Chapo" trial underway in N.Y.
There was tight security in Brooklyn as lawyers for notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzman Loera -- otherwise known as "El Chapo" -- gave their opening statements Tuesday. Guzman has pleaded not guilty to charges that he amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune smuggling tons of cocaine and other drugs in a vast supply chain that reached well north of the border. He faces a potential life sentence if convicted.
U.S. works to "harden" border at Tijuana to prepare for migrant caravan
Customs and Border Protection announced it was closing four lanes at the busy San Ysidro and Otay Mesa ports of entry in San Diego
Migrant caravan decides to push on toward California border
Thousands of Central American migrants opt for longer but likely safer route, as Trump tightens U.S. asylum restrictions
Deportation filings hit record high in 2018, report shows
The largest number of deportation orders involved migrants from Mexico and three Central American nations
Migrants camp at Mexico City stadium as U.S. holds elections
President Trump has made the migrant caravan a central issue in Tuesday's vote
Live
Israeli hostages set to be released amid Gaza ceasefire
Israeli officials say 48 hostages remain in the Gaza Strip, including 20 who are believed to be alive.
Government shutdown continues as Smithsonian museums, National Zoo temporarily close
The government shutdown entered its 12th day on Sunday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan, and the Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers.
China's capacity to hack the U.S. is growing, former NSA head says
Recently retired Gen. Tim Haugh warns that China is hacking America's computer systems – targeting water, infrastructure and telecommunications. He says China's capacity for targeting the U.S. is growing.
Vance accuses Democrats of "hostage-taking" with government shutdown posture
Democratic leaders in Congress have pushed for serious negotiations with Republican leaders and the White House to end the stalemate.
Ousted NSA head Gen. Tim Haugh on his firing
In his first television interview since his firing, Gen. Tim Haugh discusses his termination by the Trump administration.
Diane Keaton, star of "Annie Hall" and "Father of the Bride," dies at 79
Diane Keaton had a decades-long career with performances in 1977's "Annie Hall," the "The Godfather" films, and many more.
Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court today
The former justice who was the deciding vote on some of the Supreme Court's most consequential decisions talks about the Court today, and about his memoir, "Life, Law & Liberty."
South Carolina bar shooting kills at least 4, injures 20
The shooting at Willie's Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island left at least 20 injured, including four in critical condition, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said.
Coral reefs are first environmental system to pass climate "tipping point"
Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms.