Mexico's drug cartels are often described as powerful rivals to the state, with their influence measured in weapons, money and murdered officials. But this framing misses a fundamental truth.

Criminal organizations in Mexico have increasingly taken control of hospital emergency rooms, forcing medical personnel at ...

The U.S. must rethink its approach to Mexican cartels, because today’s cartels are no longer just trafficking drugs. They’re ...

Mexico Drug cartel violence flares in Mexico a day after gang-fighting vigilante gets buried Cartel gunmen executed drivers, carjacked vehicles going through Apatzingan, Mexico ...

A tidal wave of violence struck Juárez, Mexico, leaving at least a dozen dead by early afternoon on Thursday, July 10, with ...

Mexico is struggling to address a full-blown intra-cartel war in the state of Sinaloa. The problem extends far beyond Mexico. The post Curbing Mexico's Cartel Violence Will Require a Different ...

EL CAJÓN, Mexico —Two years ago, more than 100 people lived in this small village in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán. Now, there are only eight. A local feast celebrating Saint Michael ...

In the heartland of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, the old ways have changed and violence rages Musicians play for tips from motorists in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

One of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels has threatened a prominent Mexican news anchor in a video message. In the video posted on Monday, a masked man claiming to be the leader of the Jalisco ...

opinion Commentary. Cartel violence in Mexico has traits of civil wars Drug gangs don’t want to overthrow the government, they actually count on its stability ...

Hunting for hidden graves in Mexico 02:45. Mexico City — The number of people reported missing in violence-wracked Mexico has exceeded 100,000, according to official data, with rights groups ...

Violent clashes between cartel groups broke out in the Sinaloa region after drug lords Ismael Zambada, also known as "El Mayo," and Joaquín Guzmán López were apprehended in the U.S. on July 25 ...