Four armed men stormed a mayor's office in southern Mexico, killing her and another member of her staff on Sunday, police ...

Officials say Mexican state police killed four alleged gunmen near the border with Guatemala, then pursued more suspects into ...

Deteriorating into a combative relationship with Mexico would almost certainly worsen problems over trade and cartels, and ...

An official who asked not to be identified said the dead were members of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel​.

These are not isolated events; they happen because state officials in Mexico protect organized crime—not occasionally but ...

Juárez teen boy among suspects arrested in beheading case. State police make a dozen arrests amid drug cartel violence.

Mexico's drug cartels are often described as powerful rivals to the state, with their influence measured in weapons, money ...

Why do I study the history of contemporary political violence in Mexico? My answer has evolved across time. At first, I ...

Violence is spiking in Morelos and business owners are complaining about extortion by criminal groups. Coca-Cola and local tortilla-makers are being threatened.