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US returns 4,000 archaeological relics to Mexico

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA - Associated Press

**FILE** U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers gather along the international border with Mexico near Naco, Ariz. (Associated Press)

‘Sequestration’ would weaken borders, lawmaker warns

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Gay boxer set for 1st fight since coming out

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

United States forward Clint Dempsey (8) and goalkeeper Tim Howard (1) celebrate their 3-1 win over Guatemala in their World Cup qualifying soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

World Cup 2014: Message delivered in U.S. win

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

US advances in World Cup to set up busy 2013

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

This undated image provided by the Nueces County, Texas, Sheriff's Office shows Manssor Arbabsiar. (AP Photo/Nueces County Sheriff's Office)

Texas man pleads guilty in plot to kill Saudi ambassador

By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

United States forward Clint Dempsey celebrates after scoring against Guatemala during the first half of a World Cup qualifying soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

World Cup 2014: Clint Dempsey scores twice as U.S. beats Guatemala 3-1

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this June 10, 1993, file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, appears for reporters after his arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez on the outskirts of Mexico City, from which he later escaped. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Daughter of Mexican drug lord held in San Diego

By Elliot Spagat - Associated Press

**FILE** A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration technician holds several pounds of Mexican meth confiscated in the St. Louis area on Sept. 7, 2012. (Associated Press)

Mexican drug cartels flood U.S. with cheap meth

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

NYPD: Soccer-slay suspect left note

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

** FILE ** Alleged Zeta drug cartel leader and founder Heriberto Lazcano is pictured in an undated photo downloaded from the most-wanted-criminals webpage of the Mexican attorney general's website. (AP Photo/Mexican Attorney General's Office)

Official: Gunmen stole Zetas leader’s body

By E. Eduardo Castillo and Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

World Briefs: Panetta, Allen to reassure NATO on insider attacks

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Salvador Alfonso Martinez, also known as "La Ardilla," or "Squirrel" in English, holds up his right finger while presented to the press under the custody of Navy marines at the Organized Crime Special Investigations Unit headquarters in Mexico City on Oct. 8, 2012. According to federal authorities, Martinez is one of the most wanted criminals in Mexico, and is allegedly a top regional leader of the Zetas drug cartel. (Associated Press)

Mexican officials arrest head of drug cartel in U.S. citizen’s death

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

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Salvador Alfonso Martinez Escobar waves Monday as he is led away from reporters at the Organized Crime Special Investigations Unit headquarters in Mexico City. Martinez was one of the most wanted fugitives in Mexico.

Mexican drug fugitive arrested in U.S. killing

The Washington Times

Family members of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie participate in Thursday Oct. 4, 2012 candlelight ceremony in Naco, Arizona. Nearly 100 people gathered in Naco for a candlelight vigil for a fallen Border Patrol agent. Ivie and two other border agents were fired upon Tuesday in a rugged hilly area about five miles (eight kilometers) north of the border near Bisbee, Ariz., as they responded to an alarm that was triggered on one of the sensors that the government has installed along the border. (AP Photo/Beatrice Richardson, Sierra Vista Herald)

FBI: Friendly fire likely in border shootings

By Brian Skoloff and Jacques Billeaud - Associated Press

In this undated photo provided by the Ivie family, Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie is seen. Ivie, a 30-year-old father of two, was shot and killed in the sparsely populated desert in southeastern Arizona early Oct. 2, 2012. (Associated Press/Ivie Family, Cole Kynaston)

Mexico holds 2 in connection with border shooting

By E. Eduardo Castillo and Jacques Billeaud - Associated Press

"We have known for some time that weapons brought to Mexico from Operation Fast and Furious would contribute to significant death and carnage,” Rep. Darrell E. Issa said Wednesday. “Univision’s new findings add details and faces to what occurred as a result of a reckless initiative, mismanagement and lack of leadership within the U.S. Justice Department.” (Associated Press)

Gunrunning’s collateral damage: Mexican teens

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

A life-size bronze statue of the late Azerbaijan president Geidar Aliev sits on Mexico City’s main boulevard. Critics say a tribute to a man who ruled a far-away land with a heavy hand shouldn’t be near statues of Mexican and foreign heroes. (Associated Press)

Statue of Azerbaijan’s strongman the string attached to foreign aid

By Mark Stevenson - Associated Press

Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, wants the Justice Department to release information on gunrunning operations in Texas and the source of guns in the 2011 killing of a U.S. agent. (Associated Press)

Holder pressed on source of guns from 2011 killing

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

NASCAR Mexico Series to race at Phoenix in 2013

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press