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Amid the drugs and violence, soccer lifts a city

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Mexican art show focuses on weapons, effects

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

‘Straw buyers’ plead guilty to dealing guns

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Cancun: Spring break on despite tourist unease

By MARTHA MENDOZA - Associated Press

Briefly: Strong aftershock felt in Mexico City

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** Drug trafficker Benjamin Arellano Felix is shown on the day of his arrest in March 2002 at his house in Puebla, Mexico. (AP Photo)

Drug kingpin Arellano Felix gets 25-year term

By Elliot Spagat - Associated Press

Office workers wearing hard hats stand outside a building that was evacuated after an aftershock shook Mexico City on Monday, April 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Aftershock shakes Mexico; no injuries reported

Associated Press

** FILE ** President Obama (right), Mexican President Felipe Calderon (center) and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet for a North American summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, in August 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Obama, Mexico’s Calderon and Canada’s Harper vow to cut excess regs

By Mark S. Smith - Associated Press

** FILE ** A skeletal figure representing the folk saint known in Mexico as "Santa Muerte" or "St. Death," sits in a vendor's stall at a market in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in April 2009. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Mexican agents probe family in 3 ritual murders

By Adriana Gomez Licon and Felipe Larios - Associated Press

** FILE ** Then Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid (center) waves to the crowd after the opening ceremony of the World Cup soccer tournament in Mexico City on May 31, 1986. (AP Photo, File)

Former Mexican President de la Madrid dead at age 77

By Adriana Gomez Licon and E. Eduardo Castillo - Associated Press

Rep. Henry Cuellar, Texas Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

War surplus sought for U.S. security

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Pope Benedict XVI, wearing a Mexican sombrero, waves from the popemobile as he arrives to celebrate Mass in Bicentennial Park near Silao, Mexico, on Sunday, March 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Pope celebrates Mass for Mexicans looking for hope

By Michael Weissenstein and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pilgrims joyously await Pope Benedict XVI's arrival Sunday to celebrate Mass in Silao, Mexico. "We pray for him to help us, that there be no more violence in the country," said one participant, Lorena Diaz.

Pope buoys the hopes of Mexicans

By Michael Weissenstein and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, left, looks on as Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by children at the airport in Silao, Mexico, Friday March 23, 2012. Benedict's weeklong trip to Mexico and Cuba is his first to both countries. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope’s arrival in Mexico sparks surprising emotion

By Adriana Gomez-Licon and Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

Pope Benedict XVI waves March 23, 2012, as he boards a plane at Rome's Fiumicino Airport to begin a six-day visit to Mexico and Cuba. (Associated Press)

Pope decries Mexico violence, urges change in Cuba

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

The Mayan Beach Garden Inn is on Mexico's Caribbean coast near the border with Belize. With just seven rooms, it's ideal for travelers who want a beautiful beach without crowds. (Associated Press)

Splendid beachside isolation can be had in Mexico

By Kim Curtis - Associated Press

Inside Politics: Malia Obama safe after Mexico quake

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Colombia sends suspect in singer slay to Guatemala

By CESAR GARCIA - Associated Press

Jordi Munoz holds drone he made himself. (Courtesy of Jordi Munoz)

Out of ‘hobby’ class, drones lifting off for personal, commercial use

By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times

Suspect in slaying of singer arrives in Guatemala

By ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENA - Associated Press