14-month-old infant’s murder causes outrage

VERACRUZ – A child of only one year and two months old was hacked to death while he slept quietly beside his mother. This incident occurred in the community of Medellin de Bravo, Veracruz, Mexico, and outrage of the people from this town was such that they have threatened to rise up in arms, which […]

April 13, 2017

New Ready Lane pedestrian checkpoint at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Starting in August, eight new kiosks will be place at the San Ysidro border that will function as a "ready lane" pedestrian checkpoint, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).This new access point will be in operations 24 hours a day for anyone that has documents with RFID technology. "At CBP, we are […]

April 13, 2017

Will legalizing marijuana in Mexico help to reduce the violence?

Jamen Shively, former executive of Microsoft, on Friday expressed his view on the subject during a speech at a symposium in Mexico, where he suggested the creation of a policy on marijuana by a model of "responsible regulation" instead of its prohibition in the country. Shively, founder and CEO of Diego Pellicer Inc., a company […]

April 13, 2017

Jose Villarreal: “Ready to help the team out”

LOS ANGLES – Young 19 year old Mexican-American Jose Villarreal took advantage of the numerous absences that the Los Angeles Galaxy had for Saturday night's game against the Vancouver Whitecaps; and made a big impact on the game. Villarreal contributed a goal, which was the tying goal at that moment. There was a lot of […]

April 13, 2017

LA Galaxy 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps: Galaxy defeats a tough opponent at home

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angles Galaxy took on the on fire Vancouver Whitecaps. The Galaxy began the match pressuring and dominating the game. By the tenth minute of the game the LA side already had two clear goal scoring opportunities. In the sixth minute Marcelo Sarvas found the end line after a long throw […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico 1-0 Trinidad & Tobago: El Tri barely escapes T&T and is in the semis

ATLANTA – With a Raul Jimenez goal in the 85th minute the Mexican National Team was able to beat Trinidad & Tobago in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Gold Cup. With this win Mexico is now in the semifinals round of the Gold Cup, after having suffered in each of its games to get here. […]

April 13, 2017

Dario Benedetto: “The first ‘Hat-Trick’ of my career”

TIJUANA – "It was the first triplet of my career, I'm pretty happy about scoring three goals" said Dario Benedetto after scoring the first 'Hat-Trick' in Tijuana Xolos' history in the first division. The Argentine shined with three goals, two in the first half and a third in the second half assisted by American Paul […]

April 13, 2017

Jorge Almiron: “The team did a great job”

TIJUANA – Jorge Francisco Almiron made his first division debut as a manager with a good game, but his inexperience was shown during the unfolding of the match and his team's lead was cut. "I liked that the team was offensive, I liked Benedetto's debut; the team had a great game. I probably took too […]

April 13, 2017

Finding Freshness with Master Chef Erick Saenz at the Rosarito Beach Hotel

The Rosarito Beach Hotel is a landmark in Baja California, conjuring up nostalgic images of yesteryear's suntanned Hollywood celebrities, colorful posadas and fiestas, and authentic margaritas by the sparkling rectangular swimming pool perched above the Pacific Ocean. For years, Chabert's was the hotel's famed dining spot that emphasized French cuisine. But along with an exciting […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Xolos 3-3 Atlas: Wasteful debut for Xolos

TIJUANA – In the opening game of the 2013 Apertura season of the Liga Bancomer MX the Tijuana Xolos got a stellar performance from their new signing Dario Benedetto who scored three goals, but it wasn't enough fore the Xoloitzcuintles to take the win. The home side came out a pressured visiting Atlas right from […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico vs Trinidad & Tobago: Must keep on winning

ATLANTA, GA – Jose Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre confrontational as always said in his last press conference "I am not obligated to win anything. I am committed to trying to win this competition. That is all." Unfortunately for him that is completely wrong. Mexico must win their game against Trinidad & Tobago or he […]

April 13, 2017

Police Officer gets slapped and has his gun taken from him

Generally, complaints from citizens are aimed against the authorities, because of their inefficiency, arrogance, corrupt ways, and so on. But, what happens when citizens are the ones who fail to respect the authorities? On this occasion, it is the citizens who are the ones who are doing wrong, starting with the cyclist who was going […]

April 13, 2017

LA Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps: Galaxy trying to find regularity

With a little over half the season gone the reigning champions of Major League Soccer (MLS) are currently sitting the last playoff spot (5th place) of the Western Conference. They will be hosting the Whitecaps who are only two points ahead of the Galaxy and sit in third place of the conference. The LA Galaxy […]

April 13, 2017

Former Tijuana Xolos Leandro Agusto’s future is in doubt with Puebla

TIJUANA – The Brazilian naturalized Mexican Leandro Agusto Oldoni was let go from Puebla and his future is now in doubt for the upcoming Apertura 2013 season of the Liga Bancomer MX. The Puebla directors have denied the fact that Leandro Agusto has been cut from the team, but it is a fact that he […]

April 13, 2017

Former President of Mexico insists on legalizing marijuana

MEXICO. – The former Mexican president Vicente Fox asked Congress today to address the issue of legalizing marijuana use, after inaugurating a symposium on the subject at his ranch in the central state of Guanajuato, Mexico. "I hope Congress does not send a legalization initiative to the ‘freezer’, but instead debate on it," said Fox […]

April 13, 2017

Lead singer from “Calle 13” wants to borrow a plane for Edward Snowden

Rene Perez, a.k.a Residente of the group "Calle 13", along with the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, have expressed their support via Twitter and have asked to borrow a private jet from several artists, so that they can bring Edward Snowden to Latin America. Among the people that they have asked to borrow a plane […]

April 13, 2017

“Bruski”of the Week: Lagrimas Negras de Ramuri

Because tomorrow is the start of the Baja Beer Fest, we decided to push the "bruski" (beer) of the week one day early. The recommendation at tomorrow's Baja Beer Fest is a beer that comes from one of the 50+ breweries that will be present in this year's Baja Beer Fest 2013, which is called […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican state elects first openly gay Mayor

Benjamin Medrano Quezada, 45, is the first openly gay Mayor in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, who was recently elected and does not hide his sexual preferences. But, he instead points out that what matters is a person’s work and not one’s personal preferences. He is a man who thinks, believes and says that "manhood is not carried […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Xolos vs Atlas: Play Ball

After a summer filled with many changes, the new season of Mexican soccer is now here. New manager, new players, and new artificial grass at the Estadio Caliente all welcome in the Apertura 2013 season of Liga Bancomer MX. The season will kickoff with the Tijuana Xolos receiving the visit from last season's "Cinderella Story" […]

April 13, 2017

“Mexican” singer Marc Anthony becomes target of racist comments

Last night in one of America's favorite pastime sports events, the MLB all-star baseball game, the American salsa singer-songwriter Marc Anthony came out to sing "God Bless America", and caused quite a controversy. Why? Well, many viewers were upset that a "Mexican" was singing this very patriotic song of the United States of America. Marc […]

April 13, 2017