HBO honors Hispanic community with series “The Latino List”

HBO will broadcast for second consecutive year the series "The Latino List," a selection of characters that embody the community's progress and with which the United States network celebrates the Hispanic Heritage Month. "The Latino List. Volume Two" is the continuation of a project started in 2011 that picks up the testimonies of a number […]

April 13, 2017

Crossing to Tijuana to be faster than expected

SAN YSIDRO.- The biggest concern for the border community when they found out that the Puerta Mexico crossing port was closing on November 01 was the vehicular chaos that it would bring, but according to US authorities that won't be the case. The US General Services Administration (GSA) informed this Friday that, according to research […]

April 13, 2017

Colombia picks “Cartel de los Sapos” as Oscar entry

Many followers of Narco Stories are familiar with the bestselling book "El Cartel de los Sapos" (The Cartel of the Toads), Sapo is also Colombian slang for snitch. The book by author Andrés López, a former drug dealer, is in fact López true story, one of love, betrayal, and redemption of a cocaine entrepreneur, as […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos wants to continue on top

TIJUANA, BC.- With the only objective to continue as leader of the Mexican Primera División, and to equal the record made on Bicentenario 2010 –where the team was able to have its best start on history with 5 consecutive victories-, the Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente will take on the Zorros del Atlas this Saturday […]

April 13, 2017

Pacquiao, Márquez press tour arrives to Mexico

MEXICO. – Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez didn't leave much of the spotlight for Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao when their press tour visited Mexico today to promote their fourth fight next December 08 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The boxers faced each other menacingly showing their fists during the last promotional stop of their upcoming fight […]

April 13, 2017

Chargers’ Mexican Evening on its way

As a part of the Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, next Sunday the San Diego Chargers will open a space for Mexican culture both before and during the half-time of their game against the Atlanta Falcons. For the twelfth consecutive year it will be the Xóchitl Folkloric Ballet from Chula Vista the one […]

April 13, 2017

U2’s Bono Awarded Mexico’s Order of the Aztec Eagle

The Mexican federal government published in today’s Diario Oficial de la Federación (Official Gazette of the Federation), that the lead singer and principal song-writer for Irish rock band Paul David Hewson, better known as Bono, will receive the prestigious Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca (Order of the Aztec Eagle), from Mexican President Felipe Calderon in […]

April 13, 2017

Davanti Enoteca : The perfect place for lunch or dinner

My visits to Davanti usually start with a vasi (small mason jars of spreads) of ricotta cheese with honeycomb served with grilled pugliese bread or the burrata with sea salt and extra virgin olive oil, a soft creamy cheese that melts in your mouth. The menu offers a variety of formaggi and salummi, antipasti, salads, […]

April 13, 2017

Chávez Jr. could lose three million for doping results

After Julio César Chávez Jr. tested positive for Marijuana in an exam performed after his fight with Sergio "Maravilla" Martínez, experts say his fault could cost him a three million dollars fine and the suspension of his boxing license for a year. This weekend Keith Kizer, Executive Director of the Nevada Athletic Commission, will make […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican drug cartel’s “Queen of the Pacific” awaits trial in the US

MIAMI.- Mexican national Sandra Ávila Beltrán, also known as "The Queen of the Pacific" will be tried on March 25 of 2013 in a Miami federal court charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine; her defense will try to bring the date forward. "We will request hearings and wait for the trial to start in early […]

April 13, 2017

Pedestrian border crossing to change next week

SAN DIEGO.- United States authorities say the closing of Puerta Mexico in November is a fact, construction work is even being performed on both sides of the border to accommodate pedestrian and vehicular crossing. A few days ago a delegation of 100 officers from both sides of the border traveled to Washington, where federal authorities […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos 2–1 Pumas… Tijuana goes to Quarterfinals

TIJUANA, BC.- With some trouble, but without losing the title of being a superior team, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente advanced tonight to the Copa MX Quarterfinals, after beating Pumas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 2 goals to 1. The match was played at Estadio Caliente and was part of Week 6, […]

April 13, 2017

Chávez Jr. tests positive for marijuana

"The Ring" magazine confirmed that Julio César Chávez Jr. tested positive for marijuana in the exam he was submitted to after his fight against Sergio "Maravilla" Martínez. The assessment was performed by the athletic commission of Nevada who is in possession of the results just like promoter Bob Arum who also said that if Chávez […]

April 13, 2017

Shakira confirms pregnancy

Colombian singer Sharkira just announced her pregnancy through her official website and Facebook account after weeks of speculation. "As many of you know, Gerard and I are very happy waiting for our first baby to arrive. This time we have chosen to give priority to this unique moment of our lives and that is why […]

April 13, 2017

Eric Holder, exonerated for “Fast and Furious” operation

WASHINGTON.- The White House received today an extensive report by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the failed "Fast and Furious" operation that allowed for the illegal entrance of weapons to Mexico in 2009 and that exonerates the US Attorney General Eric Holder. The internal investigation detailed "serious faults" in the undercover operation and recommended […]

April 13, 2017

US Obesity will rocket for 2030

LOS ANGELES.- Obesity in the United States will dramatically increase in the next 18 years according to a report published today. The study titled "F as in Fat: How obesity threatens America's future," released today by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), by 2030 the adult obesity rate […]

April 13, 2017

“La Vuelta” in Revolution Avenue

Tijuana is a city with plenty of attractions. Despite the never-ending changes where one entertainment venues get built and open in a couple of months and restaurants that are gone in a few years, there are spaces that have the charm that made them famous in the past and still exist today. That only comes […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos vs Pumas: Only a victory will put Tijuana on the Quarter Final

TIJUANA, BC.- Everything is on Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente side, when the team receives this Wednesday the visit from Pumas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) with the only objective of qualifying to the Quarter Finals of the 2012 edition of the Copa MX; only a victory will put Xolos on the […]

April 13, 2017

US tightens borders after jailbreak

US authorities reinforce the safety of their southern border after 131 prisoners escape from a Mexican prison in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, next to Texas. The United States Custom and Border Protection Office (CBP) guaranteed to have increased the number of agents in the areas surrounding the prison as a precaution in the last few hours. […]

April 13, 2017

Over 100 criminals escape from prison

MEXICO.- Coahuila's state authorities announced today the detention of three women of the 131 criminals that escaped from the Piedras Negras prison on Monday. A spokesperson of the Attorney General's State Office (PGJC in Spanish) confirmed the arrest "in the last hours" of the three women without giving away any detail of how it happen. […]

April 13, 2017