Lara's slaying again underscores the problem of electoral violence in Mexico, where last year's national elections resulted ...

Against a backdrop of increasing violence, a historic number of voters are expected to cast their ballots in Mexico's Sunday elections. Claudia Sheinbaum leads Xochitl Galvez as the favored ...

Upwards of 30,000 people are murdered a year in Mexico, compared to around 18,500 in the U.S. in 2023. The violence is also spreading into the election. As NPR has reported, more than 30 ...

The 61-year-old Sheinbaum is a former Mexico City mayor ... in the run-up to the election has been marred by dozens of assassination attempts and other political violence. There are concerns ...

Now the front-runner in Mexico’s presidential election, Sheinbaum says she is uniquely qualified to bring peace to a nation battered by nearly two decades of cartel violence. “We already did ...

The attack on candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez of the Morena party occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of ...

A mayoral candidate in Mexico has been fatally shot by suspected cartel gunmen live on air — becoming the second politician ...

In Mexico, the personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City’s mayor were assassinated by gunmen on motorcycles in broad ...

The attack on politician Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, of the Morena party, occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of ...

Mexico, Monday, May 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Victoria Razo At a wake Monday in Texistepec, family and friends mourned Lara Gutiérrez and spoke about the fear the violence stirred around the election.