U.S. Border Patrol monitor on the bank of the Rio Grande near the Gateway International Bridge, between the cities of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on March 16, 2021, in ...

Mexican authorities arrested five more people in connection to the kidnappings of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica said on Twitter on Friday.

But conflict has flared in Tamaulipas over the past 15 years as the incumbent Gulf Cartel – founded in Matamoros – fragmented, starting with its notoriously violent armed wing, Los Zetas.

Matamoros, Mexico, is a stronghold for various criminal organizations, particularly the Gulf Cartel. U.S. and Mexican officials say four U.S. citizens were abducted at gunpoint in the city on Friday.

Prosecutors in Mexico said Thursday they have arrested two more men in the March 3 kidnapping of four Americans, two of whom were killed.. The Gulf drug cartel turned over five men to police soon ...

Even for Mexico’s long history of corruption, Tamaulipas stands out. In 2021, Matamoros’ Mayor Mario López Hernández allegedly paid a monthly salary of over $500 to a senior CDG figure, Evaristo Cruz ...

Mexican scientists say debris from exploding SpaceX rockets is killing wildlife, including dolphins, sea turtles and fish.

After a string of failed test flights and exploding rockets, Mexico has had enough of its neighboring SpaceX facility. Mexico ...

Mexican environmental activists say detritus raining down from Elon Musk’s rocket company has caused die-offs of marine life.