Mexico seems to be the theme of odd news this week, as the North American country has been the backdrop of many strange headlines raising eyebrows this week. From decapitated heads to sour-sipping hipsters, Mexico has certainly caused quite the stir lately. Here are the weirdest headlines to come out of the fascinating country of Mexico this week.
Mexico City lake resources are depleting, and the result is not pretty for a not so pretty animal. The wild axolotl is facing extinction as a result of environmental destruction.
While the United States and Cuba have a complicated past and an unpredictable future, it seems like there is some 'progress' with records indicating that Cubans are taking advantage of a travel reform that went into effect last year around this time.
The plans for a long-sought after high-tech, high-speed rail line between the United States and Mexico just took a step forward, as officials from Texas and Mexico held a high level meeting on Thursday with the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C.
Border patrol agents are getting creative when it comes to protecting the U.S. border. In fact, they have turned to new and advance technology to facilitate the prevention of smuggled drugs and people into the United States. The robot age is here; hope they don't turn on us like they did on "I Robot" ahh! (These robots aren't that advance, not to worry).
According to a new report from The New York Times, citing National Security Agency documents, "computer experts and American officials," the NSA has an ability to gain access to computers and alter their software remotely, using radio waves.
Lea Michele gets "Louder" than ever in a new Twiter pic leaving little to the imagination. The "Glee" star took to her social media account to declare total freedom while wearing a tiny bikini while in Mexico. Leaving the sadness and pain of 2013 behind, Lea vows to have a fresh new start in 2014.
"Zombie" flesh-eating drug desomorphine, the street name Krokodil (pronounced crocodile), which gives users an intense "zombie-like" high state -and the side effects are ulcerated skin and limbs- has struck again, and this time in Mexico. In a bizarre sequence of events, what initially was thought to be lacerations caused by a sexually transmitted infection, turned out to be harm caused when a teenage girl injected the drug into her genitals.
Dangerous radioactive material, used in cancer-treating medicine, was stolen, along with the truck that was carrying the teletheraphy source containing cobalt-60. Tepojaco, a town in the central state of Hildago was the scene of the crime. The capital and six of Mexico's 31 states were put on alert on Dec. 3, and Mexican authorities were able to recover the material on Thursday of the same week, which had been abandoned in a field.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published a study that reveals that Argentina has eradicated national hunger, but it also ranks as the third highest Latin American country in obesity.
Los Angeles-based Colombian and Irish-American filmmaker Kimberly Bautista is a crusader against the violent killing of women, or what she calls "femicide" in Juarez, Mexico, Guatemala and throughout Central America.That's why it's incomprehensible to learn that Bautista, a voice for those who have been silenced or abused, was held hostage and raped during the culmination of her four-year-journey making the award-winning documentary, Justice For My Sister.
Mexican Icon Jenni Rivera left us unexpectedly last December 9th of 2012. It's been a year since the chilling news touched the hearts of not only her family but also her dedicated fans. Today we remember "La Diva de La Banda" and celebrate her legacy.
Mexican born- actress and singer Thalia rejoices as she is honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and signs a new deal with retail giant Macy's. Thalia's achievements have been in everything from music to acting and owning several businesses in a variety of fields. Proud to see this Latina continue to succeed in everything she does.
Miami Beach, Fla. is known for its nightlife, good food and tanned and toned beach-goers, but it's taking on another dimension on an artistic level. During a time when "interest has never been higher" for Latin American art, the vibrant, coastal city is embracing the Latin movement by opening its latest museum, the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Dec. 4.
In Mexico's legendary Chapultepec Park, more than 3,000 amateur models joined forces with budding local designers keen to draw global attention to their work with a world record, according to Reuters.
As an entire nation grieves along with the family of the McStays, authorities will not rest until they find the monsters responsible for this crime. The bodies of Joseph McStay, his wife Summer McStay and their two preschool-age boys, Gianni and Joey Jr. were found in the Victorville desert on Nov. 13th 2013 after their disappearance back in 2010, according to NBC San Diego
41-year-old Mexican TV star Karla Alvarez was found dead at her apartment on Friday in Mexico City. The cause of death was related to respiratory failure stemming from bulimia and anorexia, according to several reports.
U.S. Border Patrol agent Jesus Mesa Jr. shot down a 15-year-old Mexican boy named Sergio Adrian Hernandez-Guereca in 2010, alleging that the boy threw a rock at him. Attorney Robert Hilliard, the lawyer for the victim's family, stated that there was no proof that Hernandez-Guereca threw a rock at the agent, and continues to press on with a lawsuit after U.S. prosecutors chose not to charge Mesa in the wrongful death of the teenager. The teenager's death was witnessed by 25 civilian witnesses and law enforcement officials.
