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How Monarch Butterflies Use the Sun as a Compass to Navigate 4,000 Kilometres of Migration

A Clock Inside the AntennaThe monarch butterfly does not simply fly toward the sun. That would leave it hopelessly off course as the sun arcs across the sky from east to west. Instead, the butterfly compensates for the sun's movement by running it against an internal clock, a circadian timer…

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From Michoacán to Your Table: Mexico Banks a Record 40% of Global Avocado Trade

Mexico controls 40% of global avocado exports and earned nearly $4 billion in 2025 — while shipping fewer tons than in 2023. The story behind "less fruit, more dollars" is one of market power, cultural pride, and real tension on the ground.

Latin Times

Michoacán Prosecutors Say Uruapan Mayor Killing Case Nearly Solved

The Michoacán Attorney General's Office said officials are now searching for three additional suspects whose arrests would allow authorities to complete the case file and bring all alleged participants before a judge.

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New Audio Reveals Former Mexican Official Took Bribes From Jalisco Cartel To Allow They Control Prisons

Mendoza's alleged corruption network dates back years. In 2009, he was arrested during an operation that led to the detention of 11 mayors, 16 high-ranking officials, and a judge over alleged ties to La Familia Michoacana.

Latin Times

Jalisco Cartel Resumes Attacks in Mexico By Deploying Explosive Drones Against Communities

People in coastal Michoacán have documented explosive attacks for eight consecutive days without intervention from local or state authorities.

Latin Times

The Aztec empire’s collapse shows why ruling through coercion and force fails

When Aztec emissaries arrived in 1520 to Tzintzuntzan, the capital of the Tarascan Kingdom in what is now the Mexican state of Michoacán, they carried a warning from the Aztec emperor, Cuauhtémoc.

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Employee of Slain Michoacán Mayor 'Sold' Him in Exchange for Drugs, Report Claims

According a new report, testimony from people linked to the case revealed that Samuel "N," the former director of Public Relations and Protocol for the Uruapan city hall, agreed to take part in a plan originally devised by the Jalisco cartel to get rid of Manzo.

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Mexico's Top Security Official Says Probe Into Killing Of Mayor In Public Square Is 'Progressing Steadily'

Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in the western Mexican state of Michoacán, was fatally shot on Nov. 1 in an attack authorities say is linked to the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). The country's top security official says the investigation into the killing is making progress.

Latin Times

Death toll rises to 5 after explosion outside a police station in Mexico's Michoacán state

The number of victims killed in an explosion outside a police station in the western Mexican state of Michoacán over the weekend has risen to five

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Michoacán Gov. Says One of Intellectual Authors of Mayor Killing Worked for Jalisco Cartel in Other States

So far, federal and state forces have arrested nine people linked to Carlos Manzo's assassination and opened legal proceedings against them, while another suspect remains at large.

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities Reveal New Details in Mayor's Killing After Arrest of Alleged Jalisco Cartel Operative

Investigators determined that El Licenciado allegedly led a criminal group linked to the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), and that he oversaw individuals who carried out killings on his behalf.

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities Link Killing of Uruapan Mayor to Jalisco Cartel Gunmen

Nearly a week after Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, was killed during a Day of the Dead event, state authorities confirmed that the murder was carried out by a young man who worked for the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).

Latin Times

Grecia Quiroz, Widow of Carlos Manzo, Set to Replace Him as Uruapan Mayor Following His Assassination

Quiroz has called for peaceful demonstrations in Uruapan and across Michoacán, encouraging residents to honor her late husband's memory without violence.

Latin Times

Violence Against Mayors Continues in Mexico's Michoacán State: Seven Killed, One Kidnapped Since 2021

Since Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla took office in October 2021, seven mayors in Michoacán have been assassinated and one elected official remains missing since 2021.

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Mexican President Sheinbaum Unveils 'Peace and Justice Plan' for Michoacán After Mayor's Killing

The killing of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, has sparked outrage among residents of the state, many of whom have voiced frustration with the security strategy of Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla's administration.

Latin Times

Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum Says Previous Administrations Helped Fuel Cartel Violence: 'The War on Drugs Failed'

President Sheinbaum stressed that violence should not be answered with more violence and said that actions must remain within the law.

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‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like it.’ Aggressive ICE Raids Led One Man to Ask: Should I Self-Deport?

Trump’s immigration crackdown is leading some longtime residents to flee the country. They leave behind fractured communities and grieving loved ones.

Latin Times

Michoacan Police Assistant Director Killed in Broad Day Light

Mexican authorities confirmed today the death of Víctor Manuel Velázquez Castillo, who served as the Deputy Director of Security of the Municipal Police in Indaparapeo, Michoacán.

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Mexican Authorities Arrest Alleged Jalisco Cartel Plaza Boss 'El Rhino' in Michoacán

The alleged CJNG plaza boss in Uruapan was identified as René Belmonte Aguilar, also known as "El Rhino," who allegedly operates in the eastern part of the state and is wanted for extortion, kidnapping and homicide.

Latin Times

U.S. Targets Carteles Unidos Leaders With $26 Million in Rewards Following Indictments

U.S. authorities targeted the group known as Cárteles Unidos, or United Cartels, with economic sanctions and have charged five high-ranking members of the organization.

Latin Times

Mexico Has The Highest Rate of Violence Against Public Officials In The World: Report

ACLED's 2024 Conflict Index identified Mexico as the most dangerous and violent country in the world without an ongoing conventional war

Latin Times

Mexican Mayor Calls for Federal Help After Video Allegedly Shows Cartel Training Camp

Seven suspected cartel members can be seen following instructions from another man during what appears to be a paramilitary-style training session in the Mexican state of Michoacan

Latin Times

Authorities Reveal New Details in Homicide of Mexican Mayor Investigated Over Ties With Organized Crime

Before her death, Mendoza was under investigation by Mexico's Attorney General's Office for alleged ties to organized crime, more concretely with the Tepalcatepec Cartel led by Juan José Farías Álvarez, alias "El Abuelo"

Latin Times

Mexican Mayor Killed in Armed Attack in Michoacán Amid Ongoing Violence Against Public Officials

A group of armed men killed two people on June 6 in the municipality of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, including the town mayor

Latin Times

17 Cartel Members Arrested in Connection With Mine Blast That Killed 6 Mexican Soldiers

Mexican armed forces have arrested 17 suspected cartel members allegedly linked to the deaths of six soldiers killed by a landmine explosion in the state of Michoacán

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