Drug War

Mexican President Felipe Calderón has nominated his top organized crime prosecutor, Marisela Morales, to become attorney general. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to hold the post. 

In nominating Morales, Calderón said the current head of the organized crime special investigations unit "enjoys prestige inside and...

On June 26, Mexican crooner Sergio Vega, known as “El Shaka,” was gunned down in Sinaloa state, just hours before dismissing rumors that he had already been killed.

The 40-year-old is just one of at least seven musicians of the Grupero genre from south of the border who have been murdered in the past three years. They all sing...