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The Grammy Award winning singer, Lila Downs, gave Latin Times an exclusive interview where she talks about her involvement towards an immigration reform in the U.S. and her struggles about growing up being Mexican-American.

Five gunmen are dead after a gun battle with Mexican police and the military.

Caro Quintero, 61, was released from prison after seeing his 40-year conviction for the kidnapping, torture and murder of a DEA agent overturned by a state court in Mexico this August.

The newly scheduled execution of a Mexican man has secretary of state John Kerry worried that US-Mexican relations will be strained and Americans detained overseas may face hardships if the execution goes through.

One senator from the opposition Party of the Democratic Revolution stripped down to his underwear during a floor speech, telling senators he was doing it "just like you all have stripped the nation" of resources through privatizations of major industries.

The Beltrán Leyva cartel is believed to have been weakened in recent years. Police say bodies found in at least one of the graves could be those of victims murdered years ago.

Felipe Viveros García, a 30-year-old Mexican man, has been arrested in the Mexican state of Jalisco suspected of carrying out over 200 murders of kidnapping victims, drug dealers and members or rival cartels.

The Mexican Supreme Court has been honored by the United Nations for its achievements in human rights. Minister Juan Silva was in New York on Tuesday to receive the award.

Eduardo Verastegui made a surprising life change after realizing that he wasn't committed to his faith enough. He took a vow of abstinence until he finds the woman he will marry. Why? Find out here!

Talea De Castro is receiving renewed attention following their tremendous feat of defying Mexican telecommunication providers by creating their own phone system.

Lawmakers from the governing Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the conservative National Action Party (PAN) plan to push through Mexican Congress a bill which would allow foreign oil firms to exploit Mexican petroleum. The Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and a coalition of smaller left-wing parties say it betrays the country in favor of foreign interests.

A hilarious new commercial for Yale Jeans shows everyday Mexicans scolding El Tri players for their dismal performance in the lead up to the World Cup 2014.

A Mexican inmate at an Arizona prison has killed his cell mate to remain in jail and therefore avoid deportation. 43-year-old Roberto Venegas Fernández murdered Michael Patrick McNaughton, 55, on November 16.

In a training session prior to the actual NBA game in Mexico City, the San Antonio Spurs took on a team of young boys called the 'Triquis' from the Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Sad news for Mexican regional music. Cruz Gilberto, lead singer of "Corazon Pantera" was killed after an unknown men broke into his house and shot him three times.

Former Tamaulipas governor Tomas Yarrington has been accused by the US Government of laundering money for Mexican drug cartels.

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has held the presidency for a year on Sunday, however he Mexican leader has made no significant achievements in his presidency thus far.

Mexican mass graves on the border between Jalisco and Michoacan have revealed four more dead bodies, bringing the total found at the site to 62.

A 12-year-old boy has been left brain damaged after he was beaten by his classmates in Amozoc, Puebla. His mother is demanding justice for the boy.

Human Rights Watch has written a letter to Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto expressing their disappointment at the President's lack of progress on human rights in the country.

In an interview with a Paraguayan newspaper during a quick visit to Asunción, Calderón said that "drugs can be legal or illegal, but if the police is associated with the criminals", problems will continue.

Juan Gabriel was visiting Venezuela and made a quick stop at the Miraflores Palace, where he greeted president Nicolás Maduro with "Las Mañanitas" in anticipation of his birthday the day after.

The film, whose title translates to "The Golden Cage", had previously taken home an award at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Juan Peláez, a regular actor on many Mexican soap operas, passed away Saturday morning from cancer. The actor's niece, Monica Fernandez, broke the news on Twitter.

The head of the Mexican House of Representatives, Silvano Aureoles, is launching an investigation into accusations from Senator Luisa Maria Calderon that members of the Michoacan Senate met with members of the Knights Templar cartel.

Mexican authorities in Mexico's norhtern state of Sonora have found eight dead bodies buried in two hidden pits along a dirt road near the city of Navojoa.

Brittany Murphy's biological dad is claiming her daughter was poisoned. Her case is very similar to Karla Alvarez's. Should Alvarez's family open a new investigation like Murphy's father did?

The other 8 members of the family to which the baby belonged were found stabbed to death by neighbors over the weekend.

Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto has been ridiculed on Facebook. Check out the video portraying him as Miley Cyrus riding a wrecking ball, tongue included!

The US Drug Enforcement Administration released its 2013 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary which found that Mexican drug trade, particularly heroin, is rising in the US as drug lords expand into new markets.