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Riots on successive days at a state prison in Mazatlán have resulted in the deaths of 11 inmates and a toddler who was part of a family visit, while another 16 inmates were injured. According to reports from the Sinaloa Security Ministry (SSP), Thursday’s riot, which occurred during scheduled family visiting hours, began as a violent clash between inmates who managed to acquire and use firearms inside the facility. The Sinaloa state prison known as “El Castillo” was the scene of deadly riots Thursday and Friday. A key aspect of the investigation will be how at least two firearms made their way into the facility. (Carlos López / Cuartoscuro.com) When gunfire broke out in two contiguous units, prison officials locked down the facility and issued a red alert, but struggled to contain the fighting. Elements of the Army, Navy, National Guard and state security forces were deployed to regain control, but not before 10 people were killed and 16 were injured. State Security Min...

Investigations into the deaths of newborns treated at public hospitals in the states of Jalisco and Durango have expanded as more families demand answers about their children’s deaths. At least eight and perhaps as many as 18 newborn deaths have occurred since March in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente in Guadalajara, Jalisco. #Estados | Padres de tres bebés fallecidos entre julio y agosto de 2026 en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales del Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente denunciaron ante la FGR al IMSS Jalisco por presunta negligencia médica y falta de higiene. MP. 🔗 https://t.co/Nm3fYpXSTy — La Silla Rota (@lasillarota) October 2, 2026 And last month, five newborns died in the neonatal intensive care unit of General Hospital Zone No. 1 in Durango city, Durango. Both hospitals are government-funded public institutions under the auspices of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). Earlier this week, IMSS Director Genera...

State and federal authorities are examining a property in Nayarit that was described by the state attorney general as an “extermination center” and “another version of the Izaguirre Ranch” — a site in Jalisco where the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) allegedly killed and/or cremated a significant number of people. The property in Nayarit, located in the municipality of Xalisco south of state capital Tepic, was located by the Nayarit Attorney General’s Office on Saturday. An anonymous tip-off led authorities to the site in the community of La Curva where a “makeshift burner” and a pit containing the remains of recently cremated bodies were found, according to Nayarit Attorney General Elvia Ludmila Heredia Verdugo. “Since October 3, we have been processing an incineration-based extermination center,” Heredia told a press conference on Monday. “On Saturday, [searching] mothers joined the work. We’ve already found clothin...

Old tires and tree trunks are getting a second life in Toluca, where municipal workers are turning recovered materials into playground equipment, benches and tables for the city’s parks. Workers and neighborhood residents installed the equipment at Vicente Guerrero Park last month, creating a test site for a program officials hope to expand to schools and other public spaces in the capital of México state. The skilled work that Toluca city empoyees do to convert collected scrap into safe and useful playground amenities has the added benefit of keeping old tires and tree trimmings out of waterways and vacant lots. (Crisanta Espinosa Aguilar / Cuartoscuro.com) The park’s new amenities were made by municipal public services employees using materials recovered through local waste collection and recycling efforts. Public services director Gustavo Anaya Maya said the tires, discarded furniture and tree trunks were collected through events in Toluca’s 48 districts and at 12 collection c...

Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season , is whipping past the Yucatán Peninsula on its approach to the U.S. Gulf Coast, while Tropical Storm Simon is poised to become a hurricane in the Pacific by Thursday night. Hurricane Isaias, located 280 km northwest of Progreso in northwestern Yucatán is bringing heavy and intense rainfall to eastern and southeastern Mexico. Actualización del #Huracán #Isaias sobre el #GolfoDeMéxico. Mantiene su desplazamiento hacia el este-noreste. Detalles ⬇️ https://t.co/KKkyat7qtd — CONAGUA Clima (@conagua_clima) October 8, 2026 After rapidly intensifying over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the west of the peninsula, “Isaias” is heading on a trajectory directly towards the southern United States. Upgraded to a hurricane on Wednesday night, Isaias — the ninth named storm of the season — is the latest first hurricane in the 60-year modern era.  The previous record-long wait for the first hurricane in the satellite era was un...

How many foreign-born residents does Mexico have? Where in Mexico do they live? We answer those questions in this “Mexico in Numbers” article, which is based on the recently published results of INEGI’s 2025 Intercensal Survey . Let’s delve into the data. Mexico has almost 1.2 million foreign-born residents INEGI reported that 1,170,030 (1.17 million) foreign-born residents lived in Mexico in 2025. That figure represents an increase of just 147 people — or 0.01% — from 2020, when the most recent census was conducted in Mexico. Mexico’s foreign-born population represents just 0.9% of Mexico’s total population, which was 130.91 million in 2025 , according to the results of the Intercensal Survey. By contrast, foreign-born residents of the United States accounted for about 14.8% of the U.S. national population in 2024 , according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey , a large-scale survey of American households. Just over h...