4 handcuffed bodies found in helicopter with "criminal messages"

The killings were the second act of grisly violence in a month in the region.

• Jul 4, 2022

Parents pray missing teens not among 53 found dead in tractor-trailer

Parents are re-reading last messages, swiping through photos, waiting for a phone call and praying.

• Jul 1, 2022

Slain reporter was asked to remove critical tweets: "Very exposed"

Antonio De la Cruz was shot dead and his daughter was critically wounded in the attack.

• Jul 1, 2022

Supreme Court issues 2 major decisions

The Supreme Court issued two more rulings on the last day of its term: limiting the EPA’s authority on regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and saying that the Biden administration can end the “remain in Mexico” rule. Evan Caminker, former dean of the University of Michigan Law School, joins CBS News to discuss.

• Jun 30, 2022
• 07:40

Crash kills 4 in suspected smuggling case

Four people died and three were critically injured after a vehicle carrying migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border crashed into a parked tractor-trailer in Encinal, Texas. It comes days after 53 migrants died from being trapped inside a hot tractor-trailer in San Antonio. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Jun 30, 2022
• 02:16

Supreme Court rules on immigration case

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Biden administration didn't break the law when it ended the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy, which requires migrants to leave the U.S. while their asylum cases are pending. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about how this case will affect U.S. immigration policy.

• Jun 30, 2022
• 04:47

Journalist killed, daughter wounded while leaving house in Mexico

He is the 12th journalist killed this year in the country.

• Jun 29, 2022

The first Mexican-born woman to go to space

Growing up, Katya Echazarreta was told her dreams were out of reach. Then she proved the sky is literally the limit. Meet the 26-year-old who made history by becoming the first Mexican-born American woman, and one of the youngest women, to go to space.

• Jun 27, 2022
• 04:40

Discovery of buried children sheds light on timeline of Aztec customs

Pre-Hispanic ceremonies had been outlawed, but researchers found evidence the children were buried with Aztec style grave goods.

• Jun 28, 2022

Peter Chadwick: Caught

A “48 Hours” report helps trip up a wanted fugitive who spent more than four-and-a-half years on the run for allegedly killing his wife and staging a kidnapping. Correspondent Tracy Smith reports.

• Aug 10, 2019
• 42:52

6 police officers killed in Mexico ambush after fighting "heroically"

The officers were attacked by a presumed drug gang equipped with 10 homemade armored cars and heavy weaponry, authorities said.

• Jun 27, 2022

22-year-old woman dies scaling active, off-limits volcano in Mexico

The crater of the 17,797-foot tall volcano has been belching toxic fumes and ash persistently for almost 30 years.

• Jun 27, 2022

8 bodies found by farmer may be kidnapped workers from Mexican resort

Officials did not identify the abducted men, but local media reported they were workers at a coastal ranch.

• Jun 27, 2022

Nature and architecture merge in Mexico

In Tulum, Mexico, the self-taught architect Roth created one of the area's most popular resorts, the Azulik, and a nearby artists' community, which were designed to incorporate the evolving natural world. Correspondent Manuel Bojorquez takes "Sunday Morning" on a tour.

• Jun 26, 2022
• 03:47

Whimsical, living architecture, conjured in the Mexican jungle

In Tulum, Mexico, the self-taught architect known as Roth created one of the area's most popular resorts, the Azulik, and a nearby artists' community, which were designed to reflect and incorporate the evolving natural world.

• Jun 26, 2022

At least 12 dead after ambush on police officers and shootout

Four police officers in Mexico were shot to death after being drawn into an ambush, and as many as eight suspected attackers were killed in a gun battle, officials said.

• Jun 24, 2022

Bodies of slain priests, tour guide found; $250,000 reward offered

The two priests were shot to death in a church, along with a tourist guide they tried to protect from a local criminal boss.

• Jun 23, 2022

Search underway for bodies of slain priests, missing tourists in Mexico

Pope Francis mourned the deaths of two priests and a sanctuary seeker whose bodies were taken away by armed men after they were gunned down inside a church.

• Jun 22, 2022

2 priests and man seeking refuge inside church killed by gunmen in Mexico

The gunmen did not kill a third priest at the church, but refused his pleas for them to leave the bodies of his two colleagues.

• Jun 21, 2022

Bodies of slain Canadian couple found in Mexican resort city

The man and woman were found in a tourist apartment complex Playa del Carmen, their throats apparently slit, police said.

• Jun 21, 2022

Monkey in "bullet-proof" vest found dead after bloody cartel shootout

Like scenes out of a narco television series, exotic animals have been long been part of the Mexican criminal underworld.

• Jun 20, 2022

Texas Democrat Vallejo wins congressional primary after recount

A recount in Texas affirmed Democrat Michelle Vallejo as her party's nominee for a new congressional district along the U.S.-Mexico border.

• Jun 18, 2022

Police find fentanyl pill press in Mexican town near U.S. border

Mexican cartels import close fentanyl precursors from China and then press the drug into counterfeit pills.

• Jun 17, 2022

Harvard graduate dedicates achievement to mom

"She's always been my biggest inspiration": When Nataly was just a little girl, her mom risked her life crossing the U.S.- Mexico border to give her a better future. Now, Nataly crossed the Harvard graduation stage — and she dedicated her achievement to her mom and to all her sacrifices.

• Jun 15, 2022
• 02:28

Electronic-sniffing dog helps in arrest, ending international manhunt

"The dog sniffed out a couple of the hard drives in a few places in his apartment that were difficult for humans to find," an Operation Underground Railroad director said.

• Jun 16, 2022

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