From The Sports Desk: Mexico’s first knockout win in four decades

Mexico broke a four-decade drought in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Ecuador yesterday. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored within nine minutes in the first half to send the co-host through to … Read more

Judge considers arguments in challenge to New Mexico’s universal childcare program

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge is scheduled Thursday to consider arguments in a challenge to the state’s fledgling universal childcare program, an ambitious and closely watched effort to eliminate daycare costs for all working families. A lawsuit brought by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez and other plaintiffs challenges the process used by … Read more

Mexico’s military unaware of presence of CIA agents who died in crash following drug lab raid, president says

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters on Wednesday that the Mexican military was unaware of the presence of U.S. agents who died in a car accident during an antidrug operation in the border state of Chihuahua. “Evidently, the military didn’t know there were people participating who weren’t Mexican citizens … that there were foreigners participating in … Read more

Gunman at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids kills Canadian tourist, injures at least 4 people

A Canadian tourist was shot and killed Monday while visiting the Teotihuacán pyramids in Mexico, according to local authorities. Mexico’s security officials said a gunman opened fired at the popular tourist spot, killing a Canadian woman and injuring at least four people. The shooter later took his own life, the Security Cabinet said. In a … Read more

Ahead of the FIFA World Cup, pickup soccer games in Mexico’s streets are all the rage

MEXICO CITY — On this pitch there’s no goalkeepers, no grass, no referees. With a little spray paint, any street in the Mexican capital is transformed into a soccer field, and its residents and sometimes tourists become the players. It’s a street form of soccer that has regained popularity fueled by the excitement surrounding the … Read more

US offers $10 million for capture of brothers said to lead Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana

The U.S. State Department says it will pay up to $10 million for information leading to the arrests or convictions of two brothers identified as leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in the state of Baja California, which includes Tijuana SAN DIEGO — The U.S. State Department said Thursday that it would pay up to $10 … Read more