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