Mexico's presidential election was too close to call Sunday with voters bitterly divided between a leftist offering himself as a savior to the poor and a conservative warning his rival's free-spending proposals threaten the economy. Complete Story
A potentially powerful expatriate voting bloc likely will have little effect on Mexico's presidential race because of the illegal status of many who live in the United States.
On Genova Street in downtown Mexico City, illegally copied CDs of music by top U.S. artists sell for 20 pesos, just under $2 a piece, in tiny booths between tables overflowing with batteries, stuffed animals and cheap knockoff sunglasses. That's about one-tenth the price in nearby stores.
Some facts about Mexico:
NAME: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Positions of the three main candidates in Mexico's presidential election on issues of importance to the United States:
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is a shopkeeper's son and a leftist who promises "the poor come first," but has sought to distance himself from the growing tide of leftist leaders in Latin America.
Mexicans buffeted by a mudslinging, polarized presidential campaign are choosing Sunday between plunging into Latin America's left-wing tide or electing a conservative who favors free trade and globalization.
Authorities found two more human heads in front of a government office in Acapulco on Friday, accompanied with threatening messages linked to the drug trade.
Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria was placed under house arrest Friday on genocide charges stemming from a 1968 student massacre, an unprecedented move coming just two days before the country elects a new president.
Six years after his astonishing victory ended 71 years of one-party rule, many people see Vicente Fox as the president who squandered a golden opportunity to turn Mexico around.
Gone are the days when Americans on the lam could look to Mexico as a refuge. Extraditions and deportations have risen sharply as U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials work closely together to bring suspected criminals to justice.
Police on Thursday found a human head by the main entrance to City Hall in this Pacific resort, the fourth such grisly discovery this year.
The mother of President Vicente Fox died Thursday night at the family's ranch in the central state of Guanajuato, three days before elections to replace the outgoing leader, the president's office said.
Western Mexico's Volcano of Fire sent a towering column of ash and gas more than a mile into the air Thursday, authorities said.
This town of farmers and cattle ranchers has about 1,300 registered voters. But officials had to spend weeks begging residents before they found the 14 people needed to staff its two polling places on Sunday.
Gunmen shot and killed a prominent Mexico City police investigator outside his home Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Assailants armed with automatic rifles shot and killed a top policeman and his bodyguard as they drove home in the Mexican resort city of Cancun, authorities said Tuesday.
Mexico's presidential candidates wrapped up months of mudslinging with final campaign rallies Wednesday, with left-leaning Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and conservative Felipe Calderon locked in a tight race.
Mexico's presidential candidates have talked about pot on MTV, buddied up with professional wrestlers and traded ties for soccer jerseys as they cultivate a hipper, cooler image.
Health officials said Manuel Uribe weighed 1,235 pounds when he made a desperate plea for help on national television in January.
Associated Press writers Mark Stevenson, Will Weissert, Ioan Grillo and Julie Watson are covering Mexico's presidential race. Stevenson and Watson are in Mexico City, with Stevenson covering leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's campaign. Weissert is in Guadalajara with conservative Felipe Calderon, and Grillo is traveling to Veracruz with Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
Leftist presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador doesn't speak English, rarely travels outside Mexico and says the best foreign policy is to stay at home and avoid meddling in other nations' affairs.
Conservative Felipe Calderon pledged Sunday to win Mexico's closely fought presidential election by a solid margin, insisting he is the safe option against a vindictive and radical leftist rival.
A commission will decide whether to renew Ricardo Lavolpe's contract as Mexico's coach when it runs out on July 30.