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Mexican producers will try to undo tequila's reputation as simply a reveler's party shot by promoting the spirit's traditional and artisanal roots at the largest wine trade fair in the world this week. It's an ambitious campaign launched in partnership with the Mexican government that requires a PR overhaul for a spirit used more to induce a quick buzz than for awakening the ...

Mattress Factory co-director Barbara Luderowski, right, speaks into a megaphone held by One Pittsburgh organizer Calvin Skinner as North Side community members march in opposition of proposed new Mexican War Street boundaries on ...

Sivathanu Pillai hailed as the 'father of BrahMos' mentions 'missile tech' as one of the 10 key and "unique leap-frog technologies" for building a securer and greater future of ...

Jury selection could get underway as early as tomorrow for the trial of an ex-con accused of killing a Hemet drug counselor with whom he was living and stuffing her body in a suitcase that he dumped in a motel room.

The Popocatepetl Volcano emitted a strong plume of ash high into the clear sky this afternoon. This is a speeded up 30-second video of the plume as it occurred around 1:30 p.m. Webcams caught the action. Read a lot more about ...

Mexicans don't sing as often as they once did. Not at home. Nor when getting their hair cut. Nor at their jobs. That's what Jose Luis Ceron tells me. He's a sociologist and an expert on Mexican traditional and popular music, particularly the style known as danzon. I went to see Ceron on a related matter and he started talking about the loss of cultural heritage in the country ...

A plume of smoke swirls into the air from a wildfire just south of the California-Mexico border on Monday. The fire burned in the mountains southeast of Tecate, Mexico, and produced smoke that was clearly visible from Mt. Laguna, where this image was ...

Italy , leaving them with little room to manoeuvre. Another reverse here coupled with an Italian win over the Japanese will see them exit the competition. They face a stiff test against a side that is slowly but surely coming together under Luiz Felipe Scolari and intent on making further progress in front of their fans in Fortaleza. Jose Manuel de la Torre's side emerged with a 2-0 win ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Fed up with politicians they call "rats," a group of friends in the eastern Mexican city of Xalapa have put forward their ideal candidate for mayor: a cat named ...

A suspect in the brutal murder of a Lake Charles woman has been named to the FBI's 10 "Most Wanted" List.

TYLER, Texas - Two Mexican nationals living in Tyler, Texas, have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales ...

Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:40pm EDT * Will compromise be enough to satisfy conservatives? * Could include high-tech methods to secure border * Amendment may be offered this week (Adds Corker quotes, more details) By Richard Cowan and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - A small group of Republican senators worked Monday on a possible border security compromise that would make a sweeping ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's economy should accelerate in the second quarter as solid growth in the auto industry boosts its manufacturing sector, the country's finance minister said on Monday. "We think growth of 3.5 (percent) in the ...

Hosts Brazil will be looking to secure a FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final spot with a win over Mexico in their meeting on Wednesday.After their opening victory over Japan, Brazil know that victory in their Group A clash in Fortaleza will guarantee a place in the last four with a game to ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jack in the Box Inc. ( ) today announced that it has substantially completed its previously disclosed review of market performance for its Qdoba Mexican Grill brand. As a result of this comprehensive review, the company plans to close 67 of its company-operated Qdoba restaurants by the end of fiscal 2013, which ends Sept. 29, 2013. As of the end of the ...

Walmart Stores ( ), is weighing its options on selling its restaurant chain in the country. The restaurant group consists of Vips chain with 265 restaurants, 92 El Porton restaurants and seven Ragazzi restaurants. While the Vips and the El Porto restaurants specialize in Mexican foods, the Ragazzi restaurants specialize in Italian cuisine. Though the groups of restaurants serve about 79 million ...

Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:54pm EDT MEXICO CITY, June 17 (Reuters) - Mexico's economy should accelerate in the second quarter as solid growth in the auto industry boosts its manufacturing sector, the country's finance minister said on Monday. "We think growth of 3.5 (percent) in the second quarter is clearly attainable," Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray said in an interview with ...

WASHINGTON, June 17 (RIA Novosti) – Mexicans in the thousands have pledged their support for a political candidate with a different outlook in next month’s mayoral election in Xalapa: a black and white cat called Morris who’s vowing to rid the university city of rats. "Tired of voting for rats? Vote for a cat. Only a cat can restore order in the face of all the rats who go ...

MEXICO CITY, June 17 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso fell 1.18 percent to 12.86 per U.S. dollar in early afternoon trading on Monday. The peso reached its highest level in nearly two years last week when the currency traded at 12.7250 per ...

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico - One day this year, citizen activist Jose Manuel Arias Rodriguez was told by the state of Tabasco that his request under the state’s sunshine-in-government law had been granted. Sprawled before him were 14 boxes of receipts and other paperwork for the running of the stately governor’s mansion known as Quinta Grijalva.Arias began to dig, and before long he ...