Messages are often left on victims' bodies by cartels seeking to threaten their rivals or punish behavior they claim violates their rules.

Ernesto Barajas, leader of the Mexican regional music group Enigma Norteño, was shot and killed on Tuesday (Aug. 19) afternoon in a parking lot in the municipality of Zapopan, on the outskirts of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, according to local media reports. He was 38 years old.

Six severed heads have been found on a road in central Mexico, in an area not normally associated with cartel violence. Local authorities made the discovery early on Tuesday morning on a route that links the broadly peaceful states of Puebla and Tlaxcala.

Mexican authorities are investigating the discovery of six severed human heads between the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, according to the Tlaxcala Prosecutor’s Office.

Mexico and Canada have long viewed each other with indifference or even distrust. They’re now talking about teaming up.

Mexico will propose reinstating a North American steel committee to improve trade ties with the US and reduce reliance on Asian steel imports, according to a top trade official.

A panel of federal appellate judges rules Tuesday that New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period on gun purchases likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights, putting the law on hold pending a legal challenge.

El Swing Perfecto Little League of Chihuahua, Mexico, and Joto Little League of Tokyo, Japan, meet on Tuesday afternoon in Williamsport in an elimination game.

The 2025 Little League World Series is underway. Eight teams continue their quest to win it all in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday in the annual summer tournament. A new winner will be crowned in 2025 after last year's champion, Lake Mary, Florida, was eliminated in the regional round.