MEXICO CITY - Felipe Calderon was declared president-elect Tuesday after two months of uncertainty, but his ability to rule effectively remained in doubt with Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowing to lead a parallel leftist government from the streets.

A how-to guide for illegal immigrants published by the Mexican government has raised the ire of Americans who are increasingly concerned about the porous border.

A hundred and twenty-three Paul Strand photographs will be exhibited at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City at the end of this year.

As a young guy I participated in a computer store grand opening. The main attraction was a robot, manipulated by a man with a job stick who threw his voice into a Dixie cup decoy microphone. The robot appeared to talk. But the moving robot developed mechanical problems and stalled.

It has been little noted in this country, but a spate of murders and kidnappings of journalists in Mexico has intensified recently.

MEXICO CITY - Kitelab, the Mexico City market research company, conducted a survey that has tremendous implications for understanding how U.S. Latino communities perceive themselves. Underlying the research is knowledge that Latinos will represent a $1.3 trillion consumer market by 2012.

The real estate market in Mexico is booming — and it’s about to explode. That’s the message three Valley entrepreneurs are sending to potential investors in Arizona, across the nation and around the world.

The NFL wants to play a regular season game outside the United States. The Cardinals see a half-empty Sun Devil Stadium on many game days. The two may make for a perfect match.

Mexican President Vicente Fox entered office in 2000 amid high hopes for a new era in politics with more openness in the federal government, less corruption and more economic stability.

MEXICO CITY — An airplane was briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday from the resort of Cancun, but all passengers and crew were released unharmed, officials said.

MEXICO CITY - The ruling party's Felipe Calderon won the official count in Mexico's disputed presidential race Thursday, a come-from-behind victory for the stiff technocrat. But his leftist rival refused to concede and said he'd fight the results in court.

A pregnant woman assaulted the president of Mothers Against Illegal Aliens at an immigration protest near a Phoenix furniture store on Saturday, police said.

Add Democrat Bill Richardson to the list of past and potential future presidents campaigning in the Valley this week.

Guest commentary by Jose de la Isla

MEXICO CITY - Felipe Calderon's slim lead in Mexico's presidential race was called into question as an official recount of vote tallies showed his leftist opponent slightly ahead late Wednesday. However, Calderon insisted he had won and even offered to include his rival in his Cabinet.

CANCUN, Mexico - President Bush said Friday the United States believes it is important to enforce laws protecting borders and told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that was crucial to keeping prosperity alive.

July 24, 2004

Planning a trip to Mexico? Forget it.

CANCUN, Mexico - A massive evacuation of tourists in one of the world's largest resorts began Sunday, with hundreds of buses dispatched to move tens of thousands of vacationers away from Hurricane Emily, heading for a direct hit on Mexico's coast.

For the first time in Arizona Amber Alert's three-year history, it's likely that an accused abductor and his two children have slipped across the border and disappeared into Mexico.

For the first time in Arizona Amber Alert's three-year history, it's likely that an accused abductor and his two children have slipped across the border and disappeared into Mexico.

Americans watched President Bush’s speech from New Orleans on Thursday with mixed expectations. Some hoped for more contrition for the government’s slow response to Hurricane Katrina; others sought inspiration for a devastated Gulf Coast.

For the second time this year, a high-profile leader of the Apollo Group is stepping down. The Phoenix-based company that offers degrees to working students said Monday that Laura Palmer Noone, president of the University of Phoenix, will retire July 1 to spend more time with her family.