Mexico's drug cartels are often described as powerful rivals to the state, with their influence measured in weapons, money and murdered officials. But this framing misses a fundamental truth.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four decapitated bodies were ... and said authorities needed to examine their strategy for tackling organized crime with the “magnitude” of the violence seen. “Military and police ...

Police in Juarez, Mexico, report the arrest of eight individuals in connection with a two-day spate of violence that left 22 people dead.

The U.S. Department of State has issued a travel advisory to Mexico because the risk of violent crime - including murders, kidnappings, carjackings and robberies - is "widespread" in some areas.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Four decapitated bodies were found hanging from a bridge in the capital of western Mexico’s Sinaloa state on Monday, part of a surge of cartel violence that killed 20 people ...