In New Mexico, A Brittle Treat That Smolders
New Mexicans can get a little carried away with their chile peppers. There's chile beer, chile pizza, chile ice cream — you can find the smoldering flavors of chile peppers in just about anything.And...
View ArticleMexican Drug War Chokes Nuevo Laredo With Fear
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: The city of Nuevo Laredo, which hugs the border of south Texas, is the latest hotspot in Mexico's violent drug war. Over the past two weeks, over 70 people have been...
View ArticleMexico Aims To Save Babies And Moms With Modern Midwifery
In Mexico these days, the majority of babies are born in hospitals. That hasn't helped reduce the number of maternal deaths, though. So health officials are re-making the centuries-old tradition of...
View ArticleVibrant 'Club' Links Two Countries In Award-Winning Book
On a Saturday night, the bridge that links downtown El Paso, Texas, to Ciudad Juarez in Mexico is hauntingly still. Once, this was a border crossing flush with life; now, after years of brutal drug...
View ArticleWater Dispute Heightens Tensions Between U.S., Mexico
Mexico and the United States are supposed to share water according to a 70-year-old treaty that aims to protect each nation's needs. But prolonged drought is testing that relationship. Mexico is behind...
View ArticleRap Song About Violence In Mexico Strikes Chord With Listeners
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A song by a Mexican rap star is bringing new attention to the violence in the border city of Juarez. It...
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