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Mexico creates National Guard 'tourist battalion' to protect popular resorts
November 17, 2021 | 5:57pmMexico is deploying a 1,500-strong "tourist battalion" to protect vacationers in Cancun and nearby resorts following a spike in gang violence in the popular hot spots.
Is it safe for Americans to vacation to Cancun?
November 8, 2021 | 3:34pmThe State Department has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Mexico.
Four Americans hurt in gunfire at ritzy Cancun five-star resort
November 6, 2021 | 3:51pmA shootout between rival drug gangs at the Hyatt Ziva Riviera in Puerto Morales near Cancun left four Americans hurt, one of which had to be taken to a local...
Inside the bloody, brutal cartel wars taking over Mexico's tourist haven
November 5, 2021 | 12:33pmAs the murder rate spirals out of control, the Mexican government has now taken charge of all 11 police forces in Quintana Roo to try and regain order.
Gunfire, 2 deaths reported at ritzy five-star resort in Cancun
November 4, 2021 | 6:26pmTwo men were killed as shots rang out at a five-star Cancun hotel Thursday, sending frightened guests scrambling for safety and huddling in fear, according to police and reports.
12-year-old gets attacked, dragged by crocodile on family vacation in Cancun
October 28, 2021 | 12:07pmCharlie Buhl, 12, said he felt like he had been "stabbed" after he was ambushed by a massive 13 foot croc.
Stepfather of firefighter found dead in Mexico says cops suspected a homicide
July 30, 2021 | 1:48pmThe stepfather of the Texas firefighter who was found dead in a window of a Mexican resort while on vacation said in an interview that police initially suspected a homicide...
New hotels lure lockdown-weary travelers back to Mexico
April 6, 2021 | 1:51pmBringin' Mexy back — new hotels draw cabin-fevered Yanks
Two killed when plane used for gender reveal crashes
March 31, 2021 | 11:06amA gender reveal in Mexico went tragically wrong when a plane streaming a sign about a baby girl plunged into the waters off Cancun – killing two people on board...
Spring breaker dies after falling from balcony
March 28, 2021 | 11:36amA Missouri mom was found dead after she apparently plunged from a balcony at a Mexican resort on a spring break vacation, a report said. The unidentified woman had been...
Cancun relaxes COVID-19 rules ahead of spring break travel
February 25, 2021 | 5:25pmUnlike some spring-break hot spots in Florida, Cancun is actually easing its COVID-19 restrictions. With spring-break travel fast approaching, popular tourist destinations in Mexico like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and...
Ted man walking: Cruz attempts to revive his image after Cancun flap
February 21, 2021 | 9:29amSen. Ted Cruz released photos of himself on Twitter delivering water and meeting with Texans amid the growing controversy over the Republican lawmaker's jetting off to tropical Cancun last week...
The cost of Ted Cruz family trip to Cancun just went up: Kids will have to quarantine
February 20, 2021 | 5:03pmTexas Sen. Ted Cruz's two daughters will have to quarantine for seven to 10 days after returning from their now-infamous trip to Cancun -- and they will miss classes at...
Heidi Cruz and kids fly home to storm-battered Texas after Cancun holiday
February 20, 2021 | 4:40pmIt's back to Texas for Heidi Cruz and the kids. The family of Lone Star State Sen. Ted Cruz was spotted Saturday afternoon lining up at Cancun's airport for the...
Payback's a beach: Chris Christie has no sympathy for 'unlikeable' Ted Cruz
February 20, 2021 | 3:47pmPayback's a beach. Once ridiculed by Sen. Ted Cruz for lounging on the sand during a state government shutdown, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said this week he has...
Ted Cruz's family seen soaking up the Cancun sun while Texas shivers
February 19, 2021 | 8:53pmHere's what Ted Cruz is missing out on in Cancun.
Did 'The Simpsons' predict Ted Cruz's Cancun debacle back in 1993?
February 19, 2021 | 1:17pm" 'The Simpsons' have done it again," fans say.
Houston police chief calls Ted Cruz's Cancun trip 'a little tone-deaf'
February 19, 2021 | 12:24pmHouston's police chief criticized Ted Cruz's Caribbean jaunt, after the senator requested a police escort at the airport as he returned to storm-ravaged Texas in the face of criticism for...
A look inside the glitzy Ritz-Carlton where Ted Cruz stayed in Cancun
February 19, 2021 | 9:47amWhen Tex Sen. Ted Cruz ditched his freezing state for the warm climes of Mexico, he picked the glitzy Ritz-Carlton in Cancun — the only Forbes five-star resort in the...
Critics slam Cruz after he reportedly left dog home alone while in Cancun
February 19, 2021 | 7:26amThe Republican lawmaker has claimed in the wake of public outage that he was merely escorting his teenage daughters on their trip with friends -- noting like millions of his...