Jose Luis Gonzalez

A member of the Mexican National Guard stands guard at a crime scene, as Mexico's Senate approved a constitutional reform that transfers operational command of the National Guard to the

East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers began a strike today, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labor contract broke down over wages.

A general view shows the Port's Maritime, as port workers from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) participate in a strike, in the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S., October

Containers are stacked at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT), as port workers from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) participate in a strike, in Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S., October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jose

Hurricane Milton barreled toward Florida's battered Gulf Coast as an enormous Category 5 storm on Tuesday, triggering massive traffic jams and fuel shortages as officials ordered more than 1 million people to flee before it slams into the Tampa Bay area.

FILE PHOTO: A migrant, seeking to reach the United States and request asylum, watches the presidential debate between the Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and the Democratic

of 2 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales increased solidly in September likely as lower gasoline prices gave

At a remote military checkpoint in the Mexican desert some 25 miles (40 km) south of the border city of Ciudad Juarez, immigration agents bundled dozens of migrants onto a bus headed south on a hot night in September. The crackdown encompasses a growing program to bus and fly non-Mexican migrants to the country’s south, far from the U.S. border, along with widespread detentions and administrative obstacles, according to public data and conversations with a dozen U.S. and Mexican officials. Partly as a result of Mexico’s efforts, the number of migrants caught by U.S. authorities at the border in recent months fell sharply to the lowest level since 2020, taking some heat out of an issue on which, polls show, voters trust Republican candidate Donald Trump more than his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election.

At a remote military checkpoint in the Mexican desert some 25 miles (40 km) south of the border city of Ciudad Juarez, immigration agents bundled dozens of migrants onto a bus headed south on a hot night in September.

Border Patrol agents search for migrants, Sunland Park, New Mexico, October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez