The country's Human Rights Commission accuses federal security forces of nearly two dozen extrajudicial killings during a raid in Michoacan last year. Police are said to have attempted a cover-up.
In the resort town of Puerto Vallarta, 29-year-old Jesus Alfredo Guzmán and five other men were kidnapped by armed assailants on Monday. Guzmán is the son of notorious imprisoned kingpin "El Chapo."
Hurricane Earl had been downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hit southern Mexico, but heavy rains prompted mudslides that killed at least 39 people.
DNA testing confirms that a 22-year-old law student in Mexico is the boy who was taken from his California home by his father more than two decades ago.
Women seeking an abortion in restrictive Texas now often pick the medical version, thanks to FDA rules making it easier. Others seek cheaper pills in Mexico, and aren't getting guidance from a doctor.
Mexico's Foreign Relations Department approved a judge's ruling from earlier this month that the process could go ahead. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's attorneys have 30 days to appeal.
The move has drawn criticism from Mexico's Catholic Church. But the church's opposition may not be much of an obstacle for Enrique Peña Nieto as he seeks the votes needed to amend the constitution.