State Rep. Steve Holland: 'Gulf of America' bill was a joke

JACKSON — All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said Thursday.

U.S. extends travel warning to Mexico over violence

(Reuters) - Spreading drug violence, kidnappings and carjackings in Mexico have led the State Department to increase the number of places it says Americans should avoid for safety reasons for the second time in less than a year. A travel advisory issued this week urged U.S. citizens to avoid all but essential travel to 14 states in northern and central Mexico, warning that U.S. citizens have ...

Mexico travel advisory affecting Tucson business

TUCSON - The state department issued a travel warning for people headed to Mexico this week. It cautions United States Citizens about travel to Nogales, Sonora and Rocky Point or Puerto Penasco, blaming Mexico's continuing drug violence.

700 get food poisoning after Mexico rally

Authorities treated more than 700 people for food poisoning after a political rally in southern Mexico this week, officials said.

BP wins right to exclude prior accidents from Gulf of Mexico oil spill case

BP has won a legal victory preventing some of the oil giant's previous accidents being used as evidence in the trial to assign blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.