James Fredrick

The country racked up nearly 30,000 homicides in 2017, the most since it began reporting the statistic in 1997. But that doesn't make it the "most dangerous" country as President Trump claimed.

As the heroin business booms, driven by U.S. demand, Guerrero has been one of Mexico's most violent states. The Mexican army is demonstrating efforts to eradicate the flowering crop at the source.

Violent unrest in the Mexican state of Chiapas has displaced thousands of indigenous people, and concern is growing about a possible humanitarian crisis.

In Mexico, 1 in 5 girls marry before they're 18 — some as young as 11. Unlike in the rest of the world, child marriage rates have barely fallen in the past 30 years.

While safety concerns may have led to some of the quick demolitions, some residents fear developers and city officials are trying to destroy evidence of shoddy building and lax government oversight.

More than 200 people were killed in an earthquake in Mexico. Also, Molly Hennessy-Fiske of the LA Times is in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria nears and the GOP is again trying to overhaul health care.

"Like any good attack, this one begins with deception," says an investigator. Phishing text messages, including one that appeared to come from the U.S. embassy, were sent to a dozen targets.

The band's upcoming international tour supports a new album that doesn't shy away from politics. "With a neighbor like the one we have," member Emmanuel del Real says, "you can't not say something."

Mexico City can be unfriendly terrain for those in a wheelchair. But a new program aims to help them better navigate the city's bad traffic, broken pavement and oblivious pedestrians.

The murder of Maximino Rodriguez Palacios in Baja California last week is the latest in a string of killings that have made the country one of the most dangerous in the world to report the news.