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People enjoy a summer's day, in Benidorm, south-east Spain, Saturday, June 26, 2021. Almost a year after face masks became mandatory indoors and outdoors in Spain, people from Saturday are no longer required to wear them outside as long as they can stay at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) apart. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
The Latest: UK health secretary quits in wake of scandal

By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2021 08:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2019, file photo, then-New Mexico Workforce Solutions Secretary Bill McCamley listens to questions about wage theft complaints during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico probably overpaid unemployment insurance benefits by an estimated $250 million during the coronavirus pandemic amid a backlog of investigations into potentially fraudulent claims, the budget and accountability office of the Legislature announced Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in a research report. The revelations arrive amid turbulence at the Workforce Solutions Department, where McCamley departed as agency secretary a month ago and a review is underway of inflated tax rates on employers for unemployment insurance. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
Ex-labor official says safety threats prompted resignation

May. 20, 2021 07:22 PM EDT

A woman holds a feminist flag and a sign that reads in Spanish "From Ciudad Juarez to Tulum we demand justice for Victoria Salazar," during a protest outside of the Quintana Roo state offices in Mexico City, Monday, March. 29, 2021. The demonstrators were protesting the police killing in Tulum, Quintana Roo state, of Salvadoran national Victoria Esperanza Salazar when a female police officer knelt on her back to cuff her. Mexican authorities say an autopsy confirmed that police broke her neck. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
OAS rights group: 'Critical' levels of impunity in Mexico

Apr. 25, 2021 07:30 PM EDT

A health workers check paperwork ahead of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine drive outside of the County Fairgrounds on Friday, April 23, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
At least half of New Mexico students take in-person classes

By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 23, 2021 01:18 PM EDT

First lady Jill Biden watches as New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives a sticker to a woman who had just received a COVID-19 vaccination during a visit to First Choice Community Healthcare - South Valley Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, April 21, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
The Latest: New Mexico preparing for 'vaccine hesitancy'

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2021 01:20 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2019 file photo New Mexico Workforce Solutions Secretary Bill McCamley listens to questions about wage theft complaints during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M. The head of New Mexico's labor agency is stepping down, just as the latest jobless numbers released Friday show over-the-year losses across all major sectors as the state struggles to recover from the economic fallout prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. McCamley's last day as secretary of the state Department of Workforce Solutions is Friday, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan,File)
New Mexico labor leader steps down as jobless claims persist

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 16, 2021 02:30 PM EDT

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-New Mexico, appears via a live-streamed hearing before a U.S. Senate subcommittee in Washington, D.C, regarding the challenges of combatting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
New Mexico health secretary, experts push vaccine message

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 15, 2021 02:43 PM EDT

New Mexico governor gets request to send troops to US border

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 09, 2021 01:40 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell on Friday asked Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to deploy New Mexico National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico...

FILE - In this June 24, 2020 file photo, crematorium workers burn the coffins that contained the remains of people who died from the coronavirus after their cremation at the San Nicolas Tolentino cemetery in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City. As Mexico approaches 200,000 in officially test-confirmed deaths from COVID-19, the real death toll is probably higher due to the country’s extremely low rate of testing. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
Mexico's real COVID-19 death toll now stands at over 321,000

Mar. 28, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden vows action on migrants as he defends border policy

By Ben Fox Mar. 26, 2021 12:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 27, 2020 file photo, a street dog sleeps amid the tombs at the San Nicolas Tolentino Pantheon cemetery as workers make space for more burials in the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City, amid the coronavirus pandemic. As Mexico approaches 200,000 in officially test-confirmed deaths from COVID-19, the real death toll is probably higher due to the country’s extremely low rate of testing. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)
Mexico tops 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, but real toll is higher

By Lissette Romero Mar. 25, 2021 09:15 PM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden vows action on migrants as he defends border policy

By Ben Fox Mar. 25, 2021 04:44 PM EDT

In this photo released by Mexico's tax agency, SAT, on March 17, 2021, officials show vials of seized, alleged Sputnik V vaccines for COVID-19 in Campeche, Mexico. RDIF, the Russian entity that paid for the vaccine's development, said these vaccines were fake after Mexican authorities seized them from a private plane en route to Honduras on March 17. (Mexican tax agency SAT via AP)
Mystery remains about Sputnik vaccines seized in Mexico

Mar. 24, 2021 05:18 PM EDT

Guatemalan travelers cross the Suchiate River, border between Guatemala and Mexico, into Mexico aboard a raft near Ciudad Hidalgo, Sunday, March 21, 2021. Mexico sent hundreds of immigration agents, police and National Guard officers marching through the streets of the capital of the southern state of Chiapas to launch an operation to crack down on migrant smuggling. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Mexico limits non-essential travel on southern border

By María Verza Mar. 21, 2021 03:14 PM EDT

An elderly woman gets her shot of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 in Mexico City, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Mexico to rely heavily on Chinese vaccines

Mar. 09, 2021 09:46 AM EST

FILE - Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, poses for photos with then-Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City, Monday March 5, 2012. President Biden is planning a virtual meeting with Mexican President Obrador. The meeting, on Monday, March 1, 2021, is a chance for the pair to talk more fully about migration, treating the coronavirus and cooperating on economic and national security issues. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)
Biden tries to reset relationship with Mexican president

By Mark Stevenson, Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani Mar. 01, 2021 10:46 AM EST

An elderly woman looks at a health worker before getting her shot of the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine at the Americas sports center in Ecatepec, a borough on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Foto AP/Marco Ugarte)
Mexican president says Mexico doing better than US on virus

Feb. 23, 2021 12:51 PM EST

A woman gets her shot of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine at the Magdalena Contreras borough of Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, as Mexico begins to vaccinate people over the age of 60 against the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Mexico arrests 6 for trafficking false coronavirus vaccines

Feb. 17, 2021 09:20 PM EST

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada to quarantine travelers, suspend flights south

By Rob Gillies Jan. 29, 2021 10:30 AM EST

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden calls Canada's Trudeau, Mexico's López Obrador

By Rob Gillies, Mark Stevenson And Aamer Madhani Jan. 22, 2021 09:12 PM EST