An October 2021 photo of Mexican soldiers on patrol in the state of Michoacán in Mexico. A California couple with Mexican roots went south for the holidays to visit relatives, an annual tradition among many U.S. residents of Mexican ancestry. But tragedy struck: Both were shot dead in Mexico’s violence-plagued Michoacán state, Mexican authorities said Friday. Angamacutiro Mayor Hermes Arnulfo …
To the relief of avocado lovers from coast to coast, the recent drama between the United States and Mexico was fleeting. Mexico's cash crop Avocados from Mexico have been fueling America's taste for the fruit since 1997, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture lifted a 1914 import ban, which originally was implemented due to fears over pests like seed weevils …