Two U.S. Justice Department officials were forced to step down on Wednesday when the Inspector General made public the findings of a 19-month investigation into the botched “Operation Fast and Furious.”

President Felipe Calderon has presented Congress’ lower house with a bill proposing significant changes to Mexico’s outdated labor law that he says will complete the country’s transformation to a more competitive and modern economy.

Contrary to widespread reports, 132 inmates did not tunnel out of a Coahuila prison on Monday – they simply walked out the front door.

With Mexico in a state of “national emergency,” the Mexican Episcopal (Catholic) Conference (CEM) called this week for public schools to give religious education classes in order to restore a sense of morality to the country’s youth.

Mexico’s Independence Day celebrations on Saturday night were overshadowed by a potent cocktail of torrential rain, political unrest and boxing.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has announced his withdrawal from Mexico’s leftist coalition.