Matamoros

MEXICO CITY - A leader of the Gulf drug cartel in Mexico was killed in a battle with the military in a town on the US-Mexican border, the government said.

MATAMOROS, Mexico - The sprawling remains of Hurricane Alex drenched much of northern Mexico on Thursday, paralyzing the major city of Monterrey.

MATAMOROS, Mexico - The first Atlantic hurricane of the year grew to a powerful Category 2 storm as it neared Mexico's Gulf coast and south Texas on Wednesday, whipping up high waves that frustrated oil-spill cleanup efforts and delivering tar balls and globs of crude onto already soiled beaches.