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Locals Call It the World’s Largest Cesspool, and Blame It for Surging Cancer

For decades, the Mexican authorities have sacrificed a rural valley to flush away the capital’s waste and power the economy. Now, local communities are paying for that decision — often with peoples’ lives.

© Alejandro Cegarra for The New York Times

The old church of San Francisco Bojay in Hidalgo, Mexico, is partially submerged after the area was flooded in 1949 to create the Endhó Dam.
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Video Shows Grocery Store Manager Saving Toddler From Oncoming Traffic

Luis Cruz dashed into a busy street in Puebla, Mexico, to pull a girl out of the path of an approaching S.U.V. Footage of the rescue has made him a local sensation.

© Newsflare, via Associated Press

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‘The Nest of Snakes’: Warring Cartels Target Women in Mexico

A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.

© Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times

Alma Daniela with a portrait of her sister, Vivian Karely Aispuro, who was murdered last year in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa.
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Man Is Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Mexican Influencer During Livestream

The authorities accused the man of attacking César Gastélum, a young influencer, during a livestream in Sinaloa this month.

© Aaron Ibarra/Associated Press

A memorial near the restaurant in Culiacán, Mexico, where César Gastélum was shot dead this month.
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