Mexican army-run airline’s first flight takes off for Caribbean resort, launching new era of government-run tourist flights

Mexico launched its army-run airline on Tuesday, when the first relaunched Mexicana flight took off from Mexico City for the Caribbean resort of Tulum. It was another sign of the outsized role that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has given to Mexico’s armed forces. The airline’s military-run holding company now also operates about a dozen … Read more

Inside Mexico’s most haunted hotel where walls are scrawled with creepy messages & why terrified guests leave sweets

AN explorer who visited an eerie haunted hotel in Mexico told how the walls were scrawled with creepy messages. Located in Mexico City, La Posada del Sol is an abandoned architectural masterpiece shrouded in mystery and ghoulish stories of murder. 11 La Posada del Sol in Mexico City has been left to the elements for … Read more

NBC reporter Guad Venegas amazed at number of migrants at US border

An NBC News reporter expressed astonishment at the sheer volume of migrants who are crossing the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas. Guad Venegas appeared on MSNBC for a live report from the southern border on Thursday. During the segment, he told MSNBC anchor Jose Diaz-Balart that he had never seen as many people at … Read more

Sleigh, what? From carving radishes to building giant goats – 10 weird and wonderful Christmas traditions around the world

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.  And what better way to welcome it than with giant straw goats, deep-fried caterpillars, radish carving and decorated horse skulls. These are just some of the strange Christmas sights that feature in our list of 10 weird and wonderful festive traditions around the world. Scroll down for more … Read more

Texas border facilities overwhelmed by migrant influx, officials say

Texas border facilities overwhelmed by migrant influx, officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News Border Patrol agents are stretched so thin that customs officers are being called to help with a spike of thousands of migrants crossing into the U.S. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has more. Be the first to know Get browser … Read more

Alma Fonda Fina, elevated Mexican, opens in Denver

Johnny Curiel grew up in his parents’ “fonda” – “a mom-and-pop place, where blue-collar workers go for lunch” – in downtown Guadalajara, Mexico. “I was inspired by what they did, but not necessarily the lifestyle,” Curiel added. “But the more I started growing up, the more I fell in love with hospitality.” Curiel’s parents still … Read more

An SF eatery has the Food Network’s second-best sandwich in the U.S.

Editor’s note: In this recurring column, SFGATE food writers celebrate the Bay Area’s rich deli culture by spotlighting longtime family-run delis — the neighborhood institutions — and the newer community sandwich hubs. Many cultures from around the world have developed unique sandwiches that reflect their bounty. There are sandwiches from Italian delis that specialize in cured meats, banh … Read more

Chef Michael Diaz de Leon steps down from Bruto as executive chef

When chef Michael Diaz de Leon took over Bruto in 2020, he was handed “four walls, a hearth oven and a couple of induction burners,” he said. Three years later, Diaz de Leon has transformed Bruto into a Michelin-starred restaurant with a Michelin sustainability award and a 2023 James Beard nomination. “No one really understands … Read more

How America’s love of avocados is affecting Mexico’s forests

How America’s love of avocados is affecting Mexico’s forests – CBS News Watch CBS News The American obsession with avocados is having a global impact, and it’s being felt acutely in neighboring Mexico where the fruit is grown. Jeff Miller, author and associate professor at Colorado State University, joins CBS News to discuss the issue. … Read more

Man boards wrong flight at SFO. It happens more than you think.

FILE: A United Airlines plane takes off from SFO on April 22, 2023. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A man boarded a United flight at San Francisco International Airport earlier this month that was bound for Florida and it wasn’t until reaching his seat that he and the airline both discovered his boarding pass was for … Read more