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
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 – 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
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
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
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 – 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
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
It is good that the FBI brought finally down a U.S. ambassador who had been a career-long spy for Cuba. But did it need 40 years to do it? Because that is how long alleged spy Manuel Rocha, 73, of Miami, a veteran State Department official and former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, had been secretly … Read more
The vision, he says, is now to create the lowest-density development project ever carried out in Mexico. The Costalegre is a coastal region in Jalisco, Mexico. Photo: Getty Images Up first is the Chalacatepec International Airport, already constructed as part of a public-private partnership but not yet open; it is just 10 minutes from Xala. … Read more
