Brian Matthew Faughan, U.S. vice consul in Monterrey, has died in Mexico, officials in the country said. Faughan, 41, died in a car accident on Wednesday, July 9. His death was confirmed by the Attorney General's Office of the State of Coahuila, ABC News Mexico reported.

The anti-gentrification rallies in Mexico City mirror protests that have erupted in cities like Barcelona and Paris against skyrocketing costs, which have been blamed on overtourism, short-term home rentals,

Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to the country's powerful organized crime groups.

The two children were identified as Charlotte Trotter, 4, and Sebastian Trotter, 7, according to their aunt Tiffanie Wyatt. She said their father, Sebastian Trotter, a solder based at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and their mother, Stephanie, both suffered serious injuries but survived and were receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Texas.

The USDA had previously reopened certain ports, such as Douglas, Arizona, after Mexico's efforts to control the screwworm pest.

Most of the Bank of Mexico's governing board supports smaller cuts to the key interest rate, minutes from June's rate decision showed on Thursday, signaling a more cautious approach as Mexico grapples with stubborn inflation and sluggish growth.

Severe thunderstorms will head east by Saturday, impacting eastern Michigan and parts of northern Indiana. Rain from 1 to 2 inches is possible as the system tracks east, but some areas could see isolated amounts of 3 to 5 inches through the weekend.