World & Nation
The United States is seeking the removal of Mexico’s ambassador to the United Nations, Porfirio Munoz Ledo, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
May 2, 1985
Sharp-tongued Mexican opposition leader Porfirio Munoz Ledo said Wednesday that he was quitting the party he helped found a decade ago.
Oct. 14, 1999
Travel & Experiences
Proving that you can lose the war and win the peace, Leisure Entertainment Development & Operations International (LEDO) of Newport Beach has landed a contract to build an American-style mini-theme park and entertainment center in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
May 22, 1996
One of Mexico’s six presidential candidates formally withdrew from the race Thursday, throwing his support behind the leading opposition candidate.
June 16, 2000
Mexican lawmakers gave their final stamp of approval Monday to the North American Free Trade Agreement, despite last-minute pleas from opposition leaders to reject the pact as unfair.
Nov. 23, 1993
Clippers
The “world’s most famous arena” hosted the world’s worst NBA team Wednesday night against the Clippers and the results were predictable: The New York Knicks lost, 111-80, in what qualified as the Clippers’ most lopsided victory in franchise history at Madison Square Garden.
March 26, 2015
Sports
Nerlens Noel, who averaged 10.5 points as a freshman and is coming off knee surgery, is the likely No. 1 pick in an unusually weak NBA draft.
June 25, 2013
Politics: President Zedillo inaugurates first Congress in decades not controlled by his party with plea to continue his free-market policies.
Sept. 2, 1997
Science & Medicine
Sometimes there’s a fine line between science and art.
Oct. 10, 2018
California
By the time they began high school together in 1974, Alma Gaytan Orozco no longer talked much with the boy who lived next door in their barrio in the center of this city.
Sept. 8, 1985