Mexico sent firefighters to the US state of California to help douse wildfires that devastated portions of Los Angeles in early 2025. However, social media users are falsely claiming a video shows a fleet of helicopters arriving in America's second-largest city from its southern neighbor -- the clip,
"I spoke to the daughter, and she did confirm her mom has no criminal background," said Diana Delgado who recorded the video.
A fire spreading through the wilderness of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to more than 500 acres within several hours on Thursday night. But the blaze, known as the Border 2 fire, was miles from any structures or homes, and firefighters said they were making progress controlling it.
LAX has 17 direct routes to Mexico, with the longest being a 5.5-hour connection to the sunshine and sandy beaches of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Evacuation orders have been lifted for thousands of Californians, while new blazes ignited in the city of San Diego and on the Mexico border and a red flag emergency warning for critical fire risk was extended.
Associated Press video journalists and reporters Christopher Sherman in Mexico City, Hallie Golden in Seattle, Ty O'Neil in Los Angeles, and Sejal Govindarao in Phoenix contributed to this report. Bedayn is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report ...
President Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.
Fast-moving brush fire has scorched 800 acres in the hard-to-access Otay Mountain wilderness, while Donald Trump is expected to survey the damage in fire-ravaged Los Angeles
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The Amber Alert included Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties, with authorities saying the suspect may have fled to Mexico.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Jonathan Maldonado Cruz is believed to be on his way to Mexico. He is considered armed and dangerous.