Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and other top American officials met with Mexico’s president on Wednesday for talks on how to slow the surge in illegal migration at the southern U.S. border. President Biden dispatched the officials to Mexico City at a pivotal moment, as border crossings have hit record numbers and there is…
Like many people in the tiny town of Why, Ariz., Stephanie Fierro’s life revolves around the nearby border crossing. She works at a roadside café serving enchiladas to American tourists passing through on their way to beach resorts in Mexico. Her husband, a Mexican citizen, lives on the other side. That link was severed last…
Federal health officials expressed optimism on Tuesday that the nation was better prepared to weather a surge of Covid-19 infections this winter compared with a year earlier, and they renewed their pleas for Americans to get an updated booster shot ahead of the holidays. While the trajectory of the virus remains uncertain, Dr. Anthony S.…