May 23, 2024 7:26 PM

Nine killed in Mexico stage collapse at campaign event

A stage collapsed at a Mexican election campaign rally on Wednesday night, killing nine people and injuring dozens as high winds tore apart the large, concert-style structure, scattering politicians and attendees. Some 70 people were hospitalized after the rally for the Citizens' Movement party in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, Samuel Garcia, the state's governor, said on social media. He said he would meet with security and civil protection officials at the government palace e...