Alondra de la Parra, the New York-born conductor who made a splash by forming her own orchestra while in her mid 20s, has a new job, as the artistic director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Jalisco.

Few voters turned out to vote for hundreds of mayoral and local deputy candidates on Sunday during Mexico's midterm elections. Analysts attribute the low turnout to drug cartel voter intimidation. Gangs allegedly hung four bodies from bridges in Mexico City ahead of the elections.

After the first day of the World Cup, both games end in a draw.

In the final installment of Mexico at 200, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas conductor and New York native Alondra de la Parra examines the fast-paced and animated 21st century music of young Mexican composers.

As part of Mexico at 200, Q2's exploration of the past two centuries of Mexican symphonic music, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas conductor and New York native Alondra de la Parra examines the birth of contemporary Mexican music by presenting those living composers who have already sewn their distinctive styles into the fabric of Mexican culture.

Mexico at 200, Q2's survey of Mexican symphonic music of the past 200 years, continues with Modernism and the Avant-Garde, hosted by Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas conductor and New York native Alondra de la Parra. Listen as Alondra presents the iconic composers active in the early 20th century who are now regarded as responsible for the emergence of Mexican modernism.

President Barack Obama is expected to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.

For the first show of Mexico at 200, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas conductor and New York native, Alondra de la Parra examines Mexican music from the late 1700s through early 1900s, and traces how Euro-centric Mexican composers began to exoticize their sound through local new-world character.

President Obama pledged his commitment to immigration reform and denounced Arizona's new law.

At least two people died in Sunday's strong 7.2 magnitude quake.

President Obama said he was deeply saddened and outraged over the Ciudad Juárez deaths.