Authorities did not say why the musicians from the band Grupo Fugitivo were slain, and did not deny reports by local media that the bodies had been burned.

Five members of the local Mexican band Grupo Fugitivo were found murdered after disappearing in Reynosa, a city close to the US border, authorities confirmed. The musicians were reportedly kidnapped on May 25 while en route to perform at a private event.

Nearly 100 million Mexicans are set to take part in an unprecedented election on June 1 that will reshape the country's judiciary.

Sunday’s election in which all 900 judges across the country will be elected has already been marred by accusations of government interference.

Mexico is about to become the only country in the world where every judge in every court, including the Supreme Court, will be elected by popular vote. The reform aims to fight corruption and restore trust in the justice system.

A weather system swirling off the coast of western Mexico has developed into the first tropical storm of the eastern North Pacific hurricane season, forecasters said Thursday. Tropical Storm Alvin was located about 565 miles (910 kilometers) south-southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico,

Tropical Storm Alvin formed Thursday, just one week after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted an above-average hurricane season this year.