In lieu of a down payment, one woman traded her five-month-old baby for a used Dodge Intrepid. Nicole Uribe, 23, was arrested on suspicion of felony trafficking in children after she gave her child to a couple. Jose-Juan and Irene Lerma were arrested on the same charges for accepting the trade.

Manuel Quiroz of Mexico can take a lot of heat. Quiroz can eat a dozen of Mexico's spiciest chilies like it is nothing. Quiroz rubs the chilies on his face and squeezes their juice into his mouth without hesitation. Quiroz is a 54-year-old taxi cab driver and has stated that he has made thousands of dollars with his tolerance for heat and he hopes to become the world champion chili eater.

Mexican wave campaigner Matthew Newton says his $25 ticket to the Australia-New Zealand cricket match was worth the national publicity to bring back the Aussie crowd tradition. Newton was ejected from the MCG after instigating a stadium wide Mexican wave, which has been banned by Cricket Australia.

Mexican wave campaigner Matthew Newton says his $25 ticket to the Australia-New Zealand cricket match was worth the national publicity to bring back the Aussie crowd tradition. Newton was ejected from the MCG after instigating a stadium wide Mexican wave, which has been banned by Cricket Australia.

Employees at a Mexico hospital are gleaming in excitement over a recent birth. The reason of their excitement is the enormous size of the baby. Antonio Vasconcelos, who has been nicknamed "Super Tonio" by visitors weighed 14. 5 pounds at birth, well above the normal weight for a newborn. According to hospital authorities, the baby is perfectly fine and drinks 5 ounces of milk every three hours.