Nineteen bodies, some dismembered, found in southwestern Mexico

Mexican authorities said Thursday that they found 19 bodies, some dismembered, in the southwestern state of Michoacan, as the federal government seeks to combat rising violence with a new militarized police.The victims, which included three women, were found at three different locations in the drug-cartel hotbed of Uruapan, state prosecutor Adrian Lopez told reporters Thursday morning.Battles between rival criminal groups have made Michoacan one of Mexico's bloodiest states.