Mexico: Alderwoman-elect shot dead in central state

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say an alderwoman-elect has been slain hours before she was to take office in the central municipality of Mazatepec.
The government of Morelos state said in a statement that Maria Asuncion Torres Cruz was shot dead Sunday. It did not give details or say whether the killing was believed to be political.
El Universal newspaper said witnesses reported she was slain outside her home by a hooded man. It added that her term on the municipal council was to b