World Apr 03 Haiti’s surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than 3 weeks, UN says By Evens Sanon, Associated Press
World Mar 22 Over 33,000 have fled gangs’ 13-day rampage through Haiti’s capital, report says Scores of people have been killed and some 17,000 people overall left homeless since the gang attacks began on Feb. 29, with gunmen targeting police stations and the main international airport that remains closed. By Associated Press
World Jun 23 Gang violence pushes Haitians from their homes into makeshift shelters A gang rampaged through the Cite Soleil slum, killing and raping and setting fire to hundreds of wood-and-tin homes. By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World May 08 Watch 9:21 Thousands try to flee Haiti as gangs terrorize innocent civilians The U.N. Security Council expressed deep concern over the security and humanitarian crises in Haiti. The Caribbean nation is in freefall without effective governance or protection from gangs that routinely terrorize innocent civilians with kidnappings, sexual abuse and murder. That… By Marcia Biggs, Teresa Cebrian Aranda
Nation Sep 17 Watch 3:08 News Wrap: DOJ appeals for access to classified documents recovered from Trump In our news wrap Saturday, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to restore its access to the classified materials found at Mar-a-Lago while an independent arbiter conducts his review, Puerto Rico is under a hurricane warning as Tropical…
Sep 10 For Haitians in U.S., a constant feeling of deja vu as disasters destroy their homeland By Roby Chavez, Gabrielle Hays Weeks after a massive earthquake devastated parts of Haiti, aid has yet to reach some of the more remote areas, and the suffering — and death toll — is growing. Here in the U.S, the more than million… Continue reading
Aug 14 Death toll of powerful eathquake in Haiti soars to 1,297 By Associated Press The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800 injured. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 9:08 Who assassinated the Haitian president, and why? Here’s what we know so far By Yamiche Alcindor, Ali Rogin The president of Haiti was assassinated Wednesday morning in his home on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Jovenel Moise had been in office for four years. His wife, Martine, was wounded in the brazen attack. Yamiche Alcindor begins our… Continue watching
Jan 14 Men dressed as police massacred civilians in Haiti, witnesses say By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Witnesses, a human-rights group and a Catholic charity told The Associated Press that at least 21 men were slain over a 24-hour period in a Nov. 13 massacre. Continue reading
Oct 07 Haiti earthquake kills 11, injures 135 By Associated Press Emergency teams worked to provide relief in Haiti on Sunday after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake killed 11 people and left 135 injured. Continue reading