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Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio, asked ushers and musicians to form a circle around him as he knelt in prayer, flanked by the flags of Haiti and the United States. Many had come to...
Today in History: February 7, The Beatles arrive for their first US tour
Today is Friday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2025. There are 327 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first...
Haitian leader says the Trump administration’s plans will be 'catastrophic' for his country
ROME (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic” for Haiti. Leslie Voltaire made the comment in an interview with The Associated...
Haitians demand priority after government spends $3.8M for a brief visit from Colombia's leader
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The money materialized as soon as Colombia’s president confirmed his visit to southern Haiti. The Haitian government invested more than $3.8 million to more than double the runway at the airport in the coastal city of Jacmel, repair its streets,...
UN chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional international security support
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, Port-au-Prince, leading to a complete breakdown of government authority without additional international support for the beleaguered national police, the United Nations chief warned. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties with the violence-wracked country. He was expected to meet with officials and talk about potential joint projects focused on sectors including...
Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence plaguing the Caribbean nation, Kenya's interior minister said on Saturday. According to the minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, the police officers departed...
Journalists in Haiti demand justice as they bury a second colleague killed by gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The young boy wore a suit and bow tie to his stepfather’s funeral on Saturday, where he demanded a handkerchief and wiped tears off his mother’s face as they buried Marckendy Natoux, one of two journalists killed by gangs in Haiti. Natoux was...
Mourners bury journalist killed in one of Haiti's worst attacks on reporters
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Anger mixed with tears at the burial Thursday of one of the two journalists killed in an attack last month by armed gan gs while covering the government's abortive attempt to reopen Haiti's largest public hospital. Jimmy Jean wore an all-white suit as...
Haiti has 1 million displaced people, mostly from gang violence. It's tripled over the past year
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency says internal displacement in Haiti, largely caused by gang violence, has tripled over the last year and now surpasses 1 million people — a record in the Caribbean nation. The International Organization for Migration reported Tuesday that...
