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Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in Haiti’s capital as violence surges once…

John McCarthy October 25, 2024

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L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón just announced he will go to court and ask a judge to free Erik and Lyle Menendez

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with…

John McCarthy October 24, 2024

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Shops ransacked as protests rock French Caribbean island of Martinique

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Looters ransacked shops overnight on the French Caribbean island of Martinique as violent protests against rising living costs showed little sign of abating despite the imposition of a curfew. The…

John McCarthy October 24, 2024

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Haiti’s Justice Ministry warns of threats against the prime minister and his Cabinet

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s Justice Ministry called Tuesday for a boost in security for Prime Minister Garry Conille and other Cabinet officials in response to unspecified threats that they could…

John McCarthy October 24, 2024

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Suspect charged in Lorraine Village homicide

FREDERIKSTED — Virgin Islands police quickly arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a 35-year-old St. Croix man at Lorraine Village late this morning. Kertis "Papa" Tonge, 33, was…

John McCarthy October 23, 2024

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Fatal shooting reported at fish market in Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Detectives are investigating after a man was shot and killed in St. Thomas on Tuesday afternoon, Virgin Islands Police said. The homicide occurred at around 2:34 p.m.…

John McCarthy October 23, 2024

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St. Croix man shot ‘multiple’ times in Grove Place rushed to hospital

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix man was shot "multiple" times at an apartment complex in Grove Place this morning, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The…

John McCarthy October 23, 2024

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Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies, the top U.N. official in…

John McCarthy October 23, 2024

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Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police on Monday clashed with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs. Solino has…

John McCarthy October 22, 2024

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Disturbing video shows 3 suspects fatally shooting 26-year-old man at gas station

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are looking for three masked suspects wanted for fatally shooting a man at a gas station in Bovoni on Saturday night. Venquon N. Richardson of St.…

John McCarthy October 20, 2024