PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency and nighttime curfew late Sunday in a bid to regain control of the streets after
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Haiti orders a curfew after gangs overrun its two largest prisons. Thousands have escaped
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the
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Man says ‘friend’ punched him in the face while he was driving on Crown Mountain Road
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man reported he had been punched in the face while he was driving on Crown Mountain Road
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Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. At least three people were confirmed dead today. The
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Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession
SALEM (AP) — A bill recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs was passed by the Oregon Legislature on Friday, undoing a key part of the
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Peter’s Rest traffic stop yields assault rifle, ammunition
CHRISTIANSTED — Special Operations Bureau officers arrested a St. Croix man after finding an AR-15-style assault rifle and rounds of ammunition in his vehicle during
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Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti urgently appealed for help Saturday night as they struggled to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main
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Gunfire paralyzes Haiti as powerful gang leader says he will try to detain police chief, ministers
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Heavy gunfire paralyzed Haiti’s capital Thursday, and at least four police officers were slain, as a powerful gang leader announced that he
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Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: ‘The city center was at war’
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian police were overwhelmed by a series of coordinated violent attacks by gang members across the capital in which four officers were
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Boaters caught trying to smuggle over 110,000 live eels out of Puerto Rico, feds say
SAN JUAN — Two people are facing charges after the United States Coast Guard found them trying to take over 110,000 eels out of Puerto
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