Why there's a storm brewing about global food aid from the U.S.
The act of providing food aid to countries in need turns out to be a complicated and controversial matter. Here's why.
Haiti
21 Days of Musica Latina: Haiti
Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.
An American nurse and her young daughter are freed in Haiti after being held 2 weeks
Armed men had seized Alix Dorsainvil and her child from the El Roi Haiti clinic she worked at in a gang-controled part of Port-au-Prince.
Aid efforts for Haitians suffer blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter
Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Criminal control has worsened and today the innocent are often killed, raped and held for ransom.
A New Hampshire nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti
The humanitarian group El Roi Haiti said Alix Dorsainvil and her child were taken from the organization's campus near Port-au-Prince.
Biden is visiting Ottawa this week. Concerns about Haiti are at the top of the agenda
It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.
How do pandemics begin? There's a new theory — and a new strategy to thwart them
Animals carry millions of pathogens. So it's a daunting task to find the one with the greatest potential to spark a pandemic. Now scientists are rethinking the way they hunt for that next new virus.
U.S. arrests 4 in Florida over the assassination of Haitian president
U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company, prosecutors announced.
Reporter's notebook: Haiti's at a breaking point but few want foreign intervention
The U.S. and other countries put sanctions on Haitian gangsters and a corrupt politician. But as Haiti combats hunger, cholera and gangs, many want Haitian solutions — not a foreign troop deployment.
Nations consider sending troops to Haiti, despite troubled past foreign intervention
The U.S. and Mexico proposed to the United Nations Security Council a "non-U.N." force for Haiti to help the country resolve deepening crises, but countries are cautious given prior harmful efforts.