Haiti's criminal gangs have exerted "near-total control" over the capital, as escalating violence pushes the Caribbean nation "closer to the brink," senior U.N. officials warned Wednesday.

Machete wielding gangs clash on a busy shopping street as families walk past in Southend before members of the gangs were arrested.

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Senior UN officials warn that Haiti’s gangs have gained “near-total control” of the capital, and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Early Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV appointed Daniel E. Garcia as Austin’s sixth bishop.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Powerful gangs in March attacked the town of Saut-d’Eau, whose 100-foot-long waterfall had for decades drawn thousands of Vodou and Christian faithful alike.

A bipartisan Congress has come to the rescue of vets at risk of losing their homes, after administrations from both parties tore up VA safety nets for homeowners.

First modular homes open as part of Cook County pilot program boosting homeownership The county’s $12 million program with developer Inherent L3C plans to add 120 homes across Chicago Heights ...

Thousands have been forced to forgo an annual pilgrimage to a revered waterfall in central Haiti, now in territory held by gangs, where they would splash among sacred waters and rub their bodies ...

After leading the Diocese of Monterey since 2018, Bishop Daniel Garcia, 64, has returned to his home state of Texas to serve the Austin Diocese as its leader.

Manhattan prosecutors said they are breaking up warring gangs by using lump prosecutions — slapping charges on the violent crews terrorizing the northern part of the borough. The Manhattan ...