PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As the sun rose, a handful of women opened tattered beach umbrellas in the heart of Port-au-Prince and scanned the horizon before opening their fruit and vegetable stands.

Federal prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for the leader of a notorious Haitian gang who has pleaded guilty to facilitating the purchase and smuggling of high-powered weapons from Florida to ...

A retired Colombian army officer who pleaded guilty to leading a group of commandos in the assassination of Haiti’s president was sentenced Friday to life in prison in Miami federal court, though he’s ...

Haiti is the middle of a crisis and is without a government as gangs in Port-au-Prince prevent one. But some parts of Haiti have lived without a functioning government for so long they cannot remember ...

Joseph Joël Joseph, a former senator in Haiti’s parliament, at right, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Miami federal court for his role in the assassination of the former ...

Pilgrims attend a Mass celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the namesake church in the Pétion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Haiti's government has retaken control of a key area from powerful gangs as glimmers of life appear in the heart of Port-au-Prince ...