Haiti Gangs Luring More Kids into Crime and Abuse As Killings Continue
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Ferry capsizes in Congo killing 38 and leaving 100 more missing
The sinking comes less than four days after another boat capsized in the country’s north-east, leaving 25 people dead. A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the ...The Guardian - 3h -
New details emerge about Utah mom, 3 kids killed at their home
One child survived being shot in the head and is hospitalized with a severe brain injury, police said.CBS News - 1d -
Haiti gang leader explains why boys, men are joining violent cause
Haiti continues to suffer from gang violence and corruption as political instability remains. Nawal Al-Maghafi with BBC News, a CBS News partner, breaks down why one gang leader says young men are ...CBS News - 2d -
Mexico praises its own migrants with a hymn, while abuses continue against those from other nations
Mexico's president has unveiled a bilingual “hymn” to Mexican migrants living in the United States, even as migrants from other countries continue to suffer abuses, delays and hostility in MexicoABC News - 3d -
Congo says mysterious disease killing dozens of kids finally identified
"The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.CBS News - 3d -
National Film Registry adds 'Star Trek' title, 'Spy Kids' and more
The Library of Congress added 25 films to its National Film Registry this year, including "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," "Spy Kids" and "The Social Network."NBC News - 4d -
Dad and stepmom jailed for "campaign of abuse" that killed U.K. girl
The stepmother and father of Sara Sharif have been sentenced to life in prison for horrific abuse that ended up killing the 10-year-old British girl.CBS News - 4d -
Russian general wanted for war crimes in Ukraine killed in Moscow
A key Russian general accused of using chemical weapons in the war against Ukraine has been killed in a bomb blast inside the Russian capital in Moscow. Ukraine is now claiming responsibility for ...NBC News - 4d -
Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses
Authorities in two states in southern Mexico have arrested more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offensesABC News - 5d -
Subway Surfing’s Deadly Lure in New York City
For more than a century, people have climbed on top of moving trains in search of a thrill. Now social media has attracted a new generation of daredevils.The New York Times - 5d -
Kid makes family more than $1 million after Freddie Freeman grand slam ball he caught sells
Bidding for Freddie Freeman's World Series walk-off grand slam ball that a 10-year-old boy caught didn't heat up until the final moments, with the auction ending at $1.56 million.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
More than half of Gen X parents worry about financially supporting their kids into adulthood, survey shows
Fifty-three percent of Gen X parents are concerned their kids won't be fully financially independent into adulthood, U.S. Bank data reveals.CNBC - 6d -
Meet the volunteers delivering Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
A group of missionaries from Florida will continue their tradition of bringing gifts to children in Haiti.CBS News - Dec. 12 -
Florida group delivers Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
A Florida missionary group that helps charities fly life-saving supplies to Haiti delivered Christmas gifts to dozens of children in the war-torn country. Kati Weis has more.CBS News - Dec. 12 -
Shell casings and fingerprints link suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing to crime scene
Shell casings found at the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was killed matched the 3D-printed gun found on the suspect, Luigi Mangione, when he was arrested, according to the NYPD. Police also ...CBS News - Dec. 12 -
Haiti's main international airport reopens a month after gang gunfire forced it to close
Haiti’s main international airport has reopened to commercial flights, one month after gangs opened fire on planesABC News - Dec. 11 -
Israeli strike kills more than 20, Gaza hospital says
Yahoo News - Dec. 11 -
NYPD commissioner says gun found on suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing matches shell casings found at crime scene
NYPD commissioner says gun found on suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing matches shell casings found at crime sceneABC News - Dec. 11 -
Nearly 200 people, mostly elderly, killed in gang-led massacre in Haiti
A gang-led massacre in Haiti has killed nearly 200 people, mostly elderly, as violence continues to grow in the country. Jacqueline Charles, Haiti and Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald, ...CBS News - Dec. 11 -
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violenceABC News - Dec. 11 -
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Yahoo News - Dec. 11 -
Hospital: More than 20 killed in Israeli attack in northern Gaza
Yahoo News - Dec. 11 -
A gang leader in Haiti is accused of massacring older people to avenge his son's death
A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti’s capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders in his community to avenge his son's deathABC News - Dec. 9 -
Haiti Gangs Kill More Than 180 Mostly Elderly People in Capital
A warlord ordered the slaying of elderly slum residents he suspected of giving his son a severe illness through witchcraft, the U.N. and human-rights groups said.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 9 -
Massacre in Haiti Ordered by Gang Leader Leaves Over 100 Dead, Rights Group Says
The killings in a Port-au-Prince slum, which appeared to target practitioners of Voodoo, were ordered by a gang leader, a Haitian human rights organization said.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
MicroStrategy shareholders continue to shoulder the cost of more bitcoin buys
The company has diluted shareholders to the tune of roughly $12 billion via share sales in recent weeks to stock up on bitcoin.MarketWatch - Dec. 9 -
Most of globe has become more arid, UN finds, as COP16 talks continue in Riyadh
Yahoo News - Dec. 9 -
Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training
Cyprus and the U.S. say they’re doubling down on a joint effort to crack down on illicit finance with additional training of Cypriot law enforcement authorities to identify, investigate and ...ABC News - Dec. 9 -
Haiti gang kills 110 people accused of witchcraft
A gang leader reportedly ordered the killings after his son came down with a "mystery illness".BBC News - Dec. 9 -
American Airlines suspends flights to Haiti indefinitely
American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Scores killed as Haiti gang leader reportedly orders massacre of elderly
A Haitian gang leader reportedly ordered the murder of elderly people based on advice from a voodoo priest, sparking a massacre in Port-au-Prince.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Neuroscience Says This Small Mindset Change Helps Parents Raise Happier, More Independent Kids
A new Yale study shows a small change in mindset cuts this super common parenting mistake in half.Inc. - Dec. 9 -
Apartment block blast in The Hague kills at least four as search continues
Fears of higher death toll as mayor of Dutch city says chances of finding people alive under rubble are slim. At least four people have died after an explosion and fire caused a building to ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back
An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti’s capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of the violence confronting the ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
Police Release Photos of Suspect in Brian Thompson’s Killing as Manhunt Continues
The man sought in the killing of Brian Thompson wore a hood and a smile in surveillance photos. Investigators visited a hostel on the Upper West Side as they mapped his movements.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
A College Football Team Has Explored Luring Lincoln Riley From U.S.C.
A move would likely cost tens of millions of dollars for either the Trojans or the school looking to hire him away, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Why ‘Dollar’ Discount Chains Struggle to Lure Penny-Pinching Shoppers
Despite offering inflation-weary consumers low prices and good value, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and Family Dollar are losing customers to big-box rivals with better mobile shopping options.Inc. - Dec. 4 -
Police quiz UK nurse convicted of killing 7 babies over more infant deaths
British detectives have questioned nurse Lucy Letby, who is serving life in prison for killing seven babies, over the deaths of several more infantsABC News - Dec. 4 -
Gang jailed over £200m of cocaine in banana boxes
More than two tonnes of the Class A drug was seized in a shipment from Colombia to the UK in 2021.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Ivy League-trained psychologist: How I say 'no' to my kids—and why more parents need to do the same
Parents who struggle to say "no" to their children could be doing them disservice in the long run, according to child psychologist Becky Kennedy.CNBC - Dec. 3
