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Month: March 2024

Haitian prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as he tries to return home to quell gang violence

By EVENS SANON, JOSHUA GOODMAN and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It’s the one question on the minds of all Haitians ever since armed gangs plunged the long-suffering Caribbean nation into near anarchy: Where in the world is Prime Minister Ariel Henry? The embattled leader, who assumed power following the 2021 assassination

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

República Dominicana suspende operaciones aéreas desde y hacia Haití por escalada de violencia en el país vecino

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — República Dominicana suspendió este martes con efecto inmediato las operaciones aéreas de pasajeros y carga desde y hacia Haití, según un comunicado que cita la resolución No.46-2024 emitida por la Junta de Aviación Civil de República Dominicana (JAC). En el mismo, el presidente de la JAC, José Ernesto

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Manhattan DA pushes back on Trump’s request to block Michael Cohen from testifying at hush money trial

By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Manhattan prosecutors say that Donald Trump’s effort to disqualify Michael Cohen as a witness at this month’s criminal trial related to hush money payments is “unprecedented” and unwarranted. District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said in a filing Tuesday that it opposes several of the former president’s motions to prevent jurors from seeing certain evidence in

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Rewritten indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez alleges new obstruction of justice crimes

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New obstruction of justice crimes have been alleged against Sen. Bob Menendez. The new charges were in a rewritten indictment returned against the Democrat on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. New charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice were added against Menendez and

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Q&A: Julio Torres and Tilda Swinton on their surreal New York saga ‘Problemista’

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Julio Torres mined his own life and experiences to make his feature directorial debut “Problemista,” expanding in theaters this weekend. He plays an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador caught in the nightmarish Catch-22 of the U.S. immigration system. His character Alejandro desperately needs someone to sponsor his work

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