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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Supporters of former rebel leader Guy Philippe have launched protests that paralyzed some cities across Haiti as they demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Local media are reporting that demonstrators forced the closures of schools, government agencies and private businesses on Monday in places including the southern cities of

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A barrage of U.S., coalition and militant attacks in the Middle East over the last five days are compounding U.S. fears that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza could expand, as massive military strikes failed to stall the assault on Red Sea shipping

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to deliver dozens of missiles and hundreds of bombs to Ukraine and insisted that “we cannot let Russia win.” Macron made the announcement at a wide-ranging news conference Tuesday evening. He said he will travel to Ukraine next month. He

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The drowning deaths of three migrants have brought new urgency to an extraordinary showdown between the Biden administration and Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The state has seized a city park in a major corridor for illegal crossings and denied entry to Border Patrol agents. The

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican writer José Agustín has died at 79, according to Mexico’s Culture Department. Agustín chronicled rock and roll societal changes in Mexico in the 1960s and 70s. He was considered part of the 1960s cultural movement in Mexico known as “La Onda,” or the Wave. It was the first time that

By KEN SWEET and CORA LEWIS The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to propose rules this week that further rein in banks’ ability to charge customers a fee when they overdraw their bank account. Opponents of the fees often cite the example of a $3 cup of

CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese government has suspended its ties with the east African regional bloc that is trying to mediate between the country’s army and a rival powerful paramilitary force. The country’s foreign ministry accused the bloc of violating Sudan’s sovereignty by inviting the paramilitary leader to an upcoming summit. IGAD did not immediately

By ED WHITE Associated Press Major cities on the East Coast broke a snow drought of sorts Tuesday while other parts of the U.S. struggled with perilously low temperatures that closed schools, cut power and likely contributed to deaths by cold exposure. New York City’s Central Park recorded more than an inch (2.54 centimeters) of

By JON GAMBRELL and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran launched attacks Tuesday in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl, potentially further raising tensions in a Middle East already roiled by Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pakistan said the strikes killed two children

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Officials say an inmate has died following an apparent fight with another inmate at a federal prison in western Indiana. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says inmate Mario Waters was found unresponsive about 12:20 a.m. Monday at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute following a “perceived altercation” with another inmate.