Tag: gang violence
New statewide task force aims to tackle rising North Carolina gang violence
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With gang activity spreading into every corner of North Carolina, state leaders are launching…
Six million people in Haiti face acute hunger as gang violence spreads
More than half of Haiti’s population is experiencing critical levels of hunger as armed groups tighten their grip…
Hunger rising in Haiti, with nearly 6 million at risk by 2026
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Haiti's food insecurity is expected to deepen by mid-2026, with around 6 million people projected to…
‘Daily struggle for survival’ for Haiti children, UN report says
Fifteen-year-old Ania was raped by several men as she was fetching water, one of hundreds of thousands of…
Police in Jamaica impose curfews after recent shootings leave 5 dead and 10 injured
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Jamaica have imposed curfews following two recent shootings in which…
10 killed in Ecuador prison riot days after deadly jailbreak
Clashes between rival drug gangs claimed at least 10 lives in the second deadly riot in an Ecuadoran…
Haiti is at war, its leader warns
Violence-ravaged Haiti is a nation "at war," its leader Laurent Saint-Cyr warned at the United Nations on Thursday,…
7 killed in another mass shooting at a pool hall in Ecuador
A suspected gang attack on a pool hall in Ecuador overnight left seven dead and four wounded, police…
U.N. condemns reported massacre in Haiti that left more than 40 dead
(Reuters) -The United Nations Secretary-General condemned on Saturday the reported killing of at least 40 people during an…
A single bullet killed Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk, an influential conservative activist and a close ally of US President Donald Trump, was shot dead…
Maryland leaders, lawmakers denounce political violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing
Law enforcement responds after conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event at Utah…
Seven killed in latest Ecuador pool hall shooting
Gunmen shot dead at least seven people at a pool hall in the Ecuadoran city of Santo Domingo,…