Nation Jun 12 Downey residents react after immigration raids shake Hispanic-majority community near LA Protests are continuing across the country, as are the immigration raids that have sparked the demonstrations. With parts of Los Angeles under curfew, that city has been quieter for a second straight night. As many as 700 Marines could soon…
Nation Jun 11 Immigration raid protests spread to more cities as Trump threatens additional deployments A curfew in downtown Los Angeles remains in effect and more than 350 protesters have been arrested there since the weekend. The National Guard said some troops may be deployed with immigration agents as well. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports…
Nation Jun 10 Troops deployed in LA as immigration raids stir fear and protests After a night of scattered protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, about 700 Marines and an additional 2,000 National Guard troops began arriving Tuesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom and California's attorney general asked a court to block further intervention from…
World Apr 01 How efforts to send Haiti cheap rice made it hard for the nation to produce its own As the U.S. sees new tariffs, we look at how they can make or break an economy. In Haiti, U.S. policies forced the government to bring down tariffs on foreign goods, allowing American farmers to export crops cheaply. That made…
Nation Jan 14 ‘Everything we know is gone’: Fire victims face devastated communities, uncertain future Unprecedented warnings about wind conditions have residents around the Los Angeles area on high alert again as firefighters work to control major blazes that have destroyed communities and taken at least 24 lives. Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order…
World Nov 22 Boys forced into gangs, girls face sexual abuse as Haiti violence robs childhoods Gang warfare in Haiti has displaced about 700,000 people, more than half of them are children. The fighting has sent poverty and hunger skyrocketing and children are caught between the gangs and their tenuous futures. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs and…
World Nov 20 An inside look at how gang warfare in Haiti has devastated daily life Despite a UN-approved security mission that deployed in June to try and restore some order, large swaths of the country remain under gang control and violence is endemic. Special Correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor traveled there for a…
World Mar 12 Widespread gang violence in Haiti continues, bolstered by weapons trafficked from the U.S. Months of raging gang violence came to a head today in Haiti. The prime minister, currently stranded in Puerto Rico, announced he would resign as soon as a transitional government is in place. Meanwhile, the widespread violence has recently been…
World May 08 Thousands try to flee Haiti as gangs terrorize innocent civilians The U.N. Security Council expressed deep concern over the security and humanitarian crises in Haiti. The Caribbean nation is in freefall without effective governance or protection from gangs that routinely terrorize innocent civilians with kidnappings, sexual abuse and murder. That…
World Dec 29 In Venezuela, an ongoing struggle for power amid a growing humanitarian disaster Next week in Venezuela a new parliament is set to be sworn in, after members of the opposition boycotted elections earlier this month. It leaves opposition leader Juan Guaido in an even more precarious position, and the country with an…