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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with American Baptists jailed in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (WBBM/AP) — WBBM’s Felicia Middlebrooks has gotten an exclusive interview with two Americans being held on kidnapping charges in Haiti. She tells us what they had to say…
6 Haitian orphans to resume trip to U.S. homes
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Six U.S.-bound orphans seized by Haitian officials as they prepared to board a flight to Miami were to resume their journey to American homes on Wednesday…
Tricoci styles help Haiti earthquake victims
When Brittany Walano heard Mario Tricoci would be cutting hair at his Orland Park salon, she did what any normal 20-year-old would do. “Oh, I bought a new outfit,” she said.
Winfrey to interview freed American missionary
CHICAGO (AP) — Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to interview one of the American missionaries released after facing charges of child kidnapping for trying to take 33 children out of earthquake ravaged Haiti. Harpo Productions says Jim Allen of Amarillo, Texas, and his wife will appear on Friday’s live episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” A spokeswoman says the interview will be via satellite from Amarillo.
Rains adds to misery for Haiti’s homeless quake victims
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A heavy downpour sent the throngs living beside Haiti’s shattered national palace cowering under tarps early Thursday as the rush of water made much of the camp of earthquake victims impassable — an ominous foretaste of the rainy season to some. Amputees struggled to maneuver through mud on crutches and wheelchairs.
Bill Clinton leaves hospital after heart procedure
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton has left the Manhattan hospital where he underwent a heart procedure, a close friend said Friday. Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe…
Haitian judge poised to release US missionaries
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The 10 U.S. missionaries facing trial for trying to take a busload of children out of Haiti should be released from jail while an investigation continues, a…
Haiti judge: Detained Americans should be released
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Haitian judge deciding whether 10 U.S. missionaries should face trial on charges of trying to take a busload of children out of the country said Thursday…
University of Chicago sending second round of medical teams for Haitian relief effort
Three more teams from the University of Chicago Medical Center — a total of 22 people — will fly to Santo Domingo on Saturday, Sunday and Thursday to provide continued…
Sears and Kmart help Haiti earthquake victims by collecting in-store donations nationwide
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Sears Holdings has rallied support from its associates and customers across the country, and today, announced it has raised more than…
