The Independent

 Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council Wednesday that recently-deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections — and he called feedback from their initial days in the capital “extremely, extremely positive.”He said his government will focus on addressing gang violence and food insecurity, ensuring free elections through constitutional and political reform, and rebuilding public trust in the police.On June 25, the initial contingent of 200 Kenyan police arrived in Port-au-Prince. Kenya has pledged 1,000 police to the international police force and Conille said the next contingent...

Haiti's prime minister says Kenya police is crucial to controlling gangs, calls early days positive

Latin Times

A new group of Kenyan officers has been deployed to Haiti as part of the international force tasked with helping local forces fight armed gangs in the besieged Caribbean country. The 200 officers are set to join the group that arrived in late June. Overall, the country has pledged to...

Hundreds of new Kenyan officers deployed to Haiti to help in fight against armed gangs

Haiti's gangs say they are gearing up for war as hundreds of police officers from Kenya prepare to deploy in upcoming days. Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as it welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country.

Gang leaders in Haiti say ready for war as Kenyan police prepare to deploy

The remains of a number of women were found at a rubbish dump in the capital, Nairobi.

Kenyan police relocated following body parts discovery

 Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haiti’s police chief visited the capital's largest hospital on Tuesday, after authorities said they took control of the medical institution over the weekend from armed gangs.Haitian police chief Normil Rameau told a news conference Monday that police took control of the Hospital of the State University of Haiti, known as the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, on Sunday night after months of escalating attacks from armed groups.Haitians will “wake up one morning and find the operation done, the bandits stopped, and neutralized,” Normil said at the briefing, but did not take questions...

Haitian police say they have taken largest hospital back from gang control

Georgia State

Carroll County, GA

Law & Crime

Jessica Marie Bailey and Steve Bailey allegedly kept their kids in a sweltering Georgia trailer where the couple hoarded food and air conditioning.
The post Grandma told 911 she was ‘tired of taking care of all these kids,’ leading to arrest of their parents first appeared on Law & Crime.

Grandma told 911 she was 'tired of taking care of all these kids,' leading to arrest of their parents

Lancaster County, PA

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

Mississippi State

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Gulfport, MS

Mississippi News Group

On June 14, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 15-year-old Lexi Jade Brown, charging her with attempted murder and first-degree arson. The arrest followed a violent incident in the early morning hours according to a press release from teh Gulfport PD.

15 year old charged with attempted murder and arson after victim wakes up being stabbed

BIN: Black Information Network

Auma Obama, the half-sister of former President Barack Obama, was teargassed while being interviewed at a protest in Kenya.

Obama's Sister Teargassed During Live Interview At Protest In Kenya

UPI News

A 33-year-old Kenyan man was arrested Monday by police after he confessed to allegedly killing at least 42 women including his own wife over a two-year period.

Kenyan man arrested, admits to killing 42 women, including his wife

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Business Insider

Thousands of Chinese migrants trekked last year to the US border after arriving in Ecuador, which is cutting their visa-free access.

The thousands of Chinese migrants headed to the US-Mexico border just lost their key entry point to America

The US Sun

A BRITISH woman gang-raped on the streets of Paris after a music festival may have been filmed by her attackers, investigators fear. The tourist was found sobbing in the street in the early hours of Saturday morning after she was assaulted by a gang of hooded men. It follows similar attacks at the event in […]

Brit tourist ‘gang-raped in street by hooded men who filmed attack on their phones as she walked home’ in lawless Paris

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Clarke County, MS

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

 Last year, the Hernández Pacheco family began to notice a number of Haitians arriving at an apartment across the street from their medical clinic on the outskirts of Mexico City.Their two-story, mint-green office sits on a small street in working class Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl. The Haitians stood out among the tamal vendors and street merchants, sitting out in the sun to warm up in the chilled high-elevation air.One day, Dr. Sarahí Hernández Pacheco, who speaks French, approached a 15-year-old Haitian boy who often looked sad and bored. “I have two nephews, do you want to play with them?” she asked.Nearly...

With Haitian migration growing, a Mexico City family of doctors is helping out

Kenyan police on Saturday said that they had found more bags filled with dismembered female body parts, the latest macabre discovery at a rubbish dump that has horrified and angered the country. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday said that another five bags had been retrieved from the abandoned quarry, three of them containing female body parts, including severed legs and two torsos.

Kenya police find more female body parts at Nairobi garbage dump

We visited a Masai compound, a tribe of Kenya one day. And as the group was negotiating with a compound elder of how much money it would take to allow us to enter the compound and photograph Masai life, I was out in the parking lot negotiating how much it would take for this Moran guy to give up his spear. No, it’s not what you think. A Moran is a young male person assigned to guard the compound’s cattle from lions to make him eligible to have a wife. In other words, you have to have killed a lion with a spear before you can marry.

The Masai, a tribe found in Kenya and Tanzania

Virginia State

Charisma reveals that Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen has been criticized again for what are considered to be insensitive comments. On his Twitter/X account, the Texas preacher said the following.

Virginia ministers weigh in on Joel Osteen's comments about blessings

The New Humanitarian

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Dear Haiti, our Kenyan police are a problem

I am writing to you as a brother who believes in our common bonds as Black people across the globe. I think there is a common...

Dear Haiti, our Kenyan police are a problem

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