15 years after Haiti earthquake, survivor fights to make U.S. home
Haitian officials estimate that the earthquake claimed over 315,000 lives and left another 300,000 injured.
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Haitian officials estimate that the earthquake claimed over 315,000 lives and left another 300,000 injured.
The country became a free republic in 1804 after a revolution that spanned around 13 years, making Haiti the first Black republic in the world.
A partnership with Project Medishare provided equipment after earthquake 15 years ago.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois talks to South Florida doctors after a trauma hospital in Port-au-Prince was damaged by gangs. Their organization Project Medi Share has worked with Bernard Mevs Hospital, including 15 years ago when it was hit by earthquake.
Missionary Flights International helps around 600 charities. It flies life-saving supplies to Haiti, where nearly 3 million children need humanitarian aid.
A group of missionaries from Florida will continue their tradition of bringing gifts to children in Haiti.
Over the weekend, one gang killed 184 people, bringing this year's death toll to a staggering 5,000.
Kenyan police forces have been battling ruthless gangs in Haiti, where violence continues to spiral out of control.
American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince's Toussaint Louverture International Airport.
A Haitian gang leader reportedly ordered the murder of elderly people based on advice from a voodoo priest, sparking a massacre in Port-au-Prince.
Most Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, live there legally through Temporary Protected Status, which President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end.
A powerful gang coalition has launched a new attack on Haiti's capital.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois reports on the latest on the situation in Haiti.
Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti's capital early Tuesday, targeting an upscale community in Port-au-Prince where gunmen clashed with residents who fought side by side with police.
Royal Caribbean isn't planning to stop ports of call at the private day resort it operates on Haiti's northern tip after three planes were hit by gunfire amid gang violence.
All major airlines have once again halted travel to Haiti due to gang violence.
Morgan Rynor reports a new FAA notice prohibits U.S. civil aviation operations in Haiti airspace below 10,000 feet for the next 30 days after reports of three jets were fired upon.
U.S. airlines are barred from flying to Haiti for a month after 3 American carriers' planes are hit by gunfire amid relentless gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
CBS News Miami's Tania Francois reports the FAA is prohibiting all flights to Haiti after three jets were struck by gunfire Monday, including an American Airlines flight leaving Port-au-Prince bound for Miami International Airport that was announced Tuesday by the airline. The others were a Spirit flight from Fort Lauderdale and a JetBlue headed to JFK.
A Spirit Airlines flight from Florida was damaged by gunfire en route to Haiti and diverted to the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic, the airline said.
Tania Francois reports passengers on a Spirit flight to Port-au-Prince on Monday made an unscheduled return trip to Fort Lauderdale after their plane was hit by gunfire.
Dozens of travelers returned to South Florida after their flight could not land in Haiti due to gunfire.
Morgan Rynor reports dozens of travelers returned to Fort Lauderdale after their Spirit Airlines flight could not land in Haiti due to gunfire.
Dozens of travelers returned to South Florida after their flight could not land in Haiti due to gunfire.
Dozens of travelers who attempted to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday morning are returning to South Florida after their flight was disrupted by gunfire as it attempted to land.
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The AIDS Healthcare Foundation says its new "GOOOOOOOOOAL!" campaign is designed to promote condom use in six U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, and more as FIFA World Cup excitement builds.
The lawsuit calls the event "deeply corrupt" and argues that it seeks to enrich the president and his allies and lacks proper authorization.
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Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
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The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
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The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said the timing of the appointment takes FISA Section 702 reauthorization "off the table."
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro argues the U.S. has chosen to align against his government and back forces he identifies as complicit in the drug trade.
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Florida House Speaker Danny Perez denied claims his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Brazil was tied to Florida's recent redistricting effort.
Moskowitz provided CBS News Miami with copies of virulent, antisemitic voicemails his office has received.
Critics argue his plan will decimate cities, counties, and local school districts.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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President Trump said he is considering replacing the Freedom 250 concert series with a rally after many artists dropped out.
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