Protesters Call On Premier to Quit
- Share via
Protesters burned tires and threw stones in cities across Haiti as scores of grass-roots groups called out supporters to rally against budget cuts sought by international lenders and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Rosny Smarth. In the three main cities--Port-au-Prince, Cap Haitien and Gonaives--streets were practically empty of traffic. One man was reportedly killed when guards fired on a mob that stormed a food warehouse in Cap Haitien.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
The latest effort is coming from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. They just announced a $3 million program in conjunction with some nonprofits groups to test and clean the soil at homes still standing in the areas impacted by the Eaton Fire.
California once bet big on offshore wind to help power its clean-energy future, but the Trump administration is now paying developers billions to walk away from their projects. As California’s remaining offshore-wind leases hang in the balance, the state is fighting back in court.
The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.
