Friday, March 13, 2026

Thursday, March 12, 2026

A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade

Members of the EDE (Committed to Development) political party arrive to register the party at the Provisional Electoral Council in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 12, 2026.

A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country's multiple crises.

(Image credit: Odelyn Joseph)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Americans skeptical of the Iran war, poll says. And, DOJ gives guns back to felons

A member of the ground crew offloads a missile from a B-1 bomber at RAF Fairford on March 11, 2026 in Fairford, England. Since U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer allowed the U.S. to use British bases to launch defensive strikes against Iranian missile sites, a variety of US military aircraft including B52 bombers, and B-1 bombers, have arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

A majority of Americans oppose the U.S.' involvement in the war with Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, the Department of Justice is quietly restoring gun rights to felons.

(Image credit: Christopher Furlong)