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U.S. takes charge in Haiti - with troops, rescue aid

U.S. takes charge in Haiti - with troops, rescue aid

President Barack Obama and the U.S. moved to take charge in earthquake-ravaged Haiti on Thursday, dispatching thousands of troops along with tons of aid to try to keep order as well as rescue the suffering in a country dysfunctional in the best of times.

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Red Cross: up to 50,000 dead in Haiti; Aid starts to arrive

Red Cross: up to 50,000 dead in Haiti; Aid starts to arrive

The international Red Cross estimated that 45,000 to 50,000 people were killed in Tuesday's magnitude-7.0 earthquake in Haiti, as aid from around the world slowly made its way into the country.

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Minnesota group to send Haiti medical supplies

Minnesota group to send Haiti medical supplies

A Minnesota medical organization with long-standing ties to Haiti is starting to collect medical supplies to send to the earthquake stricken country. Project Haiti was started over 20 years ago and works closely with a rural hospital in the town of Pignon, about 100 miles north of Port Au Prince.

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Minnesotans launch Haiti aid efforts

Minnesotans launch Haiti aid efforts

Thousands of miles away from the disaster, Minnesotans were doing what they could to help the people of Haiti after an earthquake left the country's capital city in ruins.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Slideshow: International relief

Slideshow: International relief

The first cargo planes with food, water, medical supplies, shelter and sniffer dogs headed to the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation a day after the magnitude-7 quake flattened much of the capital of 2 million people.

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Frequent victim in the past, Asia to aid Haiti

Asian leaders cited their own experiences with natural disasters Thursday in offering help to quake-shattered Haiti as part of a massive international effort to alleviate the effects of the catastrophe.

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Report: Hospital mistakes in Minn. down slightly

Hospital mistakes that put Minnesota patients at risk of serious injury or death dipped slightly last year, according to a state Department of Health report to be released today.
by Lorna Benson

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Experts warned of quake risk

Experts warned of quake risk

The earthquake that hit Haiti was was the largest in nearly 200 years. But scientists have warned for years that the island of Hispaniola, which Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic, was at risk for another major earthquake.

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