Tracy Bennett, 38, and Wayne Hamilton, 50, were shot dead by a lone gunman in the parking lot of a Bronx motel early Saturday despite repeated pleas for mercy, police and witnesses said Police investigate the scene where a double shooting took place at the Holiday Motel in the Bronx.   Read More ...

President Obama and Mitt Romney tangled in the opening moments of their second debate on the economy, taxes and energy – as the president tried to make up for lost ground in the wake of his opening debate performance. The president was decidedly more aggressive Tuesday as the debate at Hofstra   Read More ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The Senate on Wednesday resolved unanimously to remove Chief Justice Anel Alexis Joseph and Justices, Kesner Michel Thermési and Frantzi Philémon. The vote of 17 senators passed on Wednesday afternoon requested that President Michel Martelly immediately withdraw the appointment order to the Court of Appeals (Supreme   Read More ...

Vice President Joe Biden came out swinging against Republican opponent Paul Ryan in Thursday’s lone vice presidential debate, seemingly determined to avoid repeating President Barack Obama’s laconic performance in last week’s presidential debate . Biden went at Ryan, a congressman from Wisconsin who agreed to serve as GOP presidential nominee   Read More ...

On Wednesday, President Michel Martelly gave his second address to the United Nations General Assembly, providing an update on Haiti’s reconstruction efforts. The same evening, he delivered remarks at a Brooklyn College gathering for the Haitian diaspora. It drew hundreds of supporters and protesters that formed a raucous crowd outside   Read More ...