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U.S. forces spread out in the earthquake-ravaged Haitian capital Tuesday as part of a massive humanitarian relief effort. Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne took control of the crumpled national palace one week after the deadly quake.

Haiti's capital has been relatively calm in recently ahead of the anticipated deployment of an international security force lead by Kenyans aimed to bring order to a city crippled by gang violence.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with journalist Widlore Merancourt about the current situation in Haiti, two months after Kenyan police arrived in an effort to help the country's police control violent gangs.

Whether Democrats can hold onto the Georgia suburbs may come down to candidate quality, shifting demographics and whether voters are more discouraged by inflation or abortion restrictions.

Cholera has killed nearly 7,000 Haitians since October 2010 and sickened well over a half-million. A program to vaccinate 100,000 Haitians was supposed to have kicked off by now — before the spring rains once again help spread the disease. But the campaign is bogged down in red tape.

Haiti is trying to sell itself as an international vacation hub in a bid to revive its once-vibrant tourism industry. Officials say tourism could be a major driver of economic growth and help lift Haitians out of poverty.

Thousands of Haitians are gathered in a Texas border city after crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. Some of them were flown back to Haiti in an effort to deter others from crossing into the U.S.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Haitian-Canadian author Myriam J.A. Chancy about what's happening in Haiti and a list of books to help make sense of precipitating events.

The announcement came at the opening of the G20 summit, one that comes as growing global rifts and the absence of key players threatened to make reaching consensus on the thorniest issues elusive.

The missionaries were captured by a notorious gang. The ransom is $1 million per person.