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United Airlines' new policy on emotional support animals goes into effect Thursday. Passengers with such animals will have to provide more documentation to the airlines before taking off.

The U.S. military is working with the U.S. Agency for International Development to deliver vitally needed aid to remote areas devastated by the recent earthquake in Haiti.

Fights over "decorum" in state legislatures are nothing new, but they look different now that Republicans and Democrats have become more splintered and focus has narrowed on state politics.

A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti's capital is accused of massacring older people and Vodou religious leaders to avenge his son's death.

Aid has been slow in coming to the remote areas most devastated by last week's earthquake.

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry promised to step down, but it’s unclear when that will happen. He said he wants to see a transitional government in place first.

When member nations of the African Union meet this weekend, representatives hope to find a way to stabilize Somalia, where a weak government has beaten back Islamist forces with the help of Ethiopian troops. There is concern that the fighting will resume unless peacekeepers are introduced into the country.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Cara Buck, acting country director for Mercy Corps, about the recent earthquake in Haiti.