HAITI EARTHQUAKE
House approves bill allowing tax deductions for earthquake relief donations 
A Chile-Haiti relief bill sponsored by Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., and a bipartisan group of House members has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously.
March 10, 2010
Pomeroy, bipartisan group sponsors tax incentive bill for earthquake relief donations
Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., was part of a bipartisan group of U.S. House of Representatives members who sponsored legislation to encourage donating to earthquake relief efforts in Chile and Haiti, he announced today.
March 09, 2010
UPDATED: Haiti holds 6 US-bound orphans
UPDATED 11:48 A.M.Six U.S.-bound orphans seized by Haitian police despite having their papers in order remained in a government-run nursery.
By Frank Bajak , February 23, 2010
VALLEY SOUND: Is the 'We Are the World' remake any good?
The much-publicized remake of the classic benefit song "We Are the World" has been everywhere in the last few days, especially since the video of the song's recording was featured during the Olympics opening ceremony. It's for a good cause - raising money for relief efforts after the Haiti earthquake - but is the song any good?
February 16, 2010
MeritCare team returns from Haiti
Four medical professionals from Fargo-based MeritCare returned Sunday to Fargo’s Hector International Airport after spending a week treating 10 quake victims in the Dominican Republic city of Baharona.
By Mike Nowatzki , February 15, 2010
I-35W bridge collapse widow adopts Haitian twins
Betsy Sathers — whose husband was killed when a Minneapolis freeway bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River in 2007 — is realizing her dreams of being a mother with the adoption of Ross and Alyse from Haiti.
By Jeff Baenen , February 09, 2010
N.D. Air Guard mission to Haiti canceled
Members of the North Dakota Air National Guard who were tabbed to help with the response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti will not be going to the Caribbean nation.
By Associated Press , February 05, 2010
THE LIST: Dallas Brass ... Choral concerts ... Book signing ... etc.
Area arts and entertainment events, including Dallas Brass tonight at the Chester Fritz Auditorium.
By Herald staff reports , February 05, 2010
UNICEF: Haiti was in crisis before earthquake
UNICEF is appealing for $1.2 billion for emergency assistance in 28 countires including Haiti.
By Associated Press , February 04, 2010
Haiti food convoy attacked; U.N. warns of volatility
Twenty armed men blocked a road and tried to hijack a convoy of food for earthquake victims, but were driven off by police gunfire, U.N. officials said Tuesday as they warned of security problems in a still-desperate nation.
By Paisley Dodds , February 02, 2010
U.S. military airlift of quake victims halted (UPDATED)
UPDATED 12:15 P.M.The U.S. military has halted flights carrying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States, apparently in a dispute over medical care costs.
By Associated Press , January 30, 2010
Scenes of survival and of death in desperate Haiti
They are the latest scenes of survival and of death in Haiti's deadliest disaster — a looter shot dead for breaking into an appliance store and crowds erecting new houses on shaky ground.
By Paisley Dodds and Ramon Espinosa , January 30, 2010
Body of seminarian with ties to Minnesota, N.D. found in Haiti rubble
The 25-year-old Ben Larson was a Wartburg Theological Seminary student in Dubuque, Iowa, who went to Haiti for the month. He is a La Crosse Central High School graduate. His parents now live in Duluth, Minn. Larson's wife, Renee, grew up in Garrison, N.D.
By Associated Press , January 29, 2010
Travolta: Faith helped him through son's death
The actor, a noted Scientologist, walked the red carpet in New York with wife Kelly Preston to promote his new film, "From Paris With Love." The movie was filmed in late 2008, and shooting wrapped just days before Jett Travolta died on Jan. 2, 2009.
By Rob Merrill , January 29, 2010
French teen rescued 15 days after Haiti earthquake is stable
Darlene Etienne, the French teen pulled after 15 days from the rubble of the Haiti earthquake, has been given a 90 percent chance of survival by doctors.
By Vivian Sequera and Ben Fox , January 28, 2010
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