Haiti’s top official grateful for Americans’ solidarity with migrants in Springfield, Ohio

United Nations Reuters The head of Haiti’s transition council, Edgard Leblanc, told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday that he was thankful for Americans showing solidarity with Haitian migrants, especially in Springfield, Ohio. Springfield has become a flashpoint in the US presidential election after baseless claims by Republican candidate Donald Trump and his running […]
In the US, William Barber joins faith leaders at vigil in Springfield to defend Haitian migrants

United States RNS As a storm loomed over Springfield, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon, some 60 Ohio faith leaders gathered outside the city’s Greater Grace Temple to welcome Rev William Barber II, who was invited to the city by clergy to push back against former President Donald Trump and vice president-hopeful JD Vance’s campaign messages about […]
Trump pledges to deport Haitians in Ohio city if elected

Rancho Palos Verdes, California/Washington DC Reuters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged on Friday to conduct mass deportations of Haitian immigrants from the Ohio city of Springfield, even though the majority of them are in the United States legally. The city for days has found itself at the center of a social media maelstrom after […]
US election: Haitian immigrants fuelled Springfield’s growth – and now a US presidential debate

HOWARD SCHNEIDER, of Reuters, reports from Springfield, Ohio, on how the arrival of immigrants from Haiti has reshaped the city…
Fire at Black church in US being investigated as possible arson
Springfield, Massachusetts, USAP A fire early Monday morning at a Massachusetts church with a predominantly Black congregation is considered “highly suspicious” and is being investigated as a possible arson, authorities said. City, state and federal authorities are investigating the fire that heavily damaged the Martin Luther King Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Fire Commissioner Bernard […]
StrangeSights: Google translate gets religious; Simpson’s Springfield mystery solved; and, “everybody cuts footloose”…

DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…