Linda Pattillo

2 days ago | scrippsnews.com | Jason Bellini |Ingrid Arnesen |Linda Pattillo

Christmas Eve in Port-au-Prince was supposed to be a fragile moment of hope. Haiti’s largest public hospital, once gutted by paramilitary gangs, was reopening. Journalists gathered to cover it — a rare symbol of renewal. But instead, the gangs ambushed them. It was a calculated act of terror, meant not just to destabilize, but to silence. In Haiti today, the press badge doesn’t protect you. It paints a target on your chest.

2 days ago | tmj4.com | Jason Bellini |Ingrid Arnesen |Linda Pattillo |Tony Aria

Christmas Eve in Port-au-Prince was supposed to be a fragile moment of hope. Haiti’s largest public hospital, once gutted by paramilitary gangs, was reopening. Journalists gathered to cover it — a rare symbol of renewal. But instead, the gangs ambushed them. It was a calculated act of terror, meant not just to destabilize, but to silence. In Haiti today, the press badge doesn’t protect you. It paints a target on your chest.

3 weeks ago | scrippsnews.com | Jason Bellini |Ingrid Arnesen |Linda Pattillo

As Haiti descends deeper into lawlessness, a group of orphans has found safety in the mountains of the country’s north after fleeing relentless gang violence in Port-au-Prince that has displaced over a million Haitians. Didi Ananda, a 61-year-old nun originally from Spain, led the evacuation of 33 children in her care as armed groups closed in on their neighborhood. “At one moment, I said, ‘Let’s move,’” she told Scripps News.

1 month ago | scrippsnews.com | Jason Bellini |Linda Pattillo

SODANKYLÄ, Finland — In the unforgiving cold of the Arctic Circle, the U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division is battling more than just a simulated enemy. Temperatures plummet to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, weapons freeze, and even skin exposed for a moment too long can suffer instant frostbite. This is Arctic Forge, a multinational war game testing America’s ability to operate in one of the world’s harshest environments. “Fighting in the Arctic sucks. You’re miserable, you’re cold, you’re wet.

Jan 16, 2025 | scrippsnews.com | Jason Bellini |Linda Pattillo

Blood-streaked hospital floors, the wounded crying for help, and scenes of chaos: Haiti's General Hospital resembled a war zone on Christmas Eve after a paramilitary gang launched a brazen attack, capping a year of rampant violence that claimed more than 5,000 lives. High-powered weapons have fueled near-constant turmoil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. In one chilling display, gunfire forced the temporary closure of the international airport after bullets struck American airliners.