Humanitarian aid is flowing into Haiti following Saturday’s deadly 7.2-magnitude earthquake.
However, the Caribbean nation’s political unrest, as well as an approaching tropical storm, is complicating efforts. Nonprofit groups and philanthropy experts say the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, as well as accusations that some money raised following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti never reached those in need, will make fundraising for the nation even tougher.
Aid to Haiti has been probed for years and scrutiny intensified in 2015 when an investigation from ProPublica and NPR questioned where $500 million raised by the American Red Cross was spent.
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TOKYO (AP) — Sudoku creator Maki Kaji, whose life's work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died at age 69 of cancer. Known as the "Godfather of Sudoku," Kaji created the numbers puzzle to be easy for children and others who didn't want to think too hard. He founded his puzzle company, Nikoli Co., in 1983 and created the game around the same time. Sudoku became a global hit […]
