Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfare

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Violence erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-Rivière de l'Artibonite early Sunday morning as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group, regional officials confirmed to The Associated Press.

The rampage from the gang Gran Grif left bloodied bodies scattered across the streets of the neighborhood of Jean-Denis, videos show. Gangs set fire to houses and left civilians reeling.

It wasn't immediately clear how many people were slain by the gang. The massacre is just the latest bloodshed in a nation that has been left reeling by spiraling gang warfare for five years following the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

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Around 2023,vigilante groups began to emergein the Caribbean nation to strike back against gangs sucking the life from Haiti. The wave of brutal vigilante justice has made the conflict in Haiti even more complicated at the same time as international forces have sought to pacify the country.

Vigilante groups often close off neighborhoods, stone and chop off the limbs of suspected gangster, behead them and set them afire, sometimes while they are still alive.

Meanwhile, the Gran Grif gang has continues tosow terror in the Artiboniteregion of Haiti, where Petite-Rivière de l'Artibonite is located. The Gran Grif gang was among a number of Haitian gangs to be designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the Trump administration last year.

According to the U.N., it's the largest gang in the region, responsible for 80% of civilian deaths there. It has massacred and raped civilians, including a minor, forced thousands of people to flee their homes and dismembered people, the organization said.

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Best 2026 NFL Draft landing spots for Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love

A year ago, the 2025 NFL Draft had a loaded running back group topped by one of the best prospects in the class with Boise State'sAshton Jeanty.

It's looking like a repeat in 2026 - at least at the top.

Notre Dame star Jeremiyah Love is one of the best running back prospects in recent memory. His talents are in the same class as the likes of Jeanty,Bijan RobinsonandJahmyr Gibbs. Like Robinson in 2023, Love is the top non-quarterback prospect in the class on offense. He provided what the modern NFL wants out of running backs: breakaway speed, receiving abilities and a track record of generating yards after contact.

Love enters the2026 NFL Draftas the runaway top prospect at the position in a tier of his own. Running backs have traditionally been devalued recently; no running backs were selected in the first round in 2024 or 2022. That won't be the case this April.

Love is a lock for the first round, so the only debate is where he'll end up in the first 32 picks. Every team should be clamoring for his services, considering the playmaking he can add to an offense as a rookie but some teams are better fits than others.

Here are four fits for the Notre Dame star:

3. Arizona Cardinals – David Bailey, OLB/DE, Texas Tech

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 4. Tennessee Titans – Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 5. New York Giants – Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 6. Cleveland Browns – Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 7. Washington Commanders – Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 8. New Orleans Saints – Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 9. Kansas City Chiefs – Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami (Fla.)

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 10. Cincinnati Bengals – Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 11. Miami Dolphins – Francis Mauigoa, OT/G, Miami (Fla.)

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 12. Dallas Cowboys – Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 13. Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta Falcons) – Makai Lemon, WR, USC

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Akheem Mesidor, DE, Miami (Fla.)

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 16. Jets (from Indianapolis Colts) – Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 17. Detroit Lions – Spencer Fano, OT/G, Utah

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 18. Minnesota Vikings – Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 19. Carolina Panthers - Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 21. Pittsburgh Steelers – Kadyn Proctor, OT/G, Alabama

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 22. Los Angeles Chargers – T.J. Parker, DE/OLB, Clemson

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 23. Philadelphia Eagles – Keldric Faulk, DE, Auburn

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 24. Cleveland Browns – Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 25. Chicago Bears – Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 26. Buffalo Bills – Cashius Howell, OLB, Texas A&M

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 29. Kansas City Chiefs (from Los Angeles Rams) – Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 30. Miami Dolphins (from Denver Broncos) – Denzel Boston, WR, Washington

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 32. Seattle Seahawks – Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson

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Jeremiyah Love's best NFL fits

Tennessee Titans

To be clear, we are limiting this list to teams who have a realistic shot at drafting Love as the order currently stands. He'd be a fit for nearly the entire league on talent alone but some teams stand out with opportunity or environment. The Titans are the former.

Tennessee spent much of its expansive cap spacethis offseason on adding reliable veteran defensive talent for new head coach Robert Saleh via signings and trades. That should raise the floor of that unit as a whole and leave upgrades for the offense to the NFL draft.

At No. 4 overall, Tennessee looks poised to go offense with its first selection. Love would be the best use of those resources. He'd fill an immediate need at the position and be the top playmaker for second-year quarterbackCam Wardin his first year under offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. The Titans' offensive line is a bit of a question mark with new starters and a new position coach in Carmen Bricillo who followed Daboll from the New York Giants. That leaves some concern but his yards after contact per carry (4.35 for his career) show he can make it work without ideal talent around him.

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Washington Commanders

Washington needs more playmakers on offense forJayden Danielsunder new coordinator David Blough. The Commanders at No. 7 seem like the floor for Love's draft stock as things stand.

The team added some free agents on offense, but none of them compares to Love's game-changing abilities. Washington's offensive line was arguably the strongest part of the unit as a whole in 2025 and should be able to create enough room for the Notre Dame star.

He'd immediately make the quarterback run game more effective with Daniels and add abundant value as a receiver. They may not need him to use those skills quite as much withRachaad Whiteon the roster via free agency but that could see two-back sets with two receiving threats with Daniels.

New York Giants

John Harbaugh just oversaw his best offense in Baltimore, thanks to a top-tier running back inDerrick Henry. Joe Schoen is likely sick of seeing and reading about lettingSaquon Barkleygo before the 2024 NFL season, when Barkley went on to power a dominant Eagles Super Bowl run.

After free agency, running back isn't a glaring need for the Giants on offense but the need for more playmakers certainly is. Love's lone concern out of college is that he split carries for much of his career. Pairing him withCam Skattebocertainly eases those concerns and provides a dynamic playmaker alongsideMalik NabersforJaxson Dartin year two.

There are concerns about the offensive line heading into the draft, but the rest of the Giants' draft capital can address that as well as receiver, though theDarnell MooneyandCalvin Austinsignings make that a bit less pressing.

Los Angeles Rams

Okay, we had to put in one team that would be Love's floor if he drops for some shocking reason. This fit may be the most exciting of all.

Los Angeles is all-in to compete for a Super Bowl in 2026 after trading for cornerbackTrent McDuffieand signing his former Chiefs teammateJaylen Watsonto a big-money contract as well. The young defense will get expensive sooner than later, and the offense has to keep pace with last season, even after right tackleRob Havenstein retired.

All respect to fellow Notre Dame running backKyren Williamsbut Love would be a game-changing threat behind the Rams' stout offensive line. Los Angeles could easily be the most explosive offense in the league with this move. Purely for the excitement of watching football, this fit would be incredible.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Jeremiyah Love's best fits: Titans, Giants lead NFL draft landing spots

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Former Vikings Pro Bowl S Joey Browner dies

Former Minnesota Vikings' six-time Pro Bowl safety Joey Browner died on Saturday. He was 65.

The Vikings announced the passing of Browner on Sunday, one day after the team announced former middle linebacker Jeff Siemon had died. The team did not announce the cause of death of either former player.

Selected by Minnesota with the 19th overall pick of the 1983 NFL Draft out of Southern California, Browner spent nine of his 10 NFL seasons with the Vikings.

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Browner had 37 interceptions with 17 forced fumbles and 17 fumble recoveries in 145 career games (117 starts) for the Vikings (1983-91) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992). He was a first-team All-Pro performer four times and was part of the NFL's 1980s All-Decade Team.

In 2010, Browner was named one of the 50 greatest Vikings players of all time and was inducted into the team's ring of honor in 2013.

"We've lost a great friend and one of the best Vikings teammates," former Vikings tight end Steve Jordan said. "God blessed Joey with phenomenal talent and a big heart to love people and be a beacon of positivity. Truly, he will be missed."

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Seth Lugo throws 6 1/3 scoreless innings and Royals beat Braves 4-1 for their 1st win of the season

ATLANTA (AP) — Seth Lugo pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and Carter Jensen homered to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

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Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino had RBI singles for the Royals, who blew a ninth-inning lead a day earlier and avoided a season-opening sweep. Witt had five hits in the series.

Jensen was 1 for 3 with two RBIs, adding a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to his solo home run in the fourth.

Lugo (1-0) gave up five hits, struck out three and walked none while throwing 55 of his 77 pitches for strikes. He did survive three deep fly balls with exit velocities all over 105 mph from Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson and Michael Harris II that were caught up against the outfield wall.

Drake Baldwin hit a solo home run to right field with the Braves trailing 4-0 in the eighth inning.

Lucas Erceg picked up the save for the Royals with a scoreless ninth inning.

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Royals closer Carlos Estévez was hit in the ankle during Saturday night's blown save and was in a walking boot Sunday morning. X-rays were negative, although Royals manager Matt Quatraro said it was the ankle that would keep Estévez out Sunday — not his shaky spring performance or because he surrendered six runs in 1/3 of an inning Saturday.

Braves starter Grant Holmes (0-1) gave up three runs in five innings with two walks and four strikeouts. Rookie Didier Fuentes, 20, gave up one run in four innings in relief of Holmes.

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Royals: LHP Kris Bubic (8-7, 2.55 ERA in 2025) will face the Minnesota Twins in the Royals' 2026 home opener at Kauffman Stadium on Monday.

Braves: RHP Bryce Elder (8-11, 5.30) will oppose Athletics RHP Aaron Civale (4-9, 4.85) in the opener of a three-game series in Atlanta on Monday.

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Taylor Frankie Paul video reignites fevered online discourse around domestic violence

When a 45-second video of reality star Taylor Frankie Paul hurling metal barstools at her ex-boyfriend during a 2023 altercation surfaced just days before her season of "The Bachelorette" was set to premiere on ABC, the fallout was swift.

ABC said it wouldn't air the show. Some cast membersfrom both "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives"— in which Paul stars —and the "Bachelor" universedistanced themselves. Several content creators who focus on pop culture analysiscondemnedthe display of domestic violence.

But Paul also had a slew of vocal defenders who rushed to social media to label the incident "reactive abuse," a term used to describe when an abuse victim is pushed to respond in an aggressive manner. It's a topic that often becomes an online flashpoint among advocates, experts and commentators after high-profile domestic violence cases make headlines.

"Most people online are either completely condemning Taylor or completely justifying it," Courtney Tracy, a licensed clinical social worker in California, said in avideo posted onlinelast week. "The truth is none of us really know what's going on."

In the video, seemingly captured by Paul's ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen and released by TMZ last week, Paul is seen screaming, attacking Mortensen and throwing three barstools during a February 2023 altercation at her house. Shortly after the stool is thrown, her young daughter, who was nearby on the sofa during the fight, can be heard crying.

NBC News has not independently verified the TMZ video, which does not capture what led up to the moment the video began, nor has it viewed the original full video. Court records indicate that Paul pleaded guilty in abeyance to an aggravated assault charge in August 2023.

There are currently no criminal allegations against Mortensen, who filed a temporary restraining order against Paul and was granted temporary full custody of their 2-year-old son, Ever.

But in a statement issued last week in response to the video's release, Paul's representative said the reality star is "gaining strength to face her accuser and taking steps to ensure that she and her children are protected from any further harm."

"There are too many women who are suffering in silence as they survive aggressive, jealous ex-partners who refuse to let them move on with their lives," the spokesperson added. "Taylor has remained silent out of fear of further abuse, retaliation, and public shaming. She is currently exploring all of her options, seeking support, and preparing to own and share her story."

Mortensen also issued astatement to Peopleafter the video's release, saying: "As anyone who has seen the video will understand, this is a deeply upsetting situation. I am, unfortunately, used to these baseless claims about me and our relationship, which I categorically deny. I am focusing on our son and his safety, and hope that Taylor will do the same."

Online, people said they have noticed parallels between their own abusive relationships and Paul and Mortensen's on-again, off-again situation.

Some have alsopointed to the concept of DARVO, a manipulation tactic common in abusive relationships, when analyzing Paul. The acronym, whichbecame ubiquitous in the discourse around Paul, stands for "deny, attack and reverse victim and offender."

"Sometimes people are pushed to their limits if they're dealing with abuse day in and day out, mentally, physically, financially, psychologically," said Ally Langan, a social media user who shared her analysis about how there's "no perfect victim" when it comes to abuse, telling NBC News she drew from her own experiences.

"People are human, and they do get to a point where they snap, and then the abuser catches just that one moment on camera and not all the other moments leading up to it," Langan added.

The discussion mirrors other high-profile cases, including the civil trial between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, where millions of viewers analyzed their relationship in real time and debated who was the victim.

Heard settled months after a weekslong televised trial culminated with jurors' finding that she had defamed Depp by writing in a 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post that she had become a "public figure representing domestic abuse." Although the essay never mentioned Depp by name, his attorneys said it indirectly referred to allegations she made against him during their 2016 divorce.

Read more of NBC's coverage of Taylor Frankie Paul:

• Police investigating 'Mormon Wives' star Taylor Frankie Paul on third allegation of domestic violence

• Taylor Frankie Paul seen attacking ex-boyfriend with a chair in a newly released video

• 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' castmates speak out amid Taylor Frankie Paul fallout

During the trial,terms like "mutual abuse"and "reactive abuse" gained traction — sometimes offering language for survivors, but also, experts say, muddying distinctions around accountability.

Recent research, including a 2024 review of 64 studies, has suggested thatmore than half of intimate partner violence is bidirectional, according to Tracy, who has amassed over 146,000 followers on her @the.truth.doctor Instagram page.

There are different types of bidirectional intimate partner violence, she added, including "intimate terrorism," where violence is developed from a pattern of coercive control, and "situational couple violence," which comes from conflicts escalating.

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"The number one reason found in the research for this behavior is to get back at a partner for emotionally hurting them, followed by stress, jealousy, and trying to express anger they can't put into words," Tracy wrote in an email interview with NBC News.

The "primary aggressor" in these dynamics is "often the person who poses the most serious threat, not who necessarily struck first," she wrote. "And men and women are shown to engage in different types and levels of violence."

However, Tracy said, she refrains from speculating on the dynamic between Paul and Mortensen, adding that people online also don't have all the facts to make an accurate assessment.

"There's a lot of emotionality in the discourse around this situation, and that makes complete sense given what we're talking about," Tracy wrote in her email. "People who have been victims are often retraumatized watching this type of content online. I get why people who've watched every episode feel confident in their assessment, but as a therapist, that's just not how it works."

Armchair diagnosis by the public is "often harmful, and often incorrect," she added.

While the details of what exactly occurred that night are not immediately clear, police records and bodycam footage seem to highlight Paul's aggression toward Mortensen. The incident was even featured as a storyline in the first season of "Mormon Wives."

In the indictment against Paul, which cites a video, police say Mortensen had "redness and swelling around his eyes, swelling on his elbow, scratches on his fingers, and a laceration on his neck" from the incident. The indictment also notes that in the video, Paul's daughter is struck in the head while she is on the couch.

The video also came amid reports of a separatedomestic violence incident involving both Paul and Mortensen, which spurred apause in filming for the fifth season of "Mormon Wives" after concern from her castmates.

After production halted, a spokesperson for the Draper Police Department in Utah told People that "allegations have been made in both directions."

As the situation continues to make headlines, others online have suggested the "reactive abuse" narrative is actually harmful.

In oneresponseto the TMZ video, Ariel Hendrix, a domestic violence advocate who says she's a survivor herself, noted that claiming Paul's violence was the result of provocation can be triggering for some survivors to hear.

"Do you know what is the most frustrating thing as a domestic violence victim is? Is when someone looks at you and says: 'Well, why did he do that? What did you do to provoke him to make him act so crazy like that?'" Hendrix said. "And that's exactly what y'all are saying about Taylor here in this situation: 'Well, what did he do to provoke her?'"

Therapist Jeff Guenther, known on Instagram to his 1.5 million followers as TherapyJeff, said while it's possible "reactive abuse" does apply to Paul's case, the term has also become a "get-out-of-jail-free card."

"It is rare that we witness a man be a victim of domestic violence, and in these moments, it's important that we don't imply he had it coming or deserved it, because that's exactly what stops other men from coming forward in similar situations," Guenthersaid in a recent video.

He said that his own experiences with abusive women in his family "have been minimized my entire life because of their gender."

Unconscious bias can potentially play a role in public determinations, Tracy also noted.

"When it comes to abuse bias, research shows female-onto-male violence is seen as less serious (it shouldn't be), and that gender bias influences the perception of any gender who is being harmed," Tracy said. "The harm of that is justification of abuse, which is not okay under any circumstances."

Regardless of what led to the physical altercation, many online criticized Paul and Mortensen for putting a child in that type of situation.

"I'm not discounting that both parties can be completely toxic," "Real Housewives of New York" star Bethenny Frankel said in arecent video. "The fact remains that there was a child in a video where someone threw furniture."

If you or someone you know is facing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence hotline for help at (800) 799-SAFE (7233) or go to www.thehotline.org for more. States often have domestic violence hotlines, as well.

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