It was a music-filled morning on Beacon Hill as guitarists played music, performers from Haiti danced with colorful skirts ...

White House National Security Communications Adviser, told reporters on Tuesday. The State Department issued a travel alert to U.S. citizens over the weekend urging them to leave Haiti immediately.

A fire set by gangs at the country’s largest public hospital underscores long-simmering problems in Haiti, which is heavily dependent on international aid.