Thursday, May 28, 2026

Missionary freed

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PORT-AU-PRINCE,  Haiti – A Haitian court has convicted American missionary Laura  Silsby of arranging  to transport 33 children out of the country following the  January 12 earthquake. But the judge has sentenced her to time served in jail  and she is free to leave the country. The Idaho woman  got the good news during a court hearing Monday.(AP)

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