{
  "id": 421532,
  "title": "Anderson Cooper on the assassination of his Haitian math teacher Yves Volel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/anderson-cooper-on-the-assassination-of-his-haitian-math-teacher-yves",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T23:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anderson-cooper-on-assassination-of-his-haitian-math-teacher-yves-volel-60-minutes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anderson Cooper, the renowned journalist, has spoken about the assassination of his former high school math teacher, Yves Volel, in Haiti. Volel, a passionate advocate for his country, ran for president in 1987 on a platform to return stolen funds to the public. He was shot and killed on October 13, 1987, after addressing the media outside a police station. The assassination deeply affected Cooper, fueling his desire to learn more about his homeland.",
  "summary": "Correspondent Anderson Cooper spoke to 60 Minutes Overtime about his former math teacher, Yves Volel, who ran for president in Haiti in 1987 and was later assassinated.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}