• 'We’re going to get' Greenland, Trump said in his address. Prime minister says island isn't for sale

    'We’re going to get' Greenland, Trump said in his address. Prime minister says island isn't for sale

    Mar 05, 2025 06:06 PM EST

    “We feel like it’s a bad idea, and we just more want to be like our little island that’s more independent than anything else,” Aardestrup said. “Greenland is very independent,” she added. Aardestrup is also worried about importing the school shootings, angry politics and homelessness that dominate ...

  • What experts are forecasting for renters and homebuyers this year

    What experts are forecasting for renters and homebuyers this year

    Feb 20, 2025 09:19 PM EST

    ... Urban Development estimates that up to 50 percent of its staff could be fired, fueling concerns that funding for housing assistance, including programs to alleviate homelessness, will not be distributed.The impacts of climate change and natural disasters can also affect rents. Wang expects rental prices to drop or hold ...

  • News Wrap: Hamas frees 8 hostages, Israel releases 100 prisoners in 3rd round of exchanges

    News Wrap: Hamas frees 8 hostages, Israel releases 100 prisoners in 3rd round of exchanges

    Jan 30, 2025 11:30 PM EST

    ... of their greatest songs. Faithfull also acted on the stage and on screens big and small. Her life was marked by the highs of fame and the lows of drug addiction, even homelessness. That journey was the focus of her memoir released in 1994. Marianne Faithfull was 78 years old.

  • As wildfires still burn, focus turns to rebuilding Los Angeles' leveled neighborhoods

    As wildfires still burn, focus turns to rebuilding Los Angeles' leveled neighborhoods

    Jan 16, 2025 07:48 PM EST

    ... downtown buildings with high vacancy rates. Meanwhile, planning is underway to host the 2028 Olympics, and the region contends with perhaps the nation’s worst homelessness crisis, which had been Mayor Karen Bass’ priority before the fires broke out last week. The government has not yet released damage estimates, but ...

  • Giuliani fighting to keep his Yankees World Series rings after $148 million defamation verdict

    Giuliani fighting to keep his Yankees World Series rings after $148 million defamation verdict

    Jan 02, 2025 07:21 PM EST

    Giuliani’s eight hours of deposition testimony offered a vivid portrait of a still-proud, combative and downtrodden man who has lost almost everything and remains convinced that it has been unjustly taken. Recalling his days as a two-term Republican mayor, he boasted that he “cured” homelessness in the ...

  • AI, housing and other top issues for state lawmakers in 2025

    AI, housing and other top issues for state lawmakers in 2025

    Jan 02, 2025 02:37 PM EST

    ... number of people experiencing homelessness in one night. The count, done in January 2024, showed an 18 percent rise in the number of people experiencing homelessness from 2023. Experts agree the country’s lack of affordable housing is at least partly to blame for the burgeoning homelessness crisis. Some state ...

  • Police identify woman burned to death inside New York City subway

    Police identify woman burned to death inside New York City subway

    Dec 31, 2024 09:16 PM EST

    ... where she lived that should not have happened.” In an emailed statement, a New York City Department of Social Services spokesperson said the city's homelessness agency worked with partners to track down any information they could on the victim’s family.“As we mourn this loss, we resolve to ...

  • December 27, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    December 27, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Dec 28, 2024 12:53 AM EST

    Friday on the News Hour, a new report shows a dramatic rise in homelessness across the United States with the increase being especially high among families. Syria's future remains uncertain as the forces that overthrew the Assad government work to combat those loyal to his regime. Plus, we examine ...

  • Man accused of burning woman to death in NYC subway fanned flames, prosecutors say

    Man accused of burning woman to death in NYC subway fanned flames, prosecutors say

    Dec 24, 2024 09:56 PM EST

    ... acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny in the chokehold death last year of an agitated subway rider. The case became a flashpoint in debates over safety, homelessness and mental illness on the system.Policing the subway is difficult, given the vast network of trains moving between 472 stations. Each stop contains ...

  • Trump attends Army-Navy football game with GOP allies, nominees and Daniel Penny

    Trump attends Army-Navy football game with GOP allies, nominees and Daniel Penny

    Dec 14, 2024 11:02 PM EST

    ... count. The case was a flashpoint in the long-standing debates over racial justice and as well as failures by New York City to address homelessness and mental illness, both of which Neely had struggled with. “Daniel’s a good guy, and New York’s mob district attorney tried to ...