• 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 ...

  • New York jury acquits former Marine charged after subway chokehold death

    New York jury acquits former Marine charged after subway chokehold death

    Dec 09, 2024 11:25 PM EST

    On Neely's side, this was coming at a time when there was a huge debate already happening in the city about mental illness and homelessness, especially after the pandemic. And so many people who are struggling with mental illness or who are unhoused have really been in the subway ...

  • Daniel Penny acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely's death

    Daniel Penny acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely's death

    Dec 09, 2024 04:55 PM EST

    ... he perceived as a peril, not a person. The case amplified many American fault lines, among them race, politics, crime, urban life, mental illness and homelessness. Neely was Black. Penny is white. There were sometimes dueling demonstrations outside the courthouse, and high-profile Republican politicians portrayed Penny as a hero ...