• Here’s what’s left for the Supreme Court to decide

    Here’s what’s left for the Supreme Court to decide

    Jun 26, 2024 04:37 PM EST

    A San Francisco-based appeals court decision said that amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. WATCH: Supreme Court hears case on whether cities can criminalize homelessness, disband camps Leaders from California and across the West say that the ruling makes it harder for them to regulate homeless encampments encroaching on ...

  • Phoenix police routinely used excessive force and violated civil rights, DOJ says

    Phoenix police routinely used excessive force and violated civil rights, DOJ says

    Jun 14, 2024 10:45 PM EST

    ... surprised at the Justice Department finding. He said that, in his experience, he believed that Phoenix was a model city for interacting with people experiencing homelessness. So I think it took him by surprise. Amna Nawaz: And has there been any response on the allegations and findings of racial discrimination ...

  • Why rents are still higher in much of the U.S. than before the pandemic

    Why rents are still higher in much of the U.S. than before the pandemic

    Jun 01, 2024 09:30 PM EST

    ... saw, as a direct result, eviction filings rising and breaching and in many cases surpassing pre pandemic levels. And today we have historic levels of homelessness in communities across the country. John Yang: You mentioned subsidies to help make low income housing affordable for those with low incomes. What else ...

  • 2023 set a record for U.S. heat deaths. Why 2024 could be even deadlier

    2023 set a record for U.S. heat deaths. Why 2024 could be even deadlier

    May 31, 2024 05:04 PM EST

    At least 645 people were killed by the heat in Maricopa County, Arizona, alone, according to the medical examiner's office. People were dying in their cars and especially on the streets, where homelessness, drug abuse and mental illness made matters worse. Three months after being evicted from her home ...

  • Analyzing the consequential Supreme Court term and its ideological divide

    Analyzing the consequential Supreme Court term and its ideological divide

    May 02, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    The Supreme Court wrapped up oral arguments and has now turned to rolling out decisions in some of the most consequential cases of the year. Those decisions will shape policies nationwide on divisive issues like homelessness and reproductive rights, and some of them could affect the presidential election. John Yang ...

  • April 22, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    April 22, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Apr 22, 2024 11:33 PM EST

    ... president Donald Trump over alleged hush money payments to boost his 2016 election prospects. Israel's intelligence chief resigns for failing to prevent the Oct. 7 Hamas attack as the war in Gaza grinds on. Plus, the Supreme Court hears arguments in a homelessness case with potentially far-reaching consequences.

  • April 21, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    April 21, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Apr 21, 2024 09:56 PM EST

    ... General if the delayed U.S. aid to Ukraine is too late to make a difference. Then, how a Supreme Court case on laws limiting homeless encampments could reshape policy across the country. Plus, a look at the tensions in one Montana city over people experiencing homelessness camping in vehicles.

  • Montana city grapples with rise of unhoused people living in vehicles

    Montana city grapples with rise of unhoused people living in vehicles

    Apr 21, 2024 09:30 PM EST

    Terry Cunningham: One of the difficulties is having the discussion and saying why are you currently homeless? We -- they are not required to provide us with that information and often are uncomfortable answering those types of questions. Joe Lesar (voice-over): The population of people experiencing homelessness in Bozeman has ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court hears whether homeless camps can be removed without alternative shelter

    LISTEN: Supreme Court hears whether homeless camps can be removed without alternative shelter

    Apr 21, 2024 01:24 PM EST

    ... has the backing of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, as well as other Democratic and Republican elected officials who have struggled to deal with homelessness brought on by rising housing costs and income inequality. The court's decision in January came a day after a panel of the 9th ...

  • Child care costs are about to start dropping for families that need the most help

    Child care costs are about to start dropping for families that need the most help

    Apr 14, 2024 07:30 PM EST

    ... be. States are encouraged to further lower co-payments or waive them entirely for certain families, such as those that are very low-income, experiencing homelessness or who have children in foster care or with disabilities. “We hear a lot from families of children with disabilities who have just not ...