• Church sues Colorado town in order to continue sheltering homeless in trailers

    Church sues Colorado town in order to continue sheltering homeless in trailers

    Jul 25, 2024 03:35 PM EDT

    ... pastor said providing workforce housing isn't the kind of project that's profitable. Moran also said she doesn't believe Castle Rock has a homelessness problem and the church should focus on a place like Denver that does. The county, for its part, has donated $1.1 million toward ...

  • June 28, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    June 28, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Jun 29, 2024 12:01 AM EDT

    Friday on the News Hour, the Supreme Court issues major decisions on obstruction charges against Jan. 6 rioters, federal regulatory power and homelessness. Analysis of key moments and fallout from last night's presidential debate. Plus, David Brooks and Kimberly Atkins Stohr break down the latest political headlines.

  • Breaking down Supreme Court decisions on Jan. 6 cases, homeless camps and agency power

    Breaking down Supreme Court decisions on Jan. 6 cases, homeless camps and agency power

    Jun 28, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... runs the Enterprise Community Partners, which is a nonprofit trying to expand housing stock. Shaun Donovan, Former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary: Criminalizing homelessness doesn't work. In fact, it makes it worse. In part, it's a game of cruel Whac-A-Mole. If folks don't ...

  • Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless people sleeping outside, even when shelter space is lacking

    Supreme Court allows cities to ban homeless people sleeping outside, even when shelter space is lacking

    Jun 28, 2024 02:15 PM EDT

    ... rising number of people in the U.S. are without a permanent place to live. WATCH: Supreme Court hears case on whether cities can criminalize homelessness, disband camps In a 6-3 decision, the high court reversed a ruling by a San Francisco-based appeals court that found outdoor sleeping ...

  • 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 EDT

    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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    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 EDT

    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 EDT

    ... 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.