• 2022 Alabama Primary Election Results

    2022 Alabama Primary Election Results

    Jun 21, 2022 08:49 PM EST

    In Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won the Democratic nomination to serve another term, fending off a pair of challengers amid concerns over rising crime and homelessness. But the Alabama Senate runoff has drawn particular attention both because of the drama surrounding Trump's endorsement and the fact that ...

  • Extreme heat can be deadly for people who are homeless

    Extreme heat can be deadly for people who are homeless

    Jun 20, 2022 03:14 PM EST

    ... Paul charity. “His mother was devastated.” Many such deaths are never confirmed as heat related and aren't always noticed because of the stigma of homelessness and lack of connection to family. When a 62-year-old mentally ill woman named Shawna Wright died last summer in a hot alley ...

  • What to watch in Alabama Senate runoff, D.C. mayor's race

    What to watch in Alabama Senate runoff, D.C. mayor's race

    Jun 20, 2022 01:56 PM EST

    ... of Washington, D.C., is trying to fend off challenges from a pair of Council members as the district contends with rising crime rates and homelessness concerns. Bowser has had a tumultuous second term that saw her repeatedly face off against Trump and walk a public tightrope between her own ...

  • Simultaneous shortages of formula, tampons and child care hit parents hard

    Simultaneous shortages of formula, tampons and child care hit parents hard

    Jun 16, 2022 08:24 PM EST

    ... gets requests for pads, which are more popular in many of the Latinx communities it serves, but tampon requests are up, particularly for people experiencing homelessness, who may prefer tampons because they don’t require having underwear.Those who work with vulnerable populations, like Marlowe, know the ones who will ...

  • Skyrocketing home prices and rents create housing crisis

    Skyrocketing home prices and rents create housing crisis

    Jun 12, 2022 09:40 PM EST

    ... usurious renters. Some of these rents have gone up in such chunky terms. You look at markets like Los Angeles, where there's a concurrent homelessness problem, Manhattan, Miami, where it's just become arguably one of the most unaffordable markets in the United States, largely because out of towners ...

  • 2022 California Primary Election Results

    2022 California Primary Election Results

    Jun 06, 2022 10:29 PM EST

    ... no candidate clears 50 percent, the top two finishers advance to a November runoff. In another closely watched election, San Francisco voters are considering whether to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin, a progressive Democrat who critics say has failed to prosecute repeat offenders, amid widespread frustration with crime and homelessness.

  • Blurry ballot barcodes delay the Oregon House primary results

    Blurry ballot barcodes delay the Oregon House primary results

    May 18, 2022 09:52 PM EST

    ... would have allowed Medicare to negotiate outpatient medication prices with pharmaceutical companies. But some primary voters are concerned that McLeod-Skinner, an attorney and former city planner, wouldn’t be as competitive in November, particularly given that issues such as crime and homelessness are on the minds of moderate Democrats.

  • Fewer Black men are enrolling in community college. This state wants to change that

    Fewer Black men are enrolling in community college. This state wants to change that

    Apr 19, 2022 10:25 PM EST

    ... get this resource. Stephanie Sy: Antonio Banks' role is to develop a system to help Black male students navigate Compton College. With more than half of its students food- and housing-insecure and nearly a quarter experiencing homelessness, he also tries to find ways to help with stressors outside college.

  • Biden administration unveils steps to boost equity in government

    Biden administration unveils steps to boost equity in government

    Apr 14, 2022 11:44 PM EST

    ... have been announced, such as work by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to close the racial gap in homeownership, address disproportionate rates of homelessness among underserved communities and reduce bias in home appraisals. Others strategies are being made public for the first time, such as Defense Department efforts ...

  • Suspect in Brooklyn subway attack ordered to be held without bail

    Suspect in Brooklyn subway attack ordered to be held without bail

    Apr 14, 2022 06:31 PM EST

    ... that James posted on social media, as recently as Monday, in which he delivered profanity-laced diatribes about racism, society's treatment of Black people, homelessness and violence. He also discussed his history of psychiatric treatment and complained about how New York's mayor is dealing with homeless people on ...