• 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 ...

  • Police arrest man accused of shooting 10 in Brooklyn subway attack

    Police arrest man accused of shooting 10 in Brooklyn subway attack

    Apr 13, 2022 02:32 PM EDT

    ... 19 test Sunday. Several of James' videos mention New York's subways. A Feb. 20 video says the mayor and governor's plan to address homelessness and safety in the subway system "is doomed for failure" and refers to himself as a "victim" of the city's mental health programs ...

  • Student loan debt has a lasting effect on Black borrowers, despite the latest freeze in payments

    Student loan debt has a lasting effect on Black borrowers, despite the latest freeze in payments

    Apr 11, 2022 08:59 PM EDT

    ... education. At Brooks’ school, a public charter school specifically designed for children who aren’t successful in traditional schools, many students there already struggle with homelessness, poverty and transiency. Brooks is careful to impart upon her students what she’s learned about financial literacy and debt the hard way. There ...

  • PBS NewsHour documentary spotlights the struggles facing the formerly incarcerated

    PBS NewsHour documentary spotlights the struggles facing the formerly incarcerated

    Apr 10, 2022 09:46 PM EDT

    ... build a life at the age of 42. And you'll also meet a woman named Renee Wyatt. Now, Renee struggled with addiction and with homelessness. She has been in and out of jails and prisons for much of her life. And she became kind of the exception to the ...