• Many in U.S. will not immediately return to gym or dining out, AP-NORC poll says

    Many in U.S. will not immediately return to gym or dining out, AP-NORC poll says

    May 22, 2020 02:18 PM EST

    Yost expressed no qualms about going out because he believes the economic damage from shelter-in-place orders will be worse than the deaths from the disease. “What’s going to happen with depression, homelessness -- a lot of other problems are going to arise because we shut down the economy ...

  • Republican operatives front 'pro-Trump' doctors to prescribe rapid reopening

    Republican operatives front 'pro-Trump' doctors to prescribe rapid reopening

    May 20, 2020 08:23 PM EST

    ... open letter to Trump signed by more than 400 doctors calling the state coronavirus lockdowns a "mass casualty event" causing "millions of casualties" from alcoholism, homelessness, suicide and other causes. "It is impossible to overstate the short, medium, and long-term harm to people's health with a continued shutdown ...

  • Biden wins Oregon Democratic presidential primary

    Biden wins Oregon Democratic presidential primary

    May 20, 2020 01:36 PM EST

    ... in metropolitan Portland appeared to be approving taxes on personal income and business profits that would raise $2.5 billion over a decade to fight homelessness. The ballot measure was planned before the pandemic reduced the U.S. economy to tatters. How voters in the liberal city react amid the ...

  • Federal judge orders thousands of LA homeless relocated

    Federal judge orders thousands of LA homeless relocated

    May 16, 2020 01:12 AM EST

    ... and under overpasses and bridges. The order would take effect on May 22. "Without adequate access to shelter, hygiene products, and sanitation facilities, individuals experiencing homelessness face a greater risk of contracting the novel coronavirus, and an outbreak in the homeless community would threaten the general public as well," Carter ...

  • Republican claims victory in special California House vote

    Republican claims victory in special California House vote

    May 13, 2020 11:03 PM EST

    ... traditional rallies and door-knocking. Garcia, a defense industry executive, depicted Smith as another vote for the Democratic status quo that he blames for soaring homelessness, heavy regulation and rising taxes. Smith was harshly critical of Trump and his administration and promised to work for improved health care if elected ...

  • Indiana attorney general's law license suspended for groping

    Indiana attorney general's law license suspended for groping

    May 11, 2020 07:50 PM EST

    ... Chicago-area properties linked to a deceased Indiana abortion doctor and appearances on Fox News to discuss topics such as San Francisco's troubles with homelessness. Two Republicans are challenging Hill for the party's attorney general nomination, which is to be decided during the GOP state convention scheduled for ...

  • Jobless fret as rent comes due again amid virus outbreak

    Jobless fret as rent comes due again amid virus outbreak

    May 01, 2020 03:57 PM EST

    ... halt evictions, foreclosures and utility shutoffs out of concern that the economic fallout from massive job losses will push many people to the brink of homelessness at a time when they need to stay in their houses and apartments. But all this really means is that deputies won't be ...

  • Homeless children 'desperate' for safe spaces amid outbreak

    Homeless children 'desperate' for safe spaces amid outbreak

    Apr 25, 2020 08:44 PM EST

    ... highest prevalence of the virus. Hari Sreenivasan: One of the things that your organization does is the sleepout campaign trying to increase the awareness of homelessness in this circumstance. What are you trying to get people to do? Kevin Ryan: Well, this week we're inviting hundreds of thousands of ...

  • How COVID-19 is straining hospice care

    How COVID-19 is straining hospice care

    Apr 13, 2020 07:10 PM EST

    ... officer of The Elizabeth Hospice serving San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County. Delgado says his organization’s patients without devices, such as those experiencing homelessness, will continue to receive care. “We will not abandon any of our patients no matter what their circumstances are,” he adds. Though virtual visits ...

  • The challenge of protecting homeless populations amid COVID-19

    The challenge of protecting homeless populations amid COVID-19

    Apr 08, 2020 10:30 PM EST

    ... not just health care, but social services support. Stephanie Sy: Providing more permanent housing and health care to all the half-a-million people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. at any given time is no easier now than it was before the pandemic. Bobby Watts: This pandemic has exposed ...