World Jan 20 Fire burns about 60 makeshift homes in dense Seoul neighborhood By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Nation Dec 23 Massive winter storm brings snow, ice, plunging temperatures to U.S. Winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a massive storm sent temperatures crashing and created whiteout conditions. By Heather Hollingsworth, Jill Bleed, Associated Press
Nation Dec 19 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Kyiv targeted by more Russian drone attacks In our news wrap Monday, Kyiv was targeted again by early morning Russian drone attacks, the FBI is warning of a spike in online sexual extortion of teenage boys, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa won reelection as the leader of…
Nation Dec 01 Watch 6:45 New York mayor orders some homeless people involuntarily hospitalized for mental illness The rise in homelessness is a source of major tension around the country, including in New York City, which has a larger homeless population than any other city in the U.S. This week, Mayor Eric Adams announced a new policy… By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings
Politics Nov 29 New York City will involuntarily hospitalize the mentally ill, mayor says New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a new initiative that would allow authorities to more aggressively intervene to help people in need of mental health treatment. By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press
Nov 03 Newsom pauses $1 billion in homelessness spending, demands strategy plans from local officials By Adam Beam, Janie Har, Associated Press California's local governments are in line to get the money from the state. But first they have to submit plans saying how they would reduce the homeless population in their communities. Continue reading
Oct 21 Oregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets, designate campsites By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America An Oregon mayor plans to ban camping on Portland streets in the next year and a half. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said the aim is to gradually move people from street encampments to campsites designated by the city. Continue reading
Oct 06 Homelessness surging in many cities in amid end to COVID assistance By Kathleen Ronayne, Michael Casey, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Homelessness is expected to be up when the federal government releases results from an annual count in coming months, the first full tally since the coronavirus pandemic began. Continue reading
Aug 01 HUD announces $2.8 billion in grants for homeless services organizations By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The funding, announced Monday, will be allocated via competitive bids through HUD's Continuum of Care Program, the largest source of federal grant support to housing and services programs for people experiencing homelessness. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 9:03 Phoenix tries to offset rising temperatures that pose health risks to the most vulnerable By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten Last year set a record for heat-related deaths in the United States, and this year is already shaping up to be worse in terms of high temperatures. Stephanie Sy reports from Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona, which has been at… Continue watching