Tag: Poverty
Report shows US homelessness rising even before pandemic
WASHINGTON — Homelessness in America was on the rise even before the coronavirus pandemic dramatically dragged down the economy, according to a government report....
San Diego seeking families of homeless men killed in crash
SAN DIEGO — San Diego officials released the names of two men killed when a driver crashed into a sidewalk homeless encampment and are...
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
BEIRUT — Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt in supermarkets as shoppers scramble...
3 men ages 40 to 65 in homeless camp killed by driver
SAN DIEGO — The three people killed when a driver plowed through a homeless camp on a sidewalk in downtown San Diego were all...
Officials name one of 3 men killed by San Diego driver
SAN DIEGO — A 40-year-old man named Rodney Diffendal was among three people killed when a driver plowed through a sidewalk homeless encampment downtown,...
UN: Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations warned Tuesday that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the...
Former Evansville housing exec gets probation for theft
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A former top executive at a southwestern Indiana nonprofit that provides housing for veterans and homeless families was sentenced to two...
‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation
BEIRUT — The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five hours to fill up a...
2 companies turning buses into showers for homeless women
MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Two northern Indiana companies are collaborating with a New Jersey city to turn old school buses into laundry and shower facilities...
Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?
WASHINGTON — Democrats have celebrated President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan as a blow against one of America’s most entrenched economic woes:...
