How many people are homeless? Here’s why it’s hard to track

Each year, thousands of volunteers and workers hit the streets to tally the number of homeless people across the country. Those numbers, which are meant to be a snapshot, are then reported to the ... Read More

Residents say city libraries closing 'by stealth'

Anger on social media has been building over the last few months as residents have reported being "disappointed" with the service, particularly over the high number of Saturday closures - the most ... Read More

California Voters Pass Measure Pushed by Governor to Tackle Homelessness Crisis in Razor-Thin Win

“That’s something that’s all around us right now ... figure out why what they’re doing is not working,” he said of the state’s handling of the homelessness crisis. Read More

Many Christian voters in US see immigration as a crisis. How to address it is where they differ.

MIAMI (AP) — Christian voters and faith leaders have long been in the frontlines of providing assistance ... s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc ... Read More

US foreign-born population shatters record as border crisis escalates

The immigrant population has exploded by an unprecedented 6.4 million under President Biden amid the migrant crisis — an increase ... The foreign-born share of the US population has more than ... Read More

Have a view on the homelessness crisis? Tell us what you think

Homelessness is arguably Los Angeles’ most intractable problem. Many solutions have been proposed and tried, and yet the population of unhoused residents in L.A. County has steadily climbed from ... Read More

Overworked, underpaid, under attack: on the frontlines in a US election office

When she got to her office, multiple phones were thrust into her hands, each with a crisis. By the time election ... a critical battleground state in the US presidential election. Read More

ISIS-K could slip through US border and carry out Moscow-style attack, US official warns

ISIS-K terrorists could cross America’s porous borders, and carry out an attack like the Moscow concert hall mass shooting that killed 143 people, a US counter-terrorism official and experts warned. Read More

Californians to vote on measure governor says he needs to tackle homelessness crisis

"People are demanding more of us, better of us." Homelessness has become one of ... least $22 billion on various programs to address the crisis, including $3.5 billion to convert rundown motels ... Read More

Why US lawmakers want to ban TikTok

The US House of Representatives voted to divest ByteDance of TikTok within six months. Donald Trump previously signed an executive order. Joe Biden supports the bill. TikTok could provide access ... Read More

5 Reasons Why Beyonce Is Us Weekly’s Woman Crush

From being a show-stopping performer to raising three kids, Beyoncé is simply “Irreplaceable” — and has been crowned Us Weekly’s newest woman crush. “I pray I continue to make something ... Read More