Homeless

In southern California, where rates of homelessness are among the highest in the nation, a private company, Akido Labs, is running clinics for unhoused patients and others with low incomes. The caveat? The patients are seen by medical assistants who use artificial intelligence (AI) to listen to the conversations, then…

Police in California found Former NFL player Kevin Johnson dead Wednesday, at a Los Angeles homeless encampment, according to police. Los Angeles County officials said authorities located Johnson, 55, at an encampment in the 1300 block of East 120th Street in the Willowbrook area, after responding to the scene shortly…

Listen to this article with a free account Former NFL defensive lineman Kevin Johnson was beaten and stabbed to death in a Los Angeles homeless encampment, authorities confirmed Friday. Johnson, who played in the 1990s mostly for the Philadelphia Eagles and the team then known as the Oakland Raiders, was…

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As part of a concentrated effort to make Indore a beggar-free city, local authorities recently rescued a physically-challenged man who had been begging for years in the bustling Sarafa Bazaar. Unable to walk, the 50-year-old man, known only as Mangilal, spent his days cross-legged on a small wooden platform fitted…

Trending on Billboard As she gears up for the release of her debut, self-titled album on Friday (Jan. 23), Contemporary Christian Music newcomer Jamie MacDonald is already piling up milestones. Her debut radio single “Desperate” spent seven weeks atop Billboard’s Christian AC Airplay chart. Her follow up song, “Left It…

Mother Teresa, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje (now in North Macedonia), was a Roman Catholic nun and missionary who devoted her life to serving the poorest and most vulnerable people. She came to India in 1929 and later taught at a convent school in Kolkata,…

Happy Tuesday! Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, the week’s top stories from the intersection of technology and politics. ICE gives Home Depot investors goosebumps A group of Home Depot investors has raised concerns about the company’s work with a surveillance firm after a news report said U.S. Immigration and Customs…

Homeless encampment sweeps have been increasing since a pivotal Supreme Court decision in 2024. But medical experts and advocates for unhoused people say those sweeps have hidden health costs. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Nationwide, there has been a push to criminalize homeless encampments. City leaders say the bans protect public health,…

Last fall, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) nearly triggered a homelessness disaster of its own making. A rush of policy changes that were rolled out with almost no warning and even less guidance threatened to push up to 170,000 formerly unhoused Americans out of stable housing. The…