Homeless

San Diego police were investigating a drive-by shooting at a downtown homeless shelter where a security guard was shot and killed three years ago, authorities said. Nobody was hurt in the shooting shortly before midnight Saturday at the Alpha Project shelter with about 100 people inside, according to police Lt.…

In 2003, Nadine Willis' modern-day Cinderella, rags-to-riches story grabbed headlines, as she transitioned virtually overnight from being an exotic dancer in Kingston, Jamaica to being the first black model for Gucci. But now the 44-year-old mother of three has long given up the high heels and makeup. In fact, she…

“George Santos Claims He Won Gold at the ’76 Olympics.” “George Santos Says He Discovered the Cure for Polio.” “George Santos Told Voter He Fought in the Revolutionary War.” If you opened up the internet today and saw any of these headlines, at The New York Times, or BuzzFeed, or…

Embattled New York Republican George Santos stole more than $3,000 from a fundraiser for a disabled veteran's dying service dog, a new report has claimed. The report on local news site Patch, published on Tuesday, contains bombshell claims concerning the GOP freshman, leveled by Richard Osthoff, a disabled veteran who in…

Photo: Jody KivortCanadian folk artist Kate Fenner recently released her new album, Dead Reckoning, which showcases Fenner’s haunting voice. Kate Fenner Describing Fenner’s voice, Warren Zanes shares, “There’s a homelessness to her singing style. She’s in very good company in this regard. Like the handful of singers who faced the…

A $100 million project was meant to protect Karachi slumdwellers from flooding, but instead made many homeless before work stalled When it was announced, the World Bank’s Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project (Sweep) was touted as one of the lifelines that would help Pakistan’s biggest city, Karachi, with its…

SEATTLE (AP) — A record 310 homeless people died in the Seattle area last year, highlighting the region’s struggle to house the thousands of people living on its streets. The 310 deaths in King County surpassed the previous record of 195 homeless deaths set in 2018, the Seattle Times reported,…

Two California researchers aim to get a real-time understanding of homelessness using a perhaps unexpected resource found among unhoused people: smartphones. Benjamin Henwood, a professor at the University of Southern California's Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, and Randall Kuhn, a professor in the department of community health sciences at…

Ljubica Cajan, owner of Tunnel Discount Convenience, checks out damage to her store window on Thursday, January 12, 2023 in downtown Windsor. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Having panhandlers and the homeless hanging outside her downtown shop is a regular thing, but the owner of Tunnel Discount Convenience is…

Synopsis Collier Gwin, the owner of Foster Gwin Gallery in San Francisco, has been caught spraying a homeless woman with a hose outside a restaurant in the financial district.AgenciesIn a viral video, a man in San Francisco can be seen spraying a homeless woman with a hose. The clip has…