Homeless

Women and children are trapped between the housing crisis and “shocking levels of domestic abuse, sexual violence, exploitation and control against women in Ireland,” according to a new report. The Joining the Dots report, published today by the National Women’s Council (NWC), found that there are situations where “women must…

An indictment filed in a Texas federal court accuses Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, of planning to recruit an army of homeless people, buy a sailboat and seize power on Gonave Island, an island off the coast of Haiti with a population of about 87,000 residents.…

Family stories can stay with us long after the moments have passed. Some people grow up with support, while others grow up learning to survive on their own. The past can show up again when we think we’ve moved far beyond it. What seems simple on the outside can feel incredibly heavy beneath the surface. Talia’s letter: Yeah my…

A devastating late-night inferno has reduced a six-room apartment worth over N40 million to rubble in Nchoko, Ndechi community of Izzi Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, leaving a widower, Mr. Michael Emeliike, and his children homeless and in shock. The fire, which erupted around 10 p.m. on November 3, struck…

Abia Pensioners’ Forum, a pressure group under the Nigeria Union of Pensioners in Abia State, has lamented the continued delay in the payment of gratuities and pension arrears for retirees in the state, saying that some pensioners have died, fallen sick, or become homeless because of the situation. The group…

This past April, social media users shared a video that was said to show a homeless man brutally beating his dog in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Within days, the dog’s owner, Chris McMurtry, began receiving threats from animal-lovers. Some commenters on the local Nextdoor platform suggested that someone should offer…

Scores of homes rebuilt in central Albania following the earthquake in the Adriatic Sea on November 26, 2019 remain empty due to an apparent lack of interest in them by the former inhabitants as well as delays in completing basic infrastructure. The magnitude 6.4 earthquake, which left 52 people dead…

Two Venezuelan migrant teenagers were charged with the murder of a homeless man in Chicago over the weekend, according to a report. CWB Chicago reported that the charges were revealed in a “detention proffer filed by prosecutors.” Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Kleist claimed in a filing that one of the…

A homeless encampment established at 20th Street West and Avenue K South on Oct. 3. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Article content Facing homeless numbers beyond anything previously recorded in Saskatoon, a city official says last month’s point-in-time count will guide the development of solutions to address both immediate…

Councillors are set to vote on a proposal to demolish the oldest residential tower in Edinburgh after its condition deteriorated, putting a £20m price tag on remediating it. A report to the city council’s Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee has recommended taking down the 1952-built Westfield Court. The mixed-tenure…