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President Trump's recent executive order encouraging involuntary commitment of people with mental illness who are homeless provoked a swift response from infectious disease experts, who warned that such moves could disrupt care for conditions ranging from HIV to hepatitis C in already vulnerable communities. The order -- entitled "Ending Crime…

The pool area at the City of Windsor Homelessness and Housing Help Hub shelter is shown on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Article content Windsor will spend millions of dollars filling in a former city pool to create more emergency shelter space downtown. THIS CONTENT…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The archbishop of Warsaw, Poland, has asked the Vatican to defrock a priest charged with the killing of a 68-year-old homeless man who was beaten with an ax and set on fire. Prosecutors on Saturday charged the priest, only identified as Mirosław M. in line with…

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The homeless camps near Andresen Road along the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail, shown here in April, have been closed by the city. Photo by Paul Valencia Homeless camps were near Andresen Road along the trail for a long time, but earlier this month the city gave notice to those living…

People living in a homeless encampment pick up belongings after Louisiana State Police gave instructions for them to move to a different predesignated location in New Orleans on Oct. 23, 2024. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Alexandria, Va., Mayor Alyia Gaskins says President Trump's executive order to…

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LOS ANGELES — Immigration officials have been repeatedly spotted outside a Hollywood homeless shelter since May, leading staff to accompany residents from war-torn countries to work, errands and court. An executive at the shelter that serves people ages 18 to 24 said she saw two Venezuelan men handcuffed and arrested…

O ne day, I was leaving the church where I work when an angry woman stopped me. She threw a bag of garbage into the encampment in our yard and told me that a person had started sleeping in hers—and that I needed to tell her how she could find…

GOOD MORNING. Here’s all the news you need to know as you start the day. Local councils across the country suspend homebuyer scheme amid row with department 1. Eoghan Dalton reports on how hundreds of families in towns and cities across the country are at increased risk of homelessness, as…