Tag: Poverty
Mississippi to increase lowest welfare payments in the US
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi will increase the lowest monthly welfare payments in the nation under a bill signed into law Wednesday by the state's...
Ex-head of NYC homeless housing group charged with fraud
NEW YORK — The former top executive of a New York City homeless housing group that is one of the city's largest was arrested...
Mississippi to increase lowest welfare payments in the US
<p>JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi will increase the lowest monthly welfare payments in the nation under a bill signed into law Wednesday by the state's...
Ex-head of NYC homeless housing group charged with fraud
<p>NEW YORK — The former top executive of a New York City homeless housing group that is one of the city's largest was arrested...
Oakland launches guaranteed pay plan for low-income people
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The mayor of Oakland, California on Tuesday announced a privately funded program that will give low-income families of color $500 per...
Report shows US homelessness rising even before pandemic
WASHINGTON — Homelessness in America was on the rise even before the coronavirus pandemic dramatically dragged down the economy, according to a government report....
San Diego seeking families of homeless men killed in crash
SAN DIEGO — San Diego officials released the names of two men killed when a driver crashed into a sidewalk homeless encampment and are...
Officials name one of 3 men killed by San Diego driver
<p>SAN DIEGO — A 40-year-old man named Rodney Diffendal was among three people killed when a driver plowed through a sidewalk homeless encampment downtown,...
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
BEIRUT — Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt in supermarkets as shoppers scramble...
California police on paid leave over degrading, vulgar texts
<p>EUREKA, Calif. — Two Northern California police officers are on paid leave after a news outlet reported that they are accused of sending degrading...