Justice & Poverty

HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has warned that Central American families are staging an "invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border....

BALTIMORE (AP) — New annual estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Baltimore is continuing to shed inhabitants, bringing...

A new study from the think tank Movement Advancement Project points to the large population of LGBT individuals that reside...

In this collaboration with ValleyPBS, host Mark Oppenheim interviews nonprofit leaders from California's Central Valley and discuss the work they...

Immigrant visas are being more aggressively denied in the U.S., particularly for Mexican immigrants, even when they meet all the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years after the Columbine High School shooting made practicing for armed intruders as routine as fire...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than a million high-capacity ammunition magazines flooded into California during a one-week window created when...

George A. Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Bread for the City, discusses how community-based challenges impede in effectively serving low-income...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering sending "Illegal Immigrants" to Democratic strongholds to punish congressional...

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — In this city known for pre-Civil War mansions, a young mother shared a government-funded apartment with...

ATLANTA (AP) — James Lane has a backpack full of syringes slung across his shoulder as he goes to exchange...

Paula Thompson Felder, Executive Director of Voices for A Second Chance, discusses the organization's unique approach in helping incarcerated individuals...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Justice Department issued a scathing report on Alabama's prisons on Wednesday, saying the state is...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Government officials, aid workers and activists in Central America are mystified by U.S. President...

U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, joined by Tim Roemer from Gov. Doug Ducey's office, left, and Henry Lucero, ICE's Enforcement and...

Melissa M. Lopez, Executive Director of Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services, discusses how often overlooked prejudices limit the abilities of...

MIAMI (AP) — Reflecting on her assault 12 years ago, 41-year-old Wanda Gomez said she did not know if she...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The largest supplier of bump stocks turned in its entire remaining inventory to be destroyed —...

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government charged Facebook with high-tech housing discrimination Thursday for allegedly allowing landlords and real estate...

Alberto Mesta Jr., Branch Manager of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid El Paso, discusses the tremendous need for legal services for...

According to a new study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University, more children and youth between the ages of five...

According to a new study published in the journal Economics of Education Review, teacher retention rates within socially and economically...

ATLANTA (AP) — Every weekday at a middle school near Atlanta, a half-dozen or so students visit the school nurse...

Linda Rivas, Executive Director of Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, discusses the importance of supporting all individuals, regardless of their...