Justice & Poverty

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into "maintenance holes" instead....

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A new policy to deny asylum to anyone who shows up on the Mexican border after...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan prison workers are facing a mental health crisis that includes much higher rates of suicidal...

Victoria Bernhardt, Legal Counsel of the Board of Directors of the Central California Women's Conference, discusses the vital importance of...

Nearly two dozen immigrants were allowed to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum on Tuesday, the day the Trump...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday it will end asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the...

Seattle has been going back and forth on a battle on how to deal with crimes that involve homeless individuals...

Gena Law Gong, President of the Board of Directors of the Central California Asian Pacific Women, discusses how one of...

CHARLES CITY, Va. (AP) — Sturgeon were America's vanishing dinosaurs, armor-plated beasts that crowded the nation's rivers until mankind's craving...

Parks all across the U.S. have installed sonic devices called Mosquitos, which essentially emit a high-pitched sound that can only...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration is moving forward with a nationwide immigration enforcement operation this weekend targeting migrant families,...

Brandie Carpenter, Member of the Board of Directors of the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, discusses supporting the growth...

Since 2017, San Francisco’s homeless population significantly increased – more than was previously calculated....

BOSTON (AP) — Civil rights activists complained Monday of the potential for widespread abuse following confirmation that at least three...

North Carolina Housing Coalition Executive Director Samuel Gunter said it's not uncommon to see property investors "start snatching stuff up,"...

Nicole Celaya, Community Food System Director of Foodlink for Tulare County, discusses bringing greater food security to families living in...

Almost half of female cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy said they were sexually harassed, and about one in...

HOUSTON (AP) — In one photo, one of 88 men in a cell meant for 41 presses a piece of...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and a group of other city leaders from around California and...

Tim Adam, Director of Programs & Operations of the Merced County Rescue Mission, discusses how case management policies allow the...

CLINT, Texas (AP) — The head of the U.S. Border Patrol on Monday slammed as "completely inappropriate" sexually explicit posts...

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 200 corporations, including many of America' best-known companies, are urging the U.S. Supreme Court...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adding a high-stakes immigration case to its election-year agenda, the Supreme Court said Friday it will decide...

Jeremy Tobias, CEO of the Community Action Partnership of Kern, discusses the importance in listening to community members and citizens...