A Campaign To House The Homeless Reaches A Milestone
Mallyveen Teah, 53, has been homeless or couch surfing on and off for the past 25 years. Now, he walks from his job at a construction site in Arlington, Va., to his new home, a one-bedroom...
View ArticleHow Banning One Question Could Help Ex-Offenders Land A Job
Washington, D.C., is expected to join four states and several cities soon in prohibiting companies from asking job applicants — up front — if they have a criminal record.It's part of a growing movement...
View ArticleSummer Program For Hungry Kids Gets Creative With Food Delivery
More than 21 million children get free or reduced priced meals during the school year. But in the summer, that number drops to only three million.The big question is what happens to all the other...
View ArticleTrauma Plagues Many Immigrant Kids In U.S. Illegally
Many of the Central American children who have entered the U.S illegally in recent months have come with a heavy burden — a history of hardship and violence. And many of the children now face difficult...
View ArticleMore Military Families Are Relying On Food Banks And Pantries
Despite the economic recovery, more than 46 million Americans — or 1 in 7 — used a food pantry last year. And a surprisingly high number of those seeking help were households with military members,...
View ArticleOn The Fall Docket: Who Gets To Vote — And Who Gets To Decide?
A federal appeals court in Denver is scheduled to hear arguments Aug. 25 in a dispute over whether Kansas and Arizona can require voters using a federal registration form to show proof of...
View ArticleLife After Ice Buckets: ALS Group Faces $94 Million Challenge
The ALS ice bucket challenge continues to bring in huge donations this summer for efforts to cure and treat what's commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. As of today, the viral campaign has raised...
View ArticleTexas Voter ID Law Goes To Trial
Dozens of lawyers will gather in a federal courtroom in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Tuesday for the start of a new challenge to the state's controversial voter ID law.The trial is expected to last two to...
View ArticleMillions Struggle To Get Enough To Eat Despite Jobs Returning
The number of U.S. families that struggled to get enough to eat last year was essentially unchanged from the year before, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest report on "food...
View ArticleA 'Circle' Of Support Helps Families Stay Out Of Poverty
Go around the country and you'll hear lots of frustration about just how difficult it is to get out of poverty — and more importantly, how to stay out. The official U.S. poverty rate may have gone down...
View ArticleAds Get Creative, Even Seductive, To Attract Voters
September is voter registration month, but inspiring Americans to register and vote isn't always easy. Especially with politicians held in such low esteem. So some groups — and a few election officials...
View ArticleAs Election Nears, Voting Laws Still Unclear In Some States
Midterm elections are less than six weeks away, but the rules for voting in some states are still unclear. This week alone, courts have been considering challenges to voter ID requirements in Texas and...
View ArticleRules For Provisional Ballots All Over The Map
The fail-safe for many voters who run into problems at the polls — such as a lack of ID or an outdated address — is called provisional voting. The person votes, and his or her ballot only counts after...
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U.S. Supreme Court Court Halts Wis. Voter ID Law; Texas Law Overturned
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View ArticleEngineer Turned Cabbie Helps New Refugees Find Their Way
This story is part of an occasional series about individuals who don't have much money or power but do have a big impact on their communities.Almost 70,000 refugees — victims of war, hardship and...
View ArticleTrading Walkathons For Ice Buckets, Charities Try To Hold On To Donors
Springtime means outdoor charity events, and there are plenty to choose from.You can walk, run, bike, swim or even roll around in the mud to raise money for a cause.
View ArticleOn Welfare? Don't Use The Money For Movies, Say Kansas Lawmakers
Welfare recipients in Kansas may soon be barred from spending their benefits on activities like going to the movies or swimming, or from withdrawing more than $25 per day from bank machines.If Gov. Sam...
View ArticleVulnerable Voting Machine Raises Questions About Election Security
Computer security experts have warned for years that some voting machines are vulnerable to attack. And this week, in Virginia, the state Board of Elections decided to impose an immediate ban on...
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Demonstrators Jubilant After Baltimore Police Charges
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After Police Are Charged In Gray's Death, Baltimore Awaits Next Steps
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