Dozens of illegal immigrants camped for a second night in the street outside Manhattan’s Watson Hotel since Sunday, protesting their relocation to a new shelter at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. New York City Hall said the removal of the male adults is to make space for immigrant families. But some of those who had been […]
NEW YORK—New York City is temporarily turning a cruise ship terminal into a shelter and services hub for asylum-seekers, Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday, announcing the latest in a series of facilities the city has set up—and sometimes shut down—as it strains to handle an ongoing influx. The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will have room, food, […]
The head of a homeless shelter in the Texas border city of El Paso said that illegal immigrants who are being bused to New York are voluntarily going there, disputing Democrats’ claims of human trafficking. Blake Barrow, the CEO of the El Paso Rescue Mission in Texas, published a letter on Sept. 21 asking the […]
The U.S. annual inflation rate came in at 8.3 percent in August, higher than the market forecast of 8.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This is slightly down from the 8.5 percent reading in July. The core inflation rate, which strips the volatile food and energy sectors, also advanced to 6.3 […]
HENDERSON, Ky.—Two people were killed and two were wounded in a shooting at a homeless shelter for men in western Kentucky, and a suspect has been arrested, authorities said. Officers responded Thursday evening to a report of an active shooter at the Harbor House Christian Center, the Henderson Police Department said in a statement on […]
Though it’s currently the largest active fire in the state, the Oak Fire is under control, officials say. The fire grew rapidly over the weekend, and we’ll have details for you about any threat it may pose to Yosemite National Park. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that allows Californians to sue gun […]
The Finnish government has been putting underground shelters to use. An emergency shelter in Helsinki was built in 2003—and doubles as a sports facility. It’s one of many shelters in the capital that provide cover for the city’s 650,000 residents.
It’s been four weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine. Inside Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, hundreds of people have been living underground in a subway station for the past month. The city has been battered by bombs since the start of the war.
A baby was left alone in a room with her deceased mother for five days at a New York homeless shelter and was found in desperate need of food, water and basic needs, according to a lawsuit filed by the infant’s father. The New York City Department of Homeless Services (NYCDHS) is being sued by […]
COLLEYVILLE, Texas—An armed man who took four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue had spent time in area homeless shelters in the two weeks leading up to the attack, and was dropped off at one by someone he appeared to know. Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British national who authorities identified […]
