On many school days, Maria Teresa Loeza said her elementary and middle school kids wave their Chromebooks around the house on Walnut Avenue and 15th Street in Long Beach, searching for a stronger internet connection. Sometimes her 13-year-old stays up late at night to submit assignments, growing frustrated when theContinue Reading
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — The first time Tenobia White, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and medical assistant from Holly Springs, tested positive for COVID-19, she was convinced it had to be a fluke … so convinced, in fact, that she was tested a second time. Then a third. ItContinue Reading
The state has seen a drastic increase in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, and Northeast Georgia Health System reported early this month that its emergency department was so overwhelmed, some patients had to be treated in ambulances outside its Gainesville hospital. The health system set a record for COVID-19 patientsContinue Reading
MONTREAL — With the city under a curfew and COVID-19 numbers rising on the island, Montreal is getting set to administer 2,000 doses of vaccine to homeless people. Welcome Hall Mission director Sam Watts confirmed that health officials had settled on the idea after discussions over the last two weeks,Continue Reading
The Week Joint Chiefs pointedly remind military personnel Biden will be president, ‘sedition and insurrection’ are illegal In an extraordinary letter Tuesday, all eight of the top U.S. military officers told U.S. service members that last week’s deadly mob attack on the U.S. Capitol was an illegal “direct assault” onContinue Reading
Faced with an uptick in homeless deaths amid the pandemic, city leaders expanded shelter services for San Jose’s unhoused residents. On Jan 12, the San Jose City Council unanimously adopted a $11.3 million expenditure plan for its Homeless, Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program, which provides homeless outreach and shelter services citywide. The budget approvalContinue Reading
Aussie dad left homeless in Britain with his two kids thanks to Covid travel restrictions reveals the shocking response he got when he begged Australia for help Scott Walker, from NSW, is stranded in UK with his two children, aged 13 and 11 He has been endlessly trying to secureContinue Reading
A single father says his children have been left sick and traumatised by the stress of being stranded in the United Kingdom after he won a lengthy custody battle to bring them to Australia. Key points: Robertson man Scott Walker has a house and work waiting for him in Australia,Continue Reading
As temperatures began to dip this fall, Allen Blackwell III says he and his colleagues at Baltimore City Public Schools kept watch on weather reports hoping to see it hit 32 degrees. That would herald the opening of winter shelters where homeless students and their families could be housed. “WeContinue Reading
RENTON, Wash. — Editor’s note: This story ran in December, before the reported death. One person has died in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak at a hotel in Renton where more than 200 homeless are sheltered, according to King County officials. A post-mortem coronavirus test found the person wasContinue Reading