Fresh lawsuit hits Oregon city at the heart of Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules, as advocates find new ways to challenge them in a legal landscape...

Army veteran pleads not guilty to killing homeless man in downtown Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pleaded not guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting a homeless man with an automatic rifle in downtown Memphis. A lawyer for Karl P. Loucks, 42, entered the plea to a first-degree murder charge during a...

Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his mission

BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — For more than a year, a pastor who opened his church around the clock to shelter and give hope to homeless people has been at odds with an Ohio city over the building housing his ministry. On Tuesday, a city judge found Pastor Chris Avell guilty of violating...

Suburban Seattle officer sentenced to over 16 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a homeless man

KENT, Wash. (AP) — Suburban Seattle officer sentenced to over 16 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a homeless man.

Judge finds Ohio pastor guilty of violating fire code while church operated as a temporary shelter

A judge in northwestern Ohio found a pastor guilty on criminal charges Tuesday for failing to comply with the city fire code after he opened his church to let homeless people and others stay inside overnight to escape the winter chill. Chris Avell, pastor of Dad's Place Church in...

Massachusetts governor proposes that migrants in shelters be in the country legally

BOSTON (AP) — The governor of Massachusetts on Wednesday proposed that in most cases, all members of a family staying in emergency shelters would have to be in the country legally, hardening her stance at a time when concerns are being raised about the safety at the facilities. ...