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With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

Apr. 22, 2024 19:36 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking. It's the most significant case before the high court in decades...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Apr. 22, 2024 15:16 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: April 18 The Los Angeles Times on Mike Johnson's Ukraine aid bill Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has been maddeningly slow in pushing the House to approve badly needed aid for Ukraine as it...

Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?

Apr. 20, 2024 10:42 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live. The justices on Monday will consider a challenge to rulings from a California-based appeals court that...

Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court

Apr. 14, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) — A pickleball game in this leafy Oregon community was suddenly interrupted one rainy weekend morning by the arrival of an ambulance. Paramedics rushed through the park toward a tent, one of dozens illegally erected by the town's hundreds of homeless people, then play...

Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court

Mar. 05, 2024 18:41 PM EST

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court next month and could have major implications for cities as homelessness nationwide has reached record highs. Dozens of briefs have been filed in...

Dutch Bros: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Feb. 21, 2024 16:59 PM EST

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Dutch Bros Inc. (BROS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $1.4 million in its fourth quarter. The Grants Pass, Oregon-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 4...