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

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. ...

Police identify man accused of fatally beating 2 homeless people in Miami

MIAMI (AP) — Miami police have identified the man accused of killing two homeless people and injuring two others in an unprovoked attack. Brenton Clarke, 36, of Inwood, New York, was arrested shortly after the Thursday morning attack, officials said. He has no arrest history in...

A man with a stick killed 2 homeless people in Miami in an 'unprovoked' attack, police say

A man wielding a stick killed two people in Miami in an “unprovoked” attack on four homeless people, law enforcement officials said. The suspect was taken into custody following the beatings, which police say were carried out early Thursday. A 911 call placed just after 6 a.m....

2 people in Miami are dead in what officials say was an `unprovoked' attack on 4 homeless people by a man with a stick

Turner tackles HUD program reforms at confirmation hearing for housing secretary

There were sports analogies galore but few policy specifics during Scott Turner ’s confirmation hearing on Thursday to become housing secretary. Turner spoke before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee as he seeks to become leader of the Department of Housing...

Governor forces out homeless people by New Orleans Superdome before Super Bowl

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As New Orleans prepares to host the Super Bowl next month, Louisiana authorities cleared homeless encampments around the stadium on Wednesday and relocated many to a temporary warehouse facility that costs millions of dollars to operate. Gov. Jeff Landry framed...

Alabama railroad operator says engineer didn't see 3 homeless men killed by train

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The engineer of a train that struck and killed three homeless men on the tracks in coastal Alabama says he never saw them and did not know he had hit them. The Alabama Port Authority tells WALA-TV that a second engineer who had a different view of the tracks...