Latest Poverty News
Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or biking long distances to their jobs or schools. So when city administrator, Laura McAloon, learned of an opportunity to study the development of a bus system to meet those transportation...
Glenys Kinnock, former UK minister, European Parliament member and wife of ex-Labour leader, dies
LONDON (AP) — Glenys Kinnock, a former British cabinet minister, member of the European Parliament and wife of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, has died. She was 79. Kinnock died Sunday at her London home some six years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, her family...
Rapper Young Thug's trial on racketeering conspiracy and gang charges begins in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Young Thug is the ruthless leader of a violent street gang that terrorized Atlanta neighborhoods or he's an inspiring success who pulled himself out of poverty to rap stardom through hard work and determination. Those are the competing narratives presented to the jury as the...
Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises 'drastic' changes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidential election Sunday, swinging the country to the right following a fiercely polarized campaign in which he promised a dramatic shake-up to the state to deal with soaring inflation and rising poverty. ...
Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme
VOORBURG, Netherlands (AP) — Cans of fish, jars of pasta sauce and bags of beans are stacked in blue crates. Meat, dairy and bread are kept cold in a huge freezer and a walk-in refrigerator in this affluent Dutch town. The supplies are on hand to feed the new poor in one of the richest nations in...
Stark UN report on devastation to Palestinian economy shows GDP fell 4% after a month of war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. report paints a stark picture of the devastation of the collapse of the Palestinian economy after a month of war and Israel’s near-total siege of Gaza. The gross domestic product shrank 4% in the West Bank and Gaza in the war’s first month, sending...
Haiti bans charter flights to Nicaragua in blow to migrants fleeing poverty and violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's government has banned all charter flights to Nicaragua that migrants fleeing poverty and violence had been increasingly using in their quest to reach the United States, according to a bulletin issued Monday that The Associated Press obtained. ...
South Africa begins an inquiry into a building fire that killed 76 people in Johannesburg in August
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An inquiry began Thursday into an apartment building fire that killed 76 people in South Africa in August and laid bare the deep problems of poverty and neglect in parts of Africa's richest city. The nighttime blaze swept through a five-story building...
Millennial Money: How to adjust to prosperity after poverty
Growing up without money affects how you live on a daily basis in childhood, and it can have long-term effects into adulthood, even when you begin to have enough money to make ends meet. When you move from experiencing poverty to maintaining financial stability, there can be some...
4 suspected North Korean defectors found in a small boat in South Korean waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Four North Koreans were found in a small wooden boat in South Korean waters on Tuesday in what is likely a rare case of North Koreans taking a risky sea voyage to flee to the South, Seoul officials said. More than 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South...
