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Houston Built a Blueprint To Reduce Homelessness. Staying Housed Is the Ongoing Challenge.

Houston has made national headlines for reducing homelessness — but keeping people housed is the next test.

Through the Storm — Buddhist Monks Approach End of ‘Walk for Peace’

The "Walk for Peace 2025" has now surpassed its 90th day, leaving the group of Buddhist monks just 10 days away from Washington DC.

Local Official Accuses Flight School of Espionage for Training International Students

Darin Hale with the Anderson City Council has claimed that IASCO Flight Training in Redding is a security risk because it trains Chinese students.

Change Is Coming to Iran ‘No Matter What’

Journalist Alireza Hekmatshoar of KIRN Radio Iran in Los Angeles, home to the world’s largest Iranian diaspora community, believes change is coming to Iran.

The Healers of MacArthur Park

LA's MacArthur Park has come to embody many of the city's ills, from crime to homelessness and drugs. Still, not everyone is ready to give up on it.

Will Community Newspapers Survive Amid Soaring Costs of Newsprint?

Even as the Trump Administration rolled back its tariffs on newsprint from Canada, community newspapers are struggling with rising costs for their print editions.

‘Melt ICE’ — Californians Turn Out to Denounce ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

Scenes from the ICE Out for Good protests across California this past weekend.

For Somali Americans, Trump’s Attacks Stir Memories of Violence, Genocide

For Mohamud Yussuf, founder of Runta News, Trump's verbal attacks on the Somali American community recall the language of violence in his home country.

Renee Nicole Good: Another Death at the Hands of ICE

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, and with her death, a wound that the city has failed to heal was laid bare once again.

What Maduro’s Capture Signals to North Korea

North Korea has chosen near-total silence in its domestic media coverage in the wake of the US operation to oust Venezuela's leader.

Elderly Bakersfield Couple Self Deports After 35 Years in the US

Daniel and Alberta Herrera say with Trump's immigration crackdown "fear and insecurity" are all they have left after more than 35 years living in Bakersfield.

‘They Push You to the Edge’ — Turkish Asylum Seeker Describes Five Months in ICE Detention

Ozan, among more than 68,000 people being held in ICE detention, was arrested during a court hearing in July. His asylum case is still pending.

Some Northern California Mien Refugees Grapple With Renewed Fears of Statelessness

Forty years after resettling in the US, some Mien refugees are now at risk of being forcibly returned to a country they have little connection to.

In Marin County, Communities Debate Non-Police Responders Amid Heightened Fears of ICE

The Marin County Civil Grand Jury is urging officials to bring an alternative response model to West Marin, where for some, calling the police carries the added fear of immigration detention. 

‘Paying More, Getting Less’ — America’s Flailing Health System

47% of Americans believe they will not be able to afford health insurance coverage, care, and pharmaceuticals this year.