In recent years, animal shelter volunteer Adrian Budnick has started giving adoptable canines creative names to increase visibility and boost adoption numbers. It’s safe to say her efforts have ...

San José Mayor Matt Mahan proposed a new policy Thursday, saying there should be consequences for homeless people in the city if they refuse to accept shelter. The issue of homelessness has ...

Delonis Center in downtown Ann Arbor. Eleven families crowded into the basement of another local shelter that had already expanded its capacity. As organizations and local officials consider ways ...

Stephanie Levitz is a senior reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau. She has more than 20 years of experience in journalism and has covered federal politics full-time since 2010 ...

San José Mayor Matt Mahan unveiled an initiative Thursday that would ratchet up the pressure on homeless people to accept shelter or face jail time. “Homelessness can’t be a choice,” Mahan ...

Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today? Eric Levitz is a senior correspondent at Vox. He covers a wide range of political and policy issues with a special focus on questions that ...

Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the country’s coastal region. By Euan Ward Malachy Browne and Sanjana ...

Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today? Eric Levitz is a senior correspondent at Vox. He covers a wide range of political and policy issues with a special focus on questions that ...

NEW ORLEANS — The lease for a temporary shelter for the unhoused in Gentilly is set to expire Tuesday, leaving state officials weighing whether to extend operations for another 30 days.

In a storage shed on the outskirts of Victoria, Lisa* keeps all her belongings — decades-old letters, diaries, photo albums and furniture. As the years go by, she worries if there will be a time ...

Entry into sea caves, which serve as vital shelters for the seals, should also be avoided. Over the past 14 years, monk seals have given birth nearly every year, a development that was not ...

FORT PAYNE, Ala. (WAFF) - Mayor Brian Baine announced Sunday that the Fort Payne city pool would be closed for the second summer in a row, leaving many parents and residents taking to social media ...