Crew, cast of TV series 'Crash' raise money to feed homeless in New MexicoOctober 4th, 2009 'Crash' cast helps feed homeless in New MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The cast and crew of the TV series "Crash" have done a good deed for some of Albuquerque's homeless.
Oz stripper flashes parking inspector in annoyance over ticketSeptember 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - An Adelaide city parking inspector has revealed that he comes across different situations in his line of work, but none were as funny as the stripper who flashed him in annoyance over a ticket. Parking inspector Remo Paolini revealed that he had come across many people who bare all so that they can get out of getting a ticket, and he described a bizarre run in with an exotic dancer who parked illegally.
US man to run 5,000 km barefootSeptember 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - US businessman Tellman Knudson hopes to raise $100 million for a charity by running across the the country barefoot, a media report said Wednesday. The 32-year-old entrepreneur will start his 5,000-km barefoot run in New York.
LA prosecutors make offer to homeless: Tickets can be forgiven for community serviceSeptember 3rd, 2009 LA offers Skid Row homeless leniency on citationsLOS ANGELES — Some 200 homeless people wait outside a Skid Row shelter, clutching citation slips for minor offenses: jaywalking, sitting on a curb, pushing around shopping carts. In the past, many would have faced stiff fines and possible arrest for neglecting the tickets.
Former New York Gov. Spitzer teaching law and public policy at NYC's City CollegeSeptember 2nd, 2009 Ex-NY Gov. Spitzer teaching at NYC's City CollegeNEW YORK — Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is teaching a political science course at a New York City college. A City College spokesman says Spitzer, who resigned in a prostitution scandal in March 2008, is an adjunct professor in the political science department.
South Florida project gets homeless off the streets, one job at a timeAugust 20th, 2009 Fla. man helps homeless prepare for jobsMIAMI — The homeless in Miami are getting a makeover — all in the hopes of finding a job. Project Vacant Streets is an initiative to get the homeless back on their feet, one job at a time.
Two homeless Chinese men turn tree into home!August 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two homeless Chinese men are reported to have been living on a tree for several months, after they were kicked out from their previous resting place. Urban management officers had kicked the two men in the Baoan district of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, out of a train tunnel, where they had been sleeping, reports the China Daily.
NYC program offers one-way airfare to homeless families to move in with relatives elsewhereJuly 29th, 2009 NYC offers free airfare to homeless to leave cityNEW YORK — New York City is buying one-way plane tickets for homeless families to leave the city. It's part of a Bloomberg administration program to keep the homeless out of the expensive shelter system, which costs $36,000 a year per family.
Homeless numbers steady but include more families and suburbanitesJuly 9th, 2009 Homeless numbers include more familiesWASHINGTON — The face of homelessness in the United States is changing to include more families and more people who live in the suburbs and rural communities. The number of homeless has remained steady since 2007, but within the overall count are trends that can tell officials where federal resources would do the most good, the Housing and Urban Development Department says in its annual report to Congress being released Thursday.
Texas teen sentenced to life in prison for homeless man's beating death in trash binJuly 2nd, 2009 Teen gets life in prison for killing homeless manABILENE, Texas — An Texas teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for beating a homeless man to death in a trash bin. Sixteen-year-old Michael Martinez Jr.
Cost of being homeless on the rise; NYC charging working families rent at sheltersMay 9th, 2009 NYC charging rent at homeless sheltersNEW YORK — Even the homeless can't escape the high price of a night in New York City. City officials this month began charging rent to some families staying in homeless shelters.
Md. becomes first state in nation to protect homeless people under hate-crimes lawMay 9th, 2009 Attacks on homeless become hate crime in Md.ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland has become the first state in the nation to protect homeless people under a hate-crimes law.
Polish authorities raise death toll in homeless shelter blaze to 23 after DNA testsApril 30th, 2009 Polish official: 23 dead in Polish shelter blazeWARSAW, Poland — Polish prosecutors are raising the death toll from a fire that ripped through a homeless shelter in mid-April to 23 after DNA tests on the victims. Malgorzata Wojciechowicz, a spokeswoman for prosecutors in Szczecin, said Thursday that 23 people were killed in the blaze, including 13 children.
Volunteers tie the knot at Springfield, Ill., homeless shelter where they metApril 27th, 2009 Ill. volunteers married at homeless shelterSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Two central Illinois volunteers have tied the knot in the place they first met: a homeless shelter.
3 Northern California teenagers arrested after homeless man found dead from beatingApril 24th, 2009 3 North Calif teens arrested in homeless beatingREDDING, Calif. — Three teenagers have been arrested in the fatal beating of a homeless man in Northern California.
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