Feds: $31M trip-and-fall scam used homeless people as pawns
Authorities say they’ve taken down a criminal racket in which corrupt lawyers and doctors used hundreds of desperate people, including…
UN food agency chief: World on brink of ‘a hunger pandemic’
The head of the U_N_ food agency is warning that, as the world is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it…
Homeless at ‘double risk’ of getting, spreading coronavirus
SALEM, Ore. — They often don’t have places to wash their hands, struggle with health problems and crowd together in…
Bill O’Reilly Tells Sean Hannity: People In Poverty Live Very Well
Bill O’Reilly showed a wealth of ignorance Wednesday in saying that impoverished Americans “live very well.” (Listen to the audio…
Stocks post biggest 1-year gain since 2013
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 rose 35.2% and 28.9%, respectively, for the year. December 31, 2019, 11:19 PM 3 min…
Kelly Ripa Slams ‘Fake Outrage’ After Joking That Her Son Lives In ‘Extreme Poverty’
Kelly Ripa thinks that some people are taking a joke she made way too literally. The “Live With Kelly And…
A California City Gave People $500 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s What Happened.
For millions of Americans, an unexpected expense ― a broken down car, a sudden rent increase, an illness ― can…
Trump, Carson reject California’s request for federal help on homelessness
At the same time that President Donald Trump and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson are promising federal action…
It’s Great That We Talk About ‘Food Deserts’ — But It Might Be Time To Stop
Access to fresh food isn’t a guarantee for everyone. Despite growing numbers of grocery stores in the U.S., 6% of…
Mexico vows to help Central American migrants amid crackdown
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his country must help Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence. López Obrador said…
In Economic Terms, Alabama Was Already A Terrible Place For Women
Even before Alabama’s overwhelmingly male-dominated legislature passed a law this week essentially outlawing abortions, the state was already a fairly…
Pence backs Trump’s claim that ‘Middle Easterners’ have infiltrated migrant caravan without evidence
Vice President Mike Pence doubled down Tuesday on the president’s assertion that “Middle Easterners” have infiltrated a caravan of Central…
Spain: poverty hits millions despite growth
It looks like an ordinary summer’s day at a swimming pool on the outskirts of Sevilla in southern Spain: a…
Some Disneyland Employees Are Facing Homelessness Working At ‘The Happiest Place On Earth’ (HBO)
ANAHEIM, California — Low-wage workers are being priced out of Orange County, the posh suburbs south of Los Angeles. That’s…
Zimbabwe After Mugabe & Privatizing Space Exploration: VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
This is the July 25, 2018 FULL EPISODE of VICE News Tonight on HBO. 2:11 The White House says it’s…
Turning goats into water: A solution for the desert – BBC News
Fariel Salahuddin is not the type of person you’d expect to see wandering around rural Pakistan, especially with a herd…
Migration Crisis Is Overpowering This Tiny French Island (HBO)
As France just toughened up its asylum policy, mass arrivals of undocumented migrants are not only overpowering European shores, but…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – August, 13 2014
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today:…
Kenya Can’t Control Its Children’s Gambling Addictions (HBO)
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‘We don’t need everyone’: Syrian refugees abandoned in Europe
Currently, many of the refugees are living in detention centers that formerly housed army barracks. The facilities are reported to…
INSIGHTS (special edition): Plight of Indian Farmers
Once a land of plenty. Now a land of the dying. India’s bread basket, the state of Punjab, is facing…
Madagascar receives almost 1.2 million doses of antibiotics to fight plague
Madagascar has taken delivery of nearly 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and some US $1.5 million dollars in emergency funds…
Sierra Leone’s ‘Peace Diamond’ to be auctioned in New York
Sierra Leone hopes to raise millions of dollars for development projects by auctioning a huge uncut diamond, believed to be…
Cities Are Starting To Address The Eviction Crisis That’s Devastated Poor Tenants
PHILADELPHIA ― The rodent infestation had grown so severe in the home Yazmin Vazquez shared with her nephew that when…
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim: The VICE News Interview
Twenty years ago, Jim Yong Kim was an activist calling for the abolition of the World Bank. Today, he’s its…
Violence and Private Security in South Africa
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News The high walls, electric fences, and private security guards surrounding South Africa’s … source
Paco: The Poor Man’s Drug in Buenos Aires
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News In 2001, Argentina faced a devastating economic crisis that led to widespread unemployment ……
African American Health: Information and Access, Dr. BHusaini1
Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*African American Health: Information and Access, with Dr. BHusaini, Director of the Center for Health…
Why Kansas City Might Put An MLK Blvd On The Black Side Of Town (HBO)
Most large cities have a street named after Martin Luther King, Jr. Kansas City, MO, doesn’t. For years, residents have…
African Americans and Health Disparities, Dr. BHusaini1
Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*African American Health Disparities, with Dr. BHusaini, Director of the Health Center @ Tennessee State…
Sierra Leone takes bold steps to end child marriage
First Lady of Sierra Leonne, Sia Koroma has said a consensus with sub Saharan African countries is been mooted to…
INDONESIA: Businesses step forward to tackle Indonesia’s food security issues
The United Nations marked World Food Day on 16 Oct, warning against food waste, as over 840 million people go…
Germany’s “working poor”
Germany’s economy is booming. The unemployment rate is low. But at the job centres, people keep queuing up. Many have…
UN: Conflict, drought bring ‘acute’ hunger to 124 million
A U.N.-led report says 124 million people last year suffered such acute hunger that their lives were at risk, up…