Seattle shelter for Native people set to close as U.S. hits highest reported level of homelessness

Homelessness in the U.S. is at a record high, according to new data released by the federal government this week. And as in previous years, Indigenous people are overrepresented among Americans experiencing homelessness. Members of Chief Seattle Club, a nonprofit that serves Indigenous people in Seattle, are especially aware of what the homeless people in their community…

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Hiker rescued after getting trapped under 10,000-pound boulder for 7 hours in California mountains

A hiker’s legs were stuck under an estimated 10,000-pound boulder in California’s Inyo Mountains for a painstaking seven hours until he was finally rescued, officials said. Inyo County Search and Rescue, a volunteer organization, was called to conduct the rescue mission after the local sheriff’s office was notified about the trapped hiker near Independence on…

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Election news: January 11, 2024

GOP strategist predicts weather will affect caucuses — up to a point Iowa GOP strategist Dave Kochel predicted tonight that while the worsening weather in the state could affect turnout Monday, it won’t prevent Trump from winning there. “Trump is a dominant front-runner right now. We’ll see what the polls look like over the weekend….

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Brother of pregnant teen killed in possible narcotics deal ‘that went bad’ says she didn’t use drugs

The family of a pregnant Texas woman, killed in what investigators believe was a narcotics deal “that went bad,” insisted Thursday she didn’t use drugs and was unduly influenced by the man killed alongside her. San Antonio police arrested two men in connection with the slayings of Savanah Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra, 22, who…

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