When Joseph Lamont Williams refused to leave the public park where he has lived for years, he was charged with a felony.

The summer of 2026, the season of the nation’s 250th birthday, is particularly eventful for one group of Americans — the homeless. For starters, their numbers are increasing at a record pace. The ...

Joseph Williams, 49, was charged last month under a 2022 statute that makes it a felony to sleep overnight in parks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New data from the Homeless Services Network shows Central Florida’s homeless population increased again this year, but it was a ...

Whenever I return to visit family in Oregon, I am appalled by what I see. Not that I don’t adore my home state and its abundance of natural beauty, from the mountains to the ocean. It’s the endemic ...