Wall Street-backed landlords a target for both Trump and Democrats
Hide SummaryLike President Trump, lawmakers around the U.S. blame corporate homebuyers for high prices and want to restrict them. Experts say it's not so simple, and passing laws has proved difficult.Read more
Concerns about conditions at Texas detention center grow after 3 die in custody
Hide SummaryThere are growing concerns about conditions at the largest detention center in the country. Three people have died in custody since December (or the last six weeks). Lawmakers and human rights organizations are demanding answers about allegations of abuse, medical neglect and unsanitary conditions at the massive detention camp in El Paso. DHS says detainees are getting proper care and treated humanely.Read more
Top U.S. archbishops denounce American foreign policy
Hide SummaryThe three most-senior cardinals leading U.S. archdioceses issued the rebuke in a joint statement on Monday, saying recent policies have thrown America's "moral role in confronting evil" into question.Read more
An LA couple helps other musicians who, like them, lost gear in the fires
Hide SummaryBrandon Jay and his wife, Gwendolyn Sanford, created Altadena Musicians to help those who may have lost their beloved musical instruments in last year's LA wildfires.Read more
A civil rights museum in Atlanta now includes exhibits from the Reconstruction era
Hide SummaryA civil rights museum in Atlanta expanded recently and now includes the era of reconstruction that followed the Civil War and ultimately led to segregationist Jim Crow Laws in the South.Read more