Three children — all apparently 3 years old or younger — were found in a shed among a group of homeless people. Police in Oregon now say they located the mother.

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Mom of 3 kids abandoned in shed found

A California judge ordered Wednesday that two Fullerton police officers stand trial in the beating death last year of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man with a mental illness.

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Officers to stand trial in fatal beating

A graphic video played at a hearing Monday to determine whether two California police officers should stand trial in the beating death of a homeless man showed them kicking and punching the mentally ill man as he lay on the ground — screaming in pain and begging for help.

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Man yelled ‘Dad, help!’ as cops beat him

An organisation which works with asylum seekers in Scotland claims about 140 of them are facing homelessness.

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Asylum seekers ‘will be homeless’

A Newry woman is given a minimum tariff of 14 years on her life sentence for the murder of a homeless Polish man who was beaten to death in the city.

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Murderer showed ‘little remorse’

Police say he attacked homeless man over tattoo.

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Pinkberry Founder Accused of Beating

Before a fourth killing in Orange County, California, an Iraq war veteran who was later arrested warned his homeless father to be careful.

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Suspect in Killings of Homeless Men Has Family Link to Homelessness

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Former Marine Suspected as Serial Killer

The man believed to have killed four homeless men in Orange County over the last month is now in custody, according to law enforcement officials.

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Anaheim, Calif., Police Make Arrest in Killing of Homeless Man

Investigators are “extremely confident” that a man in their custody is responsible for all four recent killings of homeless men in Orange County, Anaheim Police Chief John Welter said Saturday.

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Detained Man Suspect in 4 Calif. Homeless Killings

Occuparenting isn’t easy. Your precious children? The ones who had violin lessons and SAT tutors and years of orthodontia and organic lunches? They are now sleeping under tarps, in the mud, rain and frigid temperatures, in an encampment that is home to an epic urban rat infestation . And their new neighbors are a sizable portion of the nation’s hard-core homeless population. Next week hordes of them plan to Occupy Congress , a protest that could spark confrontations with the U.S. Capitol Police and lead to arrests. Read full article > >

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Occupy squalor: the ultimate test for helicopter parents

Dozens of wild fires left hundreds homeless

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In pictures: Firefighters tackle Chile flames

The number of homeless veterans in the United States declined by nearly 12 percent between January 2010 and January 2011, according to figures being released Tuesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan called the decline “nothing short of extraordinary,” given the economic conditions in the country. Read full article > >

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Number of homeless vets down 12 percent, report says

The stress of looming exams at George Mason University School of Law lifted for a couple hours Thursday, thanks to the arrival of 15 homeless and adoptable puppies with velvety ears, soul-searching eyes and names like Doughboy, Sugar and Sue. “Especially this time of the year, law school seems to ruin your life,” said Allison Tisdale, 24, a third-year from Texas who didn’t go home for Thanksgiving because she had to study. Holding a squirming puppy, she said, “you get to be human again.” Read full article > >

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Cuddly puppies help law students de-stress before exams

Hungary makes homelessness a crime punishable by a fine of around $600 (£384) or prison in a move condemned by charities.

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