BOSTON – Last year brought its challenges to the homeless in Boston, with record snowfall and the unexpected closure of the Long Island shelter, eliminating 700 beds. Now, as winter deepens once again, the city aims to come up with a plan to end chronic homelessness.
To gather data to help inform policy makers trying to combat the problem, the city on Wednesday will conduct its 36th Annual Homeless Count, in which Mayor Marty Walsh will join 375 volunteers on 36 teams traversing neighborhood streets, T stations, parks, and doorways in search of people who don't have shelter. The teams will also work to provide transportation to shelters for those in need.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders are slated to have their first extended meeting since the Vermont senator's presidential bid upended the Democratic race to replace Obama.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the two will meet Wednesday in the Oval Office. Earnest says the meeting will be informal, with no set agenda.
