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  1. Mom Declared Dead Found Alive 11 Years Later

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    showed up at a police department of Florida and from living homeless . Brenda turned herself in off Her explanation for leaving decision that at that point. She was going to go along with this homeless group and travel down towards Florida. Still more than thirteen

    Homeless found at 0:47

    at a police department of Florida and -- -- -- from living homeless . Brenda turned herself in -- off -- Her explanation for leaving -- let it. Brenda and -- were going through -- divorced and her application for housing assistance was denied. And she explained to me that she just snapped. And on -- -- she made the decision that at that point. She was going to go along with this homeless group and travel down towards Florida. Still -- -- more than thirteen hundred miles to Key West never -- calling friends speak

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  1. Correction: Missing Woman Found Story

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    Florida, telling police she traveled there on a whim with homeless hitchhikers, slept under bridges and survived by scavenging because he had been a suspect, he said. Brenda Heist had been homeless for the past two years, most recently living in a tent community

  2. Homeless Mom's Trial Opens in Baby's Shelter Death

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    A mother-of-six charged with murder in her baby's starvation death at a Philadelphia homeless shelter has become "a scapegoat" for the alleged failings of social workers, doctors and city officials, a defense lawyer told jurors

  3. Runaway Mom Missing for 11 Years Reemerges in Florida

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    but for the past two years she said she had again been homeless . But when her story made it into the news, her story appearance was consistent with someone who had been living the homeless lifestyle, and she looked malnourished. Heist's

  4. Mom Says Woman Found After 11 Years Is Doing OK

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    her and wanted to be with her." Heist told police she made a spur-of-the-moment decision in 2002 to join a group of homeless hitchhikers on their way to Florida, walking out on her 8-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son. She had been going

  5. 11 Years After Abandoning Kids, Pa. Mom Resurfaces

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    54, Heist told police she spent seven years living with a man in a camper and working odd jobs, but more recently she was homeless again, living in a tent facility run by a social service agency. "She said she was at the end of her rope, she was tired

  6. Sale of 'Wounded Knee' Massacre Site Extended

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    buildings to the ground. He and his family, he says, were made homeless and were never compensated for their loss. If he were a billionaire the dead? No. In '73 I was burned to the ground and left homeless . No compensation whatsoever—from the government or anybody

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  1. Pa. Woman Who Disappeared in 2002 Found in Fla.

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    disappeared after dropping off her children for school 11 years ago has been located in Florida after traveling there with homeless hitchhikers and sleeping beneath bridges. Police in Lititz, Pa., planned a news conference Wednesday to discuss the case

  2. Wall That Once Divided Races Remains, Teaches

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    mural with images of equality and justice. Some of those images are being incorporated into coasters by men struggling with homelessness and unemployment, using materials from abandoned homes that were razed. The director of the organization overseeing their

  3. Mom Slammed by Hurricane Sandy, Then ALS Diagnosis

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    after another since Sandy raged up the East Coast, causing billions of dollars worth of damage and leaving tens of thousands homeless . The entire foundation to their house washed away and left a massive sinkhole. See More on Super Storm Sandy "All the outside

  4. 6 Police Misconduct Settlements Worth Millions

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    Guizan family settled their lawsuit $3.5 million in February 2013. Homeless Man's Mother Settles for $1 Million On July 5, 2011, Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia, was stopped by two officers for allegedly

  5. Mario Balotelli Offers Up Girlfriend as Prize in Soccer Bet

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    has also been photographed alongside Camorra bosses. He's donated thousands of dollars to charities and random homeless people he meets on the streets. He's even been pulled over by the Milan police for shooting a gun out of his car window

  6. Amanda Knox: Top 10 Points That Raised Questions During Her Murder Trial

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    witnesses were found to be "unreliable," and that their stories came out almost a year after she was arrested. "There was a homeless man who could not conclude precisely whether or not it was Halloween that he claimed to have seen us or Nov. 1," Knox said

  7. Australian Man Stands Trial for Wyo. Bank Robbery

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    robbing a Jackson bank because he gave the money to the homeless . Thirty-nine-year old Corey Donaldson is acting being held in Cheyenne. He says he gave money to homeless people after taking more than $140,000 from US Bank

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  1. Mom Declared Dead Found Alive 11 Years Later

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    showed up at a police department of Florida and from living homeless . Brenda turned herself in off Her explanation for leaving decision that at that point. She was going to go along with this homeless group and travel down towards Florida. Still more than thirteen

    Homeless found at 0:47

    at a police department of Florida and -- -- -- from living homeless . Brenda turned herself in -- off -- Her explanation for leaving -- let it. Brenda and -- were going through -- divorced and her application for housing assistance was denied. And she explained to me that she just snapped. And on -- -- she made the decision that at that point. She was going to go along with this homeless group and travel down towards Florida. Still -- -- more than thirteen hundred miles to Key West never -- calling friends speak
  2. Amanda Knox Blasts Witnesses as 'Unreliable'

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    claiming to have seen you in various places the two in various places. On reliable. And found Leon reliable there was. A homeless man. Who could not. Conclude precisely. Whether or not it was Halloween that he claimed to have seen us. November 1. There

    Homeless found at 0:14

    in various places. On reliable. And found Leon reliable there was. A homeless man. Who could not. Conclude precisely. Whether or not it was Halloween that he claimed to have seen us. -- November 1.
  3. Fighting Abroad, Homeless at Home

    Sun, 26 Dec 2010

    department of homeless services to help are becoming homeless faster than men military. China and the homeless shelter and that's thousands of veterans homeless why is that numbers every homelessness . The VA says

    the homeless homeless shelter found at 6:09

    people with less than a year being discharged from military. China and the homeless shelter and that's right there was buildings now. People are already coming back. The current economy has only made things worse especially for
  4. Superstorm Sandy-Six Months Later

    Mon, 29 Apr 2013

    couldn't get here to fight it. Six months after superstorm sandy came ashore, more than 250 families in new york city are still homeless . And on the hard hit jersey shorounds of new Many homeowners here can't wait to rebuild, but say red tape and everchanging

    Homeless found at 1:36

    came ashore, more than 250 families in new york city are still homeless . And on the hard hit jersey shorounds of new Many homeowners here can't wait to rebuild, but say red tape and everchanging
  5. George's Inspiration: Homeless Shelter Head

    Wed, 19 May 2010

    inspired me and so many more by serving. He runs the homeless shelter in Lawrence Kansas. He has allowed them the step and expanded job sanity getting more and more of the homeless into the workforce and their own homes. councils

    the homeless homeless shelter found at 0:36

    morning has inspired me and so many more by serving. He runs the homeless shelter in Lawrence Kansas. He has allowed them the step to. Get a job he's allowed them a step to get an education
  6. Helping the Homeless

    Fri, 14 Sep 2012

    welcoming. Uh-oh. Got a homeless guy outside. Reporter: But now the homeless guy is inside. You have two women don't want a homeless man seated anywhere near I just don't think homeless people should be allowed in bars

    Homeless found at 0:22, 2:24, 3:15

    "What would you do?" If you saw a good samaritan give a homeless man $20 for a bite to eat -- get whatever you want, okay? Reporter: Only to see him tossed back to the curb the second she leaves. Just, it's bad for business. I can't let you sit in here. Reporter: A man denied service simply because he's homeless . Today, we brought our hidden cameras to the streets of lynnbrook, new york, and McQUAID'S RESTAURANT. Of course, both traci and kevin
    Thank you. Reporter: Not everyone is quite so welcoming. Uh-oh. Got a homeless guy outside. Reporter: But now the homeless guy is inside. You have a menu that I can look at? Reporter: These two women don't want a homeless man seated anywhere near them. These ladies and I can smell you, too, you smell. Reporter: And when jeremy intervenes, they offer
    and they pay for their food. Reporter: They won't even look our homeless man in the face. Excuse me. We're not getting involved here. Can't. We don't own the place. Imagine you are down on
  7. One-Stop Care for the Homeless

    Wed, 3 Oct 2007

    new life a place where homeless men and women can seek for people assisting the homeless started with the notion haven't made it easy for the homeless to reenter society. There are 84000. Homeless people in Los Angeles but only

    Homeless found at 0:18

    a mall for people shopping for a new life a place where homeless men and women can seek help. Me you know it can't help themselves -- playing for its parent was sentenced today grant
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