Mayor Mamdani plans this week to reinstate homeless encampment sweeps — reversing a promise he made to end the practice. The about-face comes after Mamdani faced backlash for ending the sweeps days ...

As New York City mourns the deaths of at least 18 New Yorkers during this stretch of extreme cold, a familiar argument has resurfaced: encampment sweeps that forcibly disperse people living on the ...

Brett Gallant of Team Canada sweeps the stone during a training session Wednesday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Carmen Mandato / Getty Images Curling is one of the Winter Olympics’ most beloved sports, ...

San Francisco swept homeless camps downtown when the Bay Area last hosted the Super Bowl in 2016. Before last year’s big game in New Orleans, authorities relocated homeless people away from the ...

The centuries-old trade is enjoying something of a revival, partly driven by rising energy costs. Today’s sweeps use new tools and technology. By Stephen Castle Reporting from London Against a gray ...

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson extended the timeline for a scheduled encampment sweep in Ballard on Wednesday, a spokesperson said, signaling a potential shift in how the city will address ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- In a big shift from the previous administration, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Friday that he will not focus on breaking up homeless encampments and will instead center his ...

Homeless encampments will no longer be targeted by City Hall when Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor next month. But Mayor Eric Adams thinks it's a mistake — cutting a video on social media ...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani vowed Thursday to stop clearing homeless encampments throughout the Big Apple — ending a signature initiative pushed by the Adams administration since taking office. The ...

Congressman Troy Carter called the deployment of federal agents and troops in New Orleans a federal "occupation." The operation, called "Swamp Sweep," will involve ICE, U.S. Border Control, and ...