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Toni Smart points to the oven that she uses to heat her one-bedroom apartment, which has no heat. Smart says she and her kids stayed in homeless shelters a few years ago. She says she'd rather be without heat than in the shelter.

Lack Of Affordable Housing Puts The Squeeze On Poor Families

They are being pushed out of the rental market in fast-growing cities like Washington, D.C. Many end up spending most of their income on housing, living in substandard housing, or homeless.

Taxi drivers protest against Uber, on-demand car service app, during a 24-hour strike on July 1, 2014, in Barcelona, Spain. They say it undercuts their business and are calling for the government to ban it.

Uber, Airbnb Under Attack In Spain As Old And New Economies Clash

The taxi and hotel industries are pressuring Spain to crack down on popular "share economy" apps and websites. Airbnb was recently fined $40,000 for failing to list rentals with a local tourism board.

Protesters demonstrate outside a McDonald's in Chicago. Hundreds of workers from McDonald's, Taco Bell, Wendy's and other fast-food chains were expected to walk off their jobs Thursday to push the companies to pay their employees at least $15 an hour, according to labor organizers.

Across The Country, Fast-Food Workers Rally For $15-An-Hour Pay

Union organizers say workers need a liveable wage and that their campaign to win them is gaining momentum, but the industry says higher wages would increase the cost of fast food.

Obama Asks Fresh War Powers, Says Islamic State Group 'Going To Lose'

President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize military action against terrorists who are cutting a swath across the Middle East.

Promotional image for PEG + CAT, a new preschool animated math series, debuting on PBS KIDS on October 7, 2013.

Peg + Cat Joins the KPBS Kids Lineup

Multimedia program focuses on problem-solving and math concepts

UC San Diego Celebrates Arbor Day

More than five dozen trees will be planted at UC San Diego today in honor of Arbor Day.

Vince Cameron has worked the docks at the Port of Jacksonville for more than three decades. If the city doesn't deepen the port, he says, a new breed of massive cargo ships will instead go to Savannah, Ga., or Charleston, S.C.

Jacksonville Split Over Joining A Southern Port Dredging Frenzy

Jacksonville, Fla., is racing to find funds to deepen its port. If it can't accommodate newer, bigger cargo ships from Asia, the city says, it will lose out to Savannah, Ga., and Charleston, S.C.

Emeka Nnaka, who uses a wheelchair, drives his new accessible van to meet a friend in Tulsa, Okla. The van allows the 27-year-old greater independence, making it easier to get to school and work and to have a social life. Six years ago, Nnaka, then a semipro football player, broke his neck during a tackle and was paralyzed.

Why Disability And Poverty Still Go Hand In Hand 25 Years After Landmark Law

Disabled Americans are twice as likely to be poor as those without disabilities. They continue to face many financial and physical barriers, despite the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Pvt. Oney Foster Sweet (far left) is pictured with unidentified Civil War soldiers in this undated photo.

San Diego Man's Great Grandfather's Story Lives On In New Civil War Book

The 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War is being remembered this week. Among those remembering the anniversary of the war's end is Bill Ketchum who has a direct connection to a Civil War soldier.

Derek Boogaard of the Minnesota Wild (left) and Wade Brookbank of the Vancouver Canucks exchange punches during a fight in the first period of a November 2005 game in Vancouver, Canada.

'Boy On Ice' Explores The Emotional And Physical Toll Of Dropping The Gloves

In 2011, 28-year-old Derek Boogaard — one of the NHL's most fearsome fighters — was found dead of an accidental overdose of painkillers and alcohol. He also showed signs of serious brain injury.

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