Los Angeles’ homeless population grew by more than 20 percent last year, and three-fourths of that population lives outdoors.

The U.S. homeless population ticked up last year for the first time since 2010, led by a 26 percent percent surge in Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles, it can take 10 years to get a voucher — if you're lucky.

There's a marriage divide in the US that's leaving many working-class and poor kids "doubly disadvantaged," a researcher says.

Minority and lower-income residents are struggling to pay skyrocketing bills for a basic resource, says Patrick O'Connell of the Chicago Tribune.

"Human beings are not born to work for somebody else. Human beings are basically entrepreneurs," economist Muhammad Yunus told us.

And many don't have enough to cover basic needs for three months.

It will take black families 228 years to amass the wealth that white families have today, according to the study's findings.