Hongsheng Leng used to sell his art in New York's Times Square, where he would set up his works against the backdrop of neon lights and big-box stores. Some pieces he was proudest of were Chinese ink ...

BRANCHBURG — Firefighters responding to a blaze at a residence at 3372 Route 22 West in Branchburg removed a woman from a small basement apartment, where she lived. The woman, Sherry L. Cushing, 60, ...

Amit Shivprasad knows the promise and peril of basement apartments. The low-cost but often illegal type of housing provided a home for him and his family after they emigrated from Guyana in 1997 to ...

Hector Gonzales waits on tables at a Mexican restaurant. His wife, Carmen, labors at a Jackson, Mo., factory. They struggle to make ends meet, raising two young daughters in a small basement apartment ...

KYIV, Ukraine — In the courtyard of a group of ordinary-looking Kyiv apartment blocks, a stairway leads down to a small basement apartment. Three big dogs run out into the hallway when newcomers ...