DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” Sunday after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests following wildfires and flooding in…
Read more Colorado gov accuses Trump of playing ‘political games’ on disaster requestsMacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s richest women and most influential philanthropists, has donated $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, according to a Tuesday announcement from…
Read more MacKenzie Scott gives $60 million to the Center for Disaster PhilanthropyState crisis managers say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for preparedness and funding delays tied to litigation are posing a growing risk to…
Read more State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at riskGLOBE, Ariz. — Three people have died and others are believed missing after flooding in a rural community in Arizona, officials said Saturday. Carl Melford, the Gila County…
Read more 3 dead and others believed missing after flooding in rural Arizona communityNASHUA, N.H. — A shooting at a country club left multiple gunshot victims, police in New Hampshire said Saturday night. Nashua police said video surveillance confirmed there was…
Read more New Hampshire police say multiple gunshot victims at country club. 1 suspect in custodyTOKYO — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential…
Read more AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worstVALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured…
Read more Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane HeleneGREENVILLE, N.C. — Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about…
Read more Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformationWASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday will survey the devastation inflicted on Florida’s Gulf Coast by Hurricane Milton as he urges Congress to approve…
Read more Biden will survey Hurricane Milton damage in Florida, Harris attends church in North CarolinaVILAS, N.C. (AP) — Brad Farrington pulls over to grab a case of water bottles being passed out in Vilas, a small rural community tucked away in the…
Read more Voters in North Carolina and Georgia have bigger problems than politics. Helene changed everythingAs the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search…
Read more A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from floods driven by Hurricane HeleneToday is Sunday, Sept. 29, the 273rd day of 2024. There are 93 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 29, 1954, Willie Mays of…
Read more Today in History: September 29, Willie Mays makes “The Catch”PAWNEE, Okla. — A strong storm moved through part of Oklahoma, flipping over several camping vehicles and downing trees and power lines, authorities said. One death was reported.…
Read more Strong storm flips over RVs in Oklahoma and leaves 1 person deadCONCORD, N.H. — Rescuers freed an 11-year-old boy who slipped between two boulders near his school and was trapped for more than nine hours, a New Hampshire fire…
Read more Child trapped between boulders for 9 hours rescued by firefighters in New HampshireCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states. President Nicolas Maduro’s government blamed the outage, which it said…
Read more Major power outage hits Venezuela’s capital, with government blaming ‘sabotage’MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Ernesto which made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday was downgraded to a tropical storm by afternoon, according to…
Read more Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall on Bermuda as a Category 1 stormSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in…
Read more Ernesto becomes a hurricane after pummeling northeast Caribbean and knocking out power in the regionNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A small balloon striking a utility line near a New Orleans drinking water plant caused only a brief power outage but was followed by…
Read more A balloon, a brief flicker of power, then disruption of water service for thousands in New OrleansDALLAS — With around 350,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday…
Read more Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after BerylDALLAS — With around 350,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday…
Read more Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
