Rain-induced disasters claim lives in Mizoram and Nagaland, prompting warnings and advisories across northeastern India.

A longtime state lawmaker in Kentucky has announced that she is switching parties. State Sen. Robin Webb said Friday that she ...

A New Jersey Senate committee has approved a bill to create emergency registries, to let older adults sign up for assistance ...

Torrential rains flooded New City School in 2022. Now, its teachers and students are coming together to support the community ...

Lester Holt is set to anchor his final "NBC Nightly News" broadcast on Friday evening. Holt, 65, has led the network’s ...

With those disasters in mind, the Federal Emergency Management Agency made a big change to its Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide in 2023. The agency began encouraging cities, towns and counties ...

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At least 111 people have been confirmed dead after massive flooding submerged the market town of Mokwa in central Nigeria's Niger State, officials said Friday. The disaster followed hours of ...

Property tax freeze approved for storm victims while rental assistance stalls; some residents sleeping in cars two weeks ...

Advocates warn that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to institute monthly premiums for some on Medi-Cal will restrict healthcare ...

Nature's immense and overwhelming beauty is balanced only by its immense and overwhelming destruction, and the numerous ...

Natural disasters are escalating globally, driven by climate change and environmental factors. From earthquakes and tsunamis ...