A group of current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials warned Congress on Monday that the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to the disaster relief agency could reverse decades of reforms made after Hurricane Katrina. The open letter was released as the U.S. this week marks 20 years since Katrina’s 2005 landfall — sparking one…
The search for more than 170 people still missing after flash floods devastated Central Texas stretched into an eighth day on Friday. At least 121 people have been confirmed dead, according to local law enforcement and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Ongoing search operations were underway to find anyone lost in the debris after the catastrophic July…
2025 hurricane season begins What to expect as 2025 hurricane season begins 02:41 Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were confused and dispirited on Monday after the acting head of the agency said during a daily briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to three sources familiar…
