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A hail storm shattered an American Airlines plane's windshield and caused damage to its nose on Sunday, forcing the plane to divert to El Paso, Texas. The plane landed safely despite the damage, according to the Federal Aviation Administration .
In Big Pine Key, one of the areas in the Florida Keys hardest hit by Hurricane Irma, wrecked homes still line the roads nearly nine months later. Some sport 'for sale' signs, a popular option on the working class island for those who can't afford to rebuild.
President Trump walks with FEMA Administrator William "Brock" Long, second from right, and Lt. Gen. Jeff Buchanan as he tours an area affected by Hurricane Maria in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 3, 2017.
At the start of hurricane season, U.S. Senator John Cornyn launched a page on his website where Texans will be able to access resources and information associated with hurricane preparedness and disaster aid. Last month, Senator Cornyn introduced the Coastal Texas Protection Act , a provision of which has been included in the America's Water Infrastructure Act .
For over 16 hours on Sept. 20, 2017, Angel Cartagena and his wife, Socorro Mollet, hid in the bathroom of their home as Hurricane Maria passed over the coastal Puerto Rican barrio of Camino Nuevo in the municipality of Yabucoa.
Roberto Figueroa Caballero holds a printed photo taken on Oct. 5, 2017 of him amid his seaside home that was destroyed by Hurricane Maria, as he stands on the same property with his pet dog in the La Perla neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 29, 2018. Figueroa, who found a job at a pizzeria, aims to rebuild his home and is appealing FEMA's second rejection of his application.
Although a new hurricane season is here, many Cape Coral and Southwest Florida home owners are still feeling the affects of last year's historical storm. Lee County residents, almost nine months after Hurricane Irma blew through, are still maneuvering through insurance companies, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Small Business Administration disaster loans to return their property to its pre-hurricane state.
After months of darkness and stifling heat, Noe Pagan was overjoyed when power-line workers arrived to restore electricity to his home deep in the lush green mountains of western Puerto Rico.
Lava bubbling to the surface on Hawaii's Big Island is the hottest and most fluid it's been since Kilauea erupted four weeks ago - measuring at least 1,652 degrees Fahrenheit with no upper limit in sight, a volcanologist with the USGS warned Thursday. Stovall said scientists haven't been measuring the center but instead measured the pieces that have broken off and were in the process of cooling.
Mark Wedel announced his plan to seek reelection as Aitkin County Commissioner for District 1 . "I have truly enjoyed serving the people of this district and would appreciate their continued support.
Zachary Dearing, who became a local hero for being an impromptu leader of an evacuation center during Hurricane Harvey last year, speaks dur ROCKPORT, Texas - Destroyed houses still dot Zachary Dearing's neighborhood in the Texas coastal city of Rockport, a reminder of last year's devastation from Hurricane Harvey and a warning about what could lie ahead for such communities in the new hurricane season. Dearing, a 30-year-old harbor worker and aspiring screenwriter, was trapped in a local storm shelter during Harvey last August and was later hailed as a hero for leading care for about 120 people.
After months of darkness and stifling heat, Noe Pagan was overjoyed when power-line workers arrived to restore electricity to his home deep in the lush green mountains of western Puerto Rico. But to his dismay, instead of raising a power pole toppled by Hurricane Maria, the federal contractors bolted the new 220-volt line to the narrow trunk of a breadfruit tree - a safety code violation virtually guaranteed to leave Pagan and his neighbors blacked out in a future hurricane.
FEMA Administrator Brock Long speaks during a news conference at the National Hurricane Center, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Miami. FEMA Administrator Brock Long speaks during a news conference at the National Hurricane Center, Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Miami.
When Hillary Clinton was running against Donald Trump in 2016, she boiled down concerns about his temperament to a central question: "Imagine Donald Trump sitting in the Situation Room, making life-or-death decisions on behalf of the United States," she said. The attack was centered on national security, but the argument went beyond the role of commander in chief to broader questions about Trump's ability to handle any number of potential crises.
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, drenching the island with six months' worth of rain in four days and pummeling it with strong winds, landslides and avalanches that erased roads, took out power lines and even buried people alive.
Farmers on the Hawaiian island o... Farmers say Hawaii should brace for a shortage of its traditional crop taro after record-breaking rains flooded their fields on the island of Kauai last month. Farmers say Hawaii should brace for a shortage of its traditional crop taro after record-breaking rains flooded their fields on the island of Kauai last month.
Farmers in Kansas and Oklahoma are planting more land with cotton than they have for decades as they ditch wheat, attracted by relatively high cotton prices and the crop's ability to withstand drought. A 20-percent increase from last year marks a sharp turnaround for the crop that once dominated the Mississippi Delta into Texas.
Poland's police say they have arrested a Nigerian man who is wanted in the United States for alleged cyberfraud and extortion done over the internet totaling an estimated $7 million. . Dania Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguard Michael Vasta paddles out, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, as his colleague Peter Fournier watches from a beach tower in Dania Beach, Fla.
Rudy Giuliani admits 'Spygate' is Trump PR tactic against Robert Mueller - Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Sunday that his repeated imputations of a supposed scandal at the heart of the Robert Mueller investigation - which Donald Trump calls "Spygate" - amounted to a tactic Stunning Oval Office leak: Aides fight in front of Trump - about leaks - Shortly after word leaked that Kelly Sadler had taken a nasty shot at John McCain, President Trump convened a meeting in the Oval Office for a tiny group of communications staffers, according to sources familiar with the gathering.