Fire Hits Clintons’ New York Home
A fire was reported Wednesday afternoon at a New York home associated with Bill and Hillary Clinton, but the fire is out and nobody was injured, said Sgt. Arthur Mendoza of the New Castle Police Department.
Category Archives: Weather
‘Like a hurricane’: Coastal streets deserted in winter storm
Temperatures plummeted overnight to 2 degrees in the north Georgia mountains, 14 in Atlanta and 26 as far south as New Orleans as the... . Steam rises above the waters of the Mississippi River underneath the Eads Bridge as the temperature hovers around -1 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in St. Louis.
Disasters Affected 8% of U.S. Population in 2017, FEMA Notes in Review of Historic Year
The Federal Emergency Management Agency supported 59 major disaster declarations and 16 emergency declarations in 2017, a year during which unprecedented disasters affected more than 25 million Americans, almost eight percent of the U.S. population. In its year-end review, FEMA notes it was a record busy year for FEMA employees and for state and local emergency responders across the country, as well for the federal flood insurance program, which FEMA manages.
The Latest: Woman, 96, dies after being overcome by weather
Zach Beekley, left, Adalyn Walcott, center, Vance Walcott, right, and Gannon Walcott, top right, play on the ice on Stoyer's Dam at Bubeck Park in Schuylkill Haven, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Ice forms on the Schoolfield Dam in Danville, Va., Wednesday morning, Jan. 3, 2018, as temperatures stayed well below freezing.
In reversal, FEMA says houses of worship now eligible for disaster relief
Following a lawsuit filed by three churches damaged in Hurricane Harvey last year, FEMA has reversed a policy that prevented houses of worship from accessing disaster relief funds, according to a guidance document published by the agency today. The disputed policy allowed "community centers" and other nonprofits to receive FEMA emergency funds for certain repairs of storm-damaged facilities, but specifically excluded houses of worship like churches, synagogues and mosques used primarily for "religious activities, such as worship, proselytizing or religious instruction."
Blumenthal, Murphy head to Puerto Rico to see ongoing hurricane devastation
In this Dec. 22, 2017, photo, 6-year-old Melanie Oliveras González stands on the porch of her house, in front of a handful of electric cables knocked down by the winds of Hurricane Maria, in Morovis, Puerto Rico. Morovis has been without power since hurricane smashed into the island in November.
Flight takes off in 2018, lands in 2017
Passengers were on board a flight that left Auckland, New Zealand, at 12:05 a.m. local time. That meant the flight left in 2018, The Daily Mail reported .
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts vows to review judiciary sexual misconduct policies
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is promising a careful evaluation of the federal judiciary's sexual misconduct policies. WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts is promising a careful evaluation of the federal judiciary's sexual misconduct policies and an effort to highlight the work of court employees following the year's destructive hurricanes.
Anthony Scaramucci: Trump’s view on climate change might surprise you
Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's tweet last week on climate change, saying that his actual opinion on the subject might surprise people. "I love the President's sense of humor, but I also think he's saying something else," he told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union."
Shock new figures reveal hospitals with NO beds spare
'It is terrible for our family': Furious children of Prince Philip aide hit out at Netflix show for false portrayal of their father as a philanderer and reveal they are hiding it from their ailing mother, 94 Pictured: Law firm partner and family man, 58, who shot dead one co-partner and injured another at their Christmas party moments after they told him he was being ousted Five students from one school, an old man of 97 and a mother who confronted a playground bully: Three of the 343 victims of gun crime in blood-soaked Baltimore which is fast becoming murder central Man finds four-year-girl playing alone in the snow in her pajamas... then she leads police to her mother's dead body in their nearby home Would-be thieves are electrocuted by 24,000-volt transformer and DIE inside Detroit lighting facility as they try to steal copper wire 'She could have warned us': Angry residents of ... (more)
Kerry Katona’s ex George Kay ‘demands A 20k a month’
'It is terrible for our family': Furious children of Prince Philip aide hit out at Netflix show for false portrayal of their father as a philanderer and reveal they are hiding it from their ailing mother, 94 Pictured: Law firm partner and family man, 58, who shot dead one co-partner and injured another at their Christmas party moments after they told him he was being ousted Five students from one school, an old man of 97 and a mother who confronted a playground bully: Three of the 343 victims of gun crime in blood-soaked Baltimore which is fast becoming murder central Man finds four-year-girl playing alone in the snow in her pajamas... then she leads police to her mother's dead body in their nearby home Would-be thieves are electrocuted by 24,000-volt transformer and DIE inside Detroit lighting facility as they try to steal copper wire 'She could have warned us': Angry residents of ... (more)
We laughed. We cried. This is what we read most in 2017.
Go figure: The storyline of Donald Trump's first year in office was eclipsed by those of a kiss cam, a diet trend, a dead elk and well, an actual eclipse. In fact, lunar events and Trump's whirlwind presidency both cracked our list of top-read stories twice, the only topics to take multiple spots.
Nearly half of Puerto Rico clients still without power
Puerto Rico authorities said Friday that nearly half of power customers in the U.S. territory still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria. Officials said 55 percent of the nearly 1.5 million customers have power, marking the first time the government has provided that statistic since the Category 4 storm hit on Sept.
Puerto Rico confirms extent of outagesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico a ” Puerto…
Puerto Rico authorities said Friday that nearly half of power customers in the U.S. territory still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria, sparking outrage among islanders who accuse the government of mismanaging its response to the Category 4 storm.
3+ months after Maria, barely half of Puerto Rico has power
Puerto Rico authorities said Friday that nearly half of power customers in the U.S. territory still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria, sparking outrage among islanders who accuse the government of mismanaging its response to the Category 4 storm. Officials said 55 percent of the nearly 1.5 million customers have power, marking the first time the government has provided that statistic since Maria hit on Sept.
Tax reform may help US corporations a little too much, Rubio saysFox Business
Sen. Marco Rubio speaks at a press conference about the ongoing relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria at the Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2017. The Republican Party passed sweeping tax reform last week, which is largely expected to boost the U.S. economy through several business-friendly initiatives, but one prominent senator thinks the bill may go a little too far in helping America's biggest corporations.
Trump says cold weather disproves global warming. His own White House disagrees.
President Donald Trump pauses during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 31, 2017. On Thursday, President Trump posted a tweet suggesting that the current cold snap across the United States disproves evidence of climate change.
Cold snap shows U.S. could use a bit of ‘good old global warming,’ Trump says
The president sarcastically suggested the East Coast could use some climate change ahead of what could be a record cold New Year's Eve. President Trump waves to supporters from his motorcade traveling along Southern Blvd. enroute to his Mar-a-Lago estate from Trump International Golf Club, Dec. 28, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
FEMA Selling Off Trailers Despite Victim Demand
The federal government typically spends up to $150,000 apiece - not counting utilities, maintenance or labor - on the trailers it leases to disaster victims, then auctions them at cut-rate prices after 18 months of use or the first sign of minor damage, the Associated Press has learned. Officials have continued the practice even amid a temporary housing shortage in Texas, where almost 8,000 applicants are still awaiting federal support nearly four months after Hurricane Harvey landed in the Gulf Coast.
Bundle up: Bitter cold weather takes hold of northern US
Bitter cold weather has taken hold of much of the northern United States and is expected to stay put for days to come as two Minnesota cities already have set record low temperatures and a city in Pennsylvania continues to dig out from a record snowfall. The National Weather Service reported International Falls, Minnesota, the self-proclaimed Icebox of the Nation, plunged to 37 degrees below zero, breaking the old record of 32 below set in 1924.