Florida Is Bracing for a oeLife-Threateninga Hurricane Irma
The winds and sea are whipped up off of the Rickenbacker Causeway as two people cross the street in Miami as Hurricane Irma approaches on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.
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The Latest: Under hurricane watch, Georgians head inland
Georgia is bracing for potentially far-flung impacts from Hurricane Irma, which could swamp the coast with storm surge and topple trees and power lines in Atlanta. The National Hurricane Center placed the entire Georgia coast under a hurricane watch Saturday as residents packed their cars and trickled onto the highways in six counties under a mandatory evacuation.
As Irma approaches, people are arrested
I started seeing reports about this on social media last night, including a number of complaints from people concerned with civil liberty issues. The story was out of Miami, where final evacuations and preparations were being put in place for Hurricane Irma.
Amnesty chief visits her jailed Turkey director in prison
A French artist has erected a giant cut-out of a boy peering over a stretch of border fence near San Diego. 'Water is rushing in': More than a week after Harvey, police find body believed to be that of woman who reportedly pleaded for help in flooded elevator.
NYC-heavy 77th Division mustered for WWI duty a century ago
A U.S. Army division that included Berlin among its ranks started mustering on Long Island a century ago this weekend during World War I. The New York state Division ... A French artist has erected a giant cut-out of a boy peering over a stretch of border fence near San Diego. A French artist has erected a giant cut-out of a boy peering over a stretch of border fence near San Diego.
‘Water is rushing in’: Discovery of body ends Harvey mystery
Renick's family had desperately spent the last week and a half trying to find out what happened to her after she pleaded for help as water rushed into an e... A French artist has erected a giant cut-out of a boy peering over a stretch of border fence near San Diego. A French artist has erected a giant cut-out of a boy peering over a stretch of border fence near San Diego.
More members from Missouri Task Force 1 head to Puerto Rico
The Federal Emergency Management Agency activated a K-9 group capable of detecting human remains from Missouri Task Force 1 late Thursday night. Gale Blomenkamp, the task force spokesperson, said the seven-member team flew out of Kansas City early Saturday morning, heading to Puerto Rico.
Desperation spreads in Rohingya camps as food stocks dwindle
8, 2017. The U.N. said Friday that an "alarming number" of 270,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar by crossin... .
Trump signs aid and debt bill over some GOP objections
Congress on Friday sent President Donald Trump a massive package of $15.3 billion in disaster aid linked to an increase in the nation's borrowing authority that angered conservative Republicans who hissed and booed senior administration officials dispatched to Capitol Hill to defend it. The House voted 316-90 for the measure that would refill depleted emergency accounts as Florida braces for the impact of Hurricane Irma and Texas picks up the pieces after the devastation of the Harvey storm.
Trump takes side of churches suing for FEMA funds after Harvey
President Trump is taking the side of three Texas churches that are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency over disaster relief funds in the wake of Harvey . The president writes on Twitter, "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."
Irma’s victims in the Caribbean brace for another hurricane
7, 2017, photo, damage is left after Hurricane Irma hit Barbuda. Hurricane Irma battered the Turks and Caicos Islands early Friday as the fearsome Category 5 storm continued a rampage through the Car... .
The Latest: Cat 1 Hurricane Katia making landfall in Mexico
7, 2017. . People who evacuated from bars check their phones in the street in La Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, after an earthquake shook buildings forcefully and knocked out power in the area, just before midnight on Thursday, Se... A French artist has erected a giant cut-out of a boy peering over a stretch of border fence near San Diego.
Trump: Churches should receive federalfunding to recover from Harvey
President Trump said that Texas churches should receive disaster relief funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the state recovers from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."
Marines and Special Forces Declare War on Hurricane Irma
The monster storm is so serious that the Pentagon is sending thousands who trained for urban and amphibious operations to Florida. Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday authorized four U.S. Navy ships and Marines to redeploy from recovery efforts for Hurricane Harvey in Texas and sail to the Florida peninsula.
Trump: Churches should receive federal funding to recover from Harvey
President Trump said that Texas churches should receive disaster relief funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the state recovers from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey .- Donald J. Trump September 9, 2017 "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."
The Latest: Trump sides with 3 Texas churches against FEMA
President Donald Trump is taking the side of three Texas churches that are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency over disaster relief funds. The president writes on Twitter, "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."
How long will Irma last in Florida?
The Florida National Guard gets ready for Hurricane Irma, preparing high water vehicles and conducting hoist training with a UH-60 Black Hawk near Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida National Guard gets ready for Hurricane Irma, preparing high water vehicles and conducting hoist training with a UH-60 Black Hawk near Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida.
Guebert: Ag groups begin demanding more
After Hurricane Harvey plowed through east Texas with roof-peeling winds and never-before-seen rain, millions of Americans were left not knowing what to do or where to turn. President Donald J. Trump made two trips to the flattened, flooded region.
Trump signs NFIP extension in Harvey relief package
President Donald Trump signed a $15 billion disaster relief package for Tropical Storm Harvey that includes an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program to Dec. 8. "The President appreciates Congress putting aside partisan politics and acting quickly to ensure that first responders, local officials and federal emergency management personnel have the resources they need to respond to the natural disasters impacting our nation," the White House Press Secretary said in a statement on Friday.
Irma takes dead aim at Florida; 1.4M people ordered to flee
Irma weakened slightly Friday but remained a dangerous and deadly hurricane taking direct aim at Florida, threatening to march along the peninsula's spine and deliver a blow the state hasn't seen in more than a decade.