Japan uses AI-generated eruption of Mount Fuji to prepare Tokyo for worst-case scenario
TOKYO — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released…
Closing ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may cost Florida over $200 million
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert…
Top Florida official: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center to be empty within days
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades…
Parents, child killed when tree falls on car as heavy rain and flooding hit Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during…
Mother, father and child killed when tree falls on car during Tennessee storms
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car…
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse
ISTANBUL (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a…
Trump’s executive order gives political appointees control over all federal grants
NEW YORK (AP) — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political…
Judge blocks reallocation of billions meant for disaster mitigation
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to…
Emails show DeSantis administration left county officials in the dark about ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the…
Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings were removed from a 100-year flood map in recent years, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as…
Texas flooding underscores Trump’s challenges in replacing FEMA
Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency…