The president's mass deportation plans could funnel huge profits to private prison companies like Geo and CoreCivic.

A group of Western North Carolina mayors and elected officials called for more action on funding as federal aid requests have ...

President Donald Trump caught his own administration off guard last week by suggesting that the nation’s primary disaster ...

Communities along the Mississippi River may soon see an insurance program that can get them financial aid faster than ...

Trump wants to overhaul, and maybe disband, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Maybe we should focus on the root cause: Climate change.

Removal by executive order of some 17 federal agency inspectors general is a stunning blow to accountability and transparency ...

People gather at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C.,, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

Sumithra Balraj is moving back to her fire-ravaged Lahaina condominium before completing reconstruction after getting a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking $2,300 in monthly ...

A proposal to eliminate the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is gaining ground. Some officials in Florida are ...

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. PST Los Angeles County public health officials issue closures of several miles of beach near the Palisades ...

When the week began, L.A. city and county officials faced demands to move more swiftly in hauling away debris. When it ended, critics charged that they were moving too fast.