In order to clarify who was actually missing, state and local officials worked to verify the status of each individual who ...

Two weeks after deadly floods swept through Texas, officials dropped the number of still-missing people in the hardest-hit ...

Thirty years after a heat wave killed hundreds in Chicago, a sociologist explains how governments deflected blame after ...

Just before daybreak on July 4, the destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet on the Guadalupe, washing away homes and vehicles.

Digital Producer Danika Young hosts a daily live show where she addresses today’s top trending stories on social media and ...

The aftermath of deadly flooding in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend has moved to the top of the agenda for a special legislative session that started this week.

Kerr County, where 135 people lost their lives on July 4, had no alert system in place, as taxpayers had refused to fund it. Lawmakers are examining an overhaul of natural disaster management during a ...

For scale, an estimated 700 detainees are currently held at “Alligator Alcatraz,” but the Trump administration’s ...

The extreme costs and death toll of recent floodings across Texas, New Mexico, and the Northeast have put into question the ...

A Tennessee medical provider allegedly refused to provide prenatal care to an unmarried pregnant woman because it went ...

As the Trump administration continues dismantling urgent functions of government, critics of that dangerous project should keep criticism grounded in facts, lest they undermine their own credibility.

Almost 85 million Americans from South Dakota to Texas and North Carolina to Florida are already under extreme heat warnings, ...