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FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Headquarters is seen in Washington, DC, February 11, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson was joking when he said at a meeting Monday that he was not aware of the upcoming hurricane season, the Department of Homeland Security said in…
Publicly, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs to be reoriented or even done away with altogether. “We are eliminating FEMA,” Noem said at a televised meeting of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet in March. But with hurricane season about to start, Noem has been quietly pushing behind the scenes…
Residents inspect their home after a tornado completely tore off the back wall of a two-story house in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., on May 16, 2025. Lawrence Bryant | Reuters At least 16 people were killed when severe weather, including possible tornadoes, swept through parts of Missouri and Kentucky from Friday into Saturday morning, authorities…
Toyota Motor on Tuesday revealed a redesigned version of its sole all-electric vehicle in the U.S., with a simplified name and notable increases in EV technologies and capabilities. The new name for the EV for the 2026 model year is the “bZ,” cut down from the “bZ4X.” Toyota says the name change is to simplify…
An oil pumpjack is seen in a field on April 08, 2025 in Nolan, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Just as many mission-driven fund managers have reconsidered their defense policy in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an analyst at Goldman Sachs says it is now time for…
POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI – APRIL 06: In an aerial view, floodwaters surround buildings and cover roadways on April 06, 2025 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Thunderstorms, heavy rains, high winds, and tornadoes have plagued the regions for several days, causing widespread damage. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Heavy rain will drench the…
Pendleton County Search and Rescue take county electricians on a boat to turn off an electrical box in a flooded park on April 5, 2025 in Falmouth, Kentucky. Michael Swensen | Getty Images A week of powerful storms that swept through the South and Midwest, killing at least nine people, is still wreaking significant havoc in…
A deadly multiday storm system that has unleashed tornadoes and heavy rainfall will continue to batter the Midwest and the mid-South on Friday, in what forecasters describe as a “catastrophic and potentially historic flash flood event.” The storm system has already wreaked havoc across multiple states, spawning devastating tornadoes in Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri that…
Parts of the Southeast were experiencing potentially life-threatening flash floods Saturday as a severe weather system made its way across the country, also posing a risk of significant snow for the Upper Midwest and New England. The NWS warned early Saturday that severe flash flooding is likely in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, particularly in parts of Kentucky and…
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Ride-hailing and food delivery app Uber is opening its “interest list” to users in Austin, Texas, who want to be first in line for Waymo robotaxis there. The company said…