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Officials warn 120-year-old Hawaiian dam could fail as thousands told to evacuate flooding
HONOLULU (AP) -- Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu on Friday as officials warned of the possible failure of a a 120-year-old dam.
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A Top FEMA official has history of violent rhetoric threats and said he once teleported to Waffle House | CNN Politics
As millions of Americans braced for a series of brutal storms this winter, the senior official in charge of the federal government's disaster response had been on the job only a few weeks -- and had previously claimed on podcasts that he once teleported to a Waffle House.
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Preparations underway as Tuesday's severe storms could bring possible flooding, hail, and tornadoes
Following a warm and record-setting day, things are about to change as a severe storm threat, with all weather hazards possible, arrives on Tuesday afternoon.
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Many FEMA staff can't travel during shutdown. Some working with ICE still can.
A FEMA response team member in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina in 2024. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Across the country, hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency responders have been grounded -- unable to work on ongoing recoveries, move to and from disaster sites or fly home for personal emergencies -- amid the Department of Homeland Security's partial shutdown.
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3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them
A damaged house near the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, after deadly flash floods hit the area in July 2025. Rural communities rely on federal disaster funds to recover after such weather catastrophes.
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California Announces Investigation Into Delayed Evacuation Orders During LA-Area Wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California's top prosecutor announced a civil rights investigation Thursday into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of last year's deadly wildfires near Los Angeles.
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Flights canceled, states of emergency declared as winter storm forecast to bring dangerous weather across U.S.
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews. com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital.
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Zohran Mamdani's first NYC snowstorm becomes a major governing test | CNN Politics
It will be a make-or-break test for mayors across the country: A weekend snowstorm so intense that it could hit two-thirds of the American population and shut down schools, roads and critical infrastructure for days to come.
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FEMA halts terminations of disaster workers as agency prepares for massive winter storm
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has abruptly halted ongoing terminations of hundreds of disaster workers as the agency prepares for an enormous winter storm expected to pound a large swath of the country in the coming days.
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Disaster Response: A Symphony of Coordination
As the earth's climate continues to evolve, the frequency and severity of natural disasters are on the rise. From hurricanes to wildfires, floods to earthquakes, the importance of effective disaster response cannot be overstated.
