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State of Emergecny declared in Frankfort, Franklin Co. ahead of expected flooding
The Frankfort/Franklin County Office of Emergency Management Director Ray Kinney advised residents on Saturday to take ...
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UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll rises
The confirmed death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,354, as U.N. agencies and foreign aid donors continued to ramp up their emergency relief efforts. The 7.7 ...
Rising rivers and flash floods threaten waterlogged US communities
Round after round of heavy rains have pounded the central U.S., leading to rapidly rising waterways and prompting a series of flash flood emergencies Friday night in Missouri, Texas and Arkansas.
Surprising Allies for Syria’s New Leaders: Some Jews Who Fled Long Ago
A group of Jews who left Syria decades ago wants sanctions relief for a government with former ties to Al Qaeda, despite ...
In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence
Notably absent from the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the poor Southeast Asian nation Myanmar: the uniquely skilled, well-equipped and swift search-and-rescue teams and ...
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South and Midwest pounded by rains and floods while still reeling from tornadoes
Torrential rains and flash flooding battered parts of the Midwest and South, killing at least one person on Friday and ...