The Trump administration has denied the state of Illinois’ appeal for a disaster declaration that would have unlocked federal assistance to thousands of residents affected by heavy rains and flooding ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois families hit hard by storms last August will not get extra federal help. Video captured some of the damage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's ...

It's been a week since Gov. Bill Lee asked President Donald Trump for an expedited major disaster declaration for Tennesseans. It still hasn't been approved, but that's not uncommon. Winter Storm Fern ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee has received a full Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald Trump following the massive winter storm in January. According to Gov. Bill Lee, the president ...

Just prior to the full fury of January’s great winter storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared it would “cease offboarding” frontline disaster responders whose terminations were pending ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration on Thursday to prevent the potential spread of the New World screwworm fly into the Lone Star State, as he seeks to better protect ...

Forty years to the day since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a former astronaut and teacher recounted watching the launch as a child and reflected on why she still chose to fly years later in a ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...

Human spaceflight remains hard, despite progress in "lessons learned." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

COMING UP HERE, GUYS, IN JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. WE’LL SEE YOU IN A FEW. THANK YOU. RYAN. AND GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO DECLARED A DISASTER EMERGENCY AHEAD OF THIS STORM. HE SAID THE ...

ALL RIGHT, SUSAN, THANK YOU. AND EVEN BEFORE THE STORM HITS, ALREADY THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS REALLY NATIONWIDE HAVE BEEN CANCELED OR DELAYED, STRANDING TRAVELERS. THAT’S RIGHT. SO WE WANT TO BRING IN ...

It was another catastrophic year for weather disasters in the United States. The LA wildfires in January 2025 ‒ at $61.2 billion, the costliest fire outbreak in US history ‒ helped push the nation's ...