MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ / The Associated PressJan 28, 2019
The twister with estimated winds of 200 mph touches down in Havana, leaving collapsed homes and no power or water service in its wake. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
NINIEK KARMINI / The Associated PressDec 22, 2018
Undersea landslides from a volcanic island were the apparent trigger of the deadly wave. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Mary Hershberger / TruthdigAug 26, 2018
Troubling questions hover over then-Lt. Cmdr. McCain’s actions in a catastrophic 1967 fire aboard the aircraft carrier Forrestal and the period immediately afterward. His later accounts of events that followed the accident also raise issues. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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PAUL ELIAS / The Associated PressAug 4, 2018
Gov. Jerry Brown tours neighborhoods wiped out by wildfire near Redding in Northern California and says the "president has been pretty good on helping us in disasters so I'm hopeful." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jennifer Peltz / The Associated PressDec 29, 2017
The blaze in a Bronx apartment building kills 12, including four children. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Jablon / The Associated PressDec 23, 2017
The fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties had scorched 273,400 acres, or about 427 square miles of coastal foothills and national forest. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Nomi Prins / TruthdigDec 22, 2017
While the GOP and Wall Street celebrate, communities like Ojai, Calif., navigate disaster relief with little sympathy from the government and corporate America. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
By Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsOct 11, 2017
The administration is asking that a national disaster relief package include a $4.9 billion Treasury loan to the U.S. territory, atop a $150 million loan for matching funds for FEMA grants. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Jill Colvin / APOct 3, 2017
The president opens his tour of the island by focusing on the best of the reviews he and his administration are getting for the federal response. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsSep 30, 2017
The president argues on Twitter that Carmen Yulin "and others in Puerto Rico" have demonstrated "poor leadership ability" after the devastating hurricane. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigSep 28, 2017
The president’s slow response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis reflects the whims of American capitalism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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