disaster planning and response

Associated Press HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Nine people were injured Monday evening when gunfire erupted along a beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover…

By LOUISE DELMOTTE and ALICE FUNG - Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's colorful Bun Festival is back after three years of COVID-19 restrictions.Visitors packed the tiny island of…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Fungi are present on the skin of around 70% of the population, without causing…

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves from the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific…

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves from the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freeway, the sea lion rescued after wandering inland from his ocean home and crossing busy San Diego thoroughfares, has been euthanized after falling ill.The sea lion earned his name in January 2022 after…

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a long-standing hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic, inflation and the…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Most of Minnesota should escape serious flooding over the next couple weeks, emergency managers said Wednesday, but cautioned that…

AP WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — All seven bodies have been recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, officials said.West Reading Mayor…

AP WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — A fifth body has been recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania and two remained unaccounted for…