Maui Fire Survivors Brace for Possible End to FEMA Rental Assistance January 16, 2026 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal...
Less Than a Dozen Homes Have Been Rebuilt a Year After LA Wildfires January 9, 2026 By Alex Veiga and Gabriela Aoun Angueira On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out...
State Officials Say New Rules, Delays for FEMA Grants Put Disaster Response at Risk November 3, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal...
Trump Denies Disaster Declarations for Maryland, Vermont and Illinois October 27, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe last...
State Officials Say New Rules, Delays for FEMA Grants Put Disaster Response at Risk October 21, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal...
Trump Restores $187M Funding Cuts for New York Counterterrorism October 6, 2025 By Susan Haigh and Gabriela Aoun Angueira President Donald Trump said Friday he has personally reversed $187 million in funding cuts made by his administration for New...
FEMA Chief Calls Texas Floods Response ‘A Model’ For Dealing With Disaster July 25, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the...
Alabama Study Shows Fortified Homes Paying Off for Insurers, Homeowners May 28, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira A new Alabama study of hurricane-affected homes sends a clear message to insurers and homeowners nationwide: climate-resilient construction methods can...
‘Don’t Get in My Way,’ the New Acting Head of FEMA Warns Staff May 12, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and Rebecca Santana The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting...
A ‘Low-Attention Disaster,’ Mountain Fire Survivors Recover in LA’s Shadow April 23, 2025 By Gabriela Aoun Angueira The ashes of Hatim Naim’s burned home lie just a few dozen miles west of the Los Angeles areas destroyed...