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Amid Oklahoma tornado devastation, hunt for survivors persists

2013-05-21 23:36:00

MOORE, Okla. — The grueling recovery from a killer tornado began Tuesday as search-and-rescue operations continued, but authorities acknowledged that the likelihood of finding anyone alive grew dimmer by the moment. In a rare bit of good news, the...

Oklahoma tornado: Search, cleanup continue; rebuilding ahead

2013-05-21 17:10:00

MOORE, Okla. — State and local officials vowed Tuesday to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. In a day marked by...

Obama: Nation to stand by Oklahoma survivors 'as long as it takes'

2013-05-21 07:49:00

WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday assured the survivors of Oklahoma’s deadly tornado that the nation is “there for them” and that the government will keep its focus on the rescue effort as long as is needed. As emergency workers...

Oklahoma lawmakers who opposed disaster aid now face own disaster

2013-05-21 13:01:00

WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...

After deadly Oklahoma tornado, officials vow to rebuild Moore

2013-05-21 12:53:00

MOORE, Okla. – State and local officials vowed to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. At an afternoon news conference,...

More L.A. firefighters sent to areas hit by Oklahoma tornado

2013-05-21 18:03:00

Two Los Angeles County Fire Department captains have been dispatched with specialized rescue teams to areas ravaged by a tornado that left a 20-mile-long swath of death and destruction in Oklahoma, officials said Tuesday afternoon. One captain is...

After tornado, Obama offers support to Oklahoma governor

2013-05-20 18:26:00

WASHINGTON--President Obama called Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday evening to offer federal support for the communities hit by a devastating tornado, the White House said in a statement. Obama expressed his concern for those affected and offered all...

Prince Harry tours Sandy-battered N.J.: 'This used to be a house?'

2013-05-14 12:03:00

Britain's Prince Harry expressed astonishment at the damage still evident on the New Jersey shore from Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday as he toured hard-hit towns and took in the view of the historic Seaside Heights roller coaster, which was washed into the...

Superstorm Sandy aid center on Staten Island fights order to leave

2013-05-06 06:30:00

NEW YORK — It has been six months since Donna Graziano packed a barbecue into her car, drove 15 miles from her Brooklyn home to Staten Island, and began cooking for residents of a neighborhood ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. Her one-woman effort in a...

Mayor of West, Texas: The face of a ravaged town

2013-04-29 13:14:00

WEST, Texas — The two-tone brown Ford F-150 careens into the downtown parking space and out jumps Tommy Muska, a mayor on the move. Wearing a baseball cap, green long-sleeved shirt and bluejeans, his face ruddy from a life under the central Texas...

Rain hampers search for survivors of Texas explosion [Update]

2013-04-18 09:53:00

Even as as President Obama pledged federal assistance to the devastated community, morning rainfall was hampering search and rescue efforts Thursday at the site of the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion, which killed as many as 15 people and...

Wrangling over an early warning system for earthquakes

2013-03-29 15:17:00

Two different approaches to alerting the public about earthquakes are vying for the state's support, one based on a network of government-operated sensors, the other built around a private company's equipment. In a move that may shed some light for...

Vicente Gutierrez (right) and his grandson Tony, 19, (behind) answer questions by Janet Pate (center) of IEMA and Carolyn Robinson-Tucker (left) of FEMA as local, state and federal officials were in the Albany Park neighborhood today assessing flood damage of homeowners and apartment dwellers.

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee member Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) (L) listens to testimony from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

2013-04-16 16:16:51

Trailers along U.S. 27 north of Stanford are on some of the 21 flood-prone properties Lincoln County is purchasing and turning into green space with funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

2013-02-28 00:00:00