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A FEMA administrator created the Waffle House Index after looking for a place to eat during hurricane clean up and only Waffle House was open
Environment
A FEMA administrator created the Waffle House Index after looking for a place to eat during hurricane clean up and only Waffle House was open
By The Associated Press and Hannah SchoenbaumOctober 8, 2026
A group of young people stand together, each with the flag of Nepal draped around their shoulders.
Economy
Elon Musk’s DOGE swiped $329 million in humanitarian funding from Nepal, leaving a Gen Z tech revolution to transform the budding country’s economy
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 20, 2026
At least 360 people are dead and 1,400 missing after catastrophic floods sweep communities on the Nepal-China border
Environment
At least 360 people are dead and 1,400 missing after catastrophic floods sweep communities on the Nepal-China border
By Shristi Kafle, NIRANJAN SHRESTHA and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2026
Tom and Diane Peterman pose outside their home at Black Lake on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Grant Township, Mich.
Environment
FEMA told these families they weren’t in a flood zone. Then ice came through the windows
By Tammy Webber, M.K. Wildeman and The Associated PressJune 23, 2026
Itai Ben-Zaken poses with his arms crossed while wearing a suit.
Startups & Venture
Exclusive: Investors bet $40 million on Honeycomb’s no-inspection landlord insurance AI
By Lily Mae LazarusJune 4, 2026
Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood pictured after the January 2025 wildfires.
Economy
Last year was a ‘quiet’ one for wildfires. Catastrophic blazes in Canada, South Korea and LA still made it the costliest fire year in history
By Tristan BoveJune 1, 2026
Colin Balfour, a sophomore studying robotics engineering, flies a small drone at a simulated night flight at a laboratory at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Worcester, Mass.
Innovation
These tiny ‘bat bots’ can see in the dark, fly through smoke, and might save your life one day
By Holly Ramer and The Associated PressOctober 30, 2025
Texas approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plans just 2 days before deadly flooding killed more than 2 dozen people there
Politics
Texas approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plans just 2 days before deadly flooding killed more than 2 dozen people there
By Jim Mustian, Christopher L. Keller, Sean Murphy, Ryan J. Foley and The Associated PressJuly 9, 2025
Texas residents cry and mourn the dead after catastrophic floods
Environment
Experts worry Trump’s National Weather Service cuts will result in a patchwork system where taxpayers pay private companies for accurate forecasts
By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko and The Associated PressJuly 7, 2025
Heat dome bringing ‘near historic ’ heat wave settles over Northeast: ‘Like an air fryer, it’s going to be hot’
Environment
Heat dome bringing ‘near historic ’ heat wave settles over Northeast: ‘Like an air fryer, it’s going to be hot’
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJune 24, 2025
Kentucky 9-year-old boy caught by a flood on the way to his school bus is one of 18 dead in South after days of unrelenting rain
Environment
Kentucky 9-year-old boy caught by a flood on the way to his school bus is one of 18 dead in South after days of unrelenting rain
By Jon Cherry, Kimberlee Kruesi, Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 7, 2025
Myanmar rescuers save 63-year-old woman from rubble 91 hours after being buried but hope of finding more earthquake survivors fades after death toll passes 2,700
Environment
Myanmar rescuers save 63-year-old woman from rubble 91 hours after being buried but hope of finding more earthquake survivors fades after death toll passes 2,700
By David Rising and The Associated PressApril 2, 2025
Myanmar death toll passes 2,000 as tragic tales mount: 200 Buddhist monks in a collapsed monastery, 50 children in a crumbled preschool, 700 Muslims praying at mosques
Environment
Myanmar death toll passes 2,000 as tragic tales mount: 200 Buddhist monks in a collapsed monastery, 50 children in a crumbled preschool, 700 Muslims praying at mosques
By David Rising and The Associated PressApril 1, 2025
Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed as deaths from cataclysmic earthquake surge past 1,700: ‘The scale of deaths and injuries is not yet fully understood’
Environment
Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed as deaths from cataclysmic earthquake surge past 1,700: ‘The scale of deaths and injuries is not yet fully understood’
By David Rising and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2025
After the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold
Environment
After the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 30, 2025
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