A bipartisan panel of Texas House and Senate lawmakers were scheduled to hear from at least 17 state and local leaders during a July 23 hearing about the state’s response to the July 4-5 flooding in ...

With hundreds confirmed dead, questions remain about the local response to flood warnings. Meanwhile, lawmakers will weigh ...

A major forest fire has broken out in Greece, and authorities have ordered several villages near Corinth, west of Athens, to ...

The United Nations human rights office says more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since May while trying to get food ...

U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned for months that Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine without formally declaring one. Even though Israel eased a 2 1/2-month blockade ...

After a seven-week breather, Texas lawmakers are back in business and expressing a profound commitment to preventing in the ...

Governor Greg Abbott will introduce flood preparedness legislation at Monday's special session following deadly July 4th ...

Two massive disasters this year are leading some to grapple with the question of how to get officials and the public to care and take action.

The first bills related to revamping disaster preparedness in the aftermath of the deadly flooding have been filed.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is set to hold a briefing and press conference in San Angelo on July 17 to discuss Texas’ continued ...

Police say a bus crash in southwest England has killed one student and seriously injured two others. The accident happened Thursday when the bus, carrying middle school children, ran off the road ...