Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just over two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene left swaths of Florida's gulf coast and regions of other southeastern states underwater ...

The holiday season is one of joy and cheer, but it can come with increased risks. Holiday disasters like house fires, vandalized decorations, and home burglaries often spike come November and December ...

Scott Nyerges is a former senior editor and content strategist at U.S. News & World Report, where he led coverage of car insurance and other personal insurance lines. He's also served as a managing ...

WASHINGTON — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after last week’s scramble to find consensus on a government ...

Areas of the Ninth Ward in New Orleans in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Federal disaster aid following these events was thousands of times greater than the reserve funds of Louisiana ...