President Biden has approved California’s request for a major disaster declaration to support recovery efforts from a string of February storms that drenched much of the state with historic rainfall and mountain snow and resulted in numerous deaths, officials announced Sunday. Nine California counties — Butte, Glenn, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Sutter and Ventura — will receive federal aid as a result of the declaration, which also includes funding for...
On Friday, the United States Small Business Administration announced that more than $300 million in federal disaster loans have been approved for Hawaii businesses and residents.
The California Department of Health Care Services is awarding more than $50 million to 75 community-based and tribal organizations throughout the state, including three groups here on the Central Coast.
BEIJING — Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government on Sunday to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people. Calling the situation “grim,” local weather officials said sections of rivers and tributaries at the Xijiang and Beijiang river basins are hitting water levels in a rare spike that only has a one-in-50 chance of happening in any given year, state broadcaster CCTV news...
Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major
The Biden administration has announced an $830 million grant to fortify various infrastructure components across the nation.
Zhou Guanyu faced immense pressure during the sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix but emerged successful, expressing his relief and happiness in post ra
Thursday statement says Justice is willing to meet with lawmakers.
Atmos Energy announced that as part of its "Fueling Safe and Thriving Communities" initiative, it will donate $100,000 to the Amarillo Area Foundation and its Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund to put toward wildfire recovery efforts in the region.
China's ChatGPT-like "Ernie Bot" reaches a daunting milestone after it recorded 200 million users.
Next City investigates how medical debt will be canceled for up to 1 million Arizona residents under the American Rescue Plan Act.
The Bank of China has supplied ACWA Power with a US$80 million equity bridge loan for the latter’s Tashkent solar-plus-storage portfolio.