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Some People Still Without Power, More Than A Week After Irma

It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Irma hit the state. Florida Power & Light is still working to restore electricity to people’s homes. In a…

Bangladesh container depot fire kills nearly 50 people and injures hundreds

A massive fire near a port in southeastern Bangladesh has killed more than 49 people and injured 200 others. The fire broke out at an import-export container depot.

Merrill Bauchert, 60, puts on a shirt outside a shelter for people with special needs who were affected by Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Older people were especially vulnerable when the storm struck Florida's southwest coast last month. Bauchert stayed at the shelter because his home is uninhabitable and he requires electricity for a sleep apnea machine. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

Disasters like Ian pose extra risk for older people with health issues

Florida has attempted to address some of these issues by setting up shelters where people with health conditions that require electricity for oxygen, dialysis and devices like ventilators can preregister to stay.

Older People Might Consider Waiting A Bit Longer To Get Flu Shot

Immunologist Laura Haynes suggests people over 65 wait until Halloween to get their flu shots, to make sure the immunity lasts through the flu season.

A Perry County school bus lies destroyed after being caught up in the floodwaters of Lost Creek in Ned, Ky., on Friday.

At least 25 people have died in Kentucky's devastating floods, governor says

Kentucky's governor said the numbers would likely rise significantly and it could take weeks to find all the victims. Torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia earlier this week.

An aerial view of an area affected by an extratropical cyclone in Muçum, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on Tuesday. Authorities are warning there could be more flooding to come.

A cyclone has killed over 20 people in Brazil, with more flooding expected

The southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and neighboring Santa Catarina are reeling after a devastating cyclone killed 27 people and displaced thousands.

Dozens of people killed as Israel intensifies offensive in southern Gaza's Khan Younis

The Israeli military says it has encircled Gaza's second largest city, where fierce battles with Hamas continue. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands have fled further south.

The FBI says it has identified five people arrested on Thursday as being part of a Proud Boys group that participated in the Capitol Riot.

Capitol Riot: 5 More People Allegedly Linked To Proud Boys Are Arrested

The Justice Department also said that two men associated with the Boogaloo Bois had been arrested in Kentucky in connection with offenses there.

A homeless person walks near an elementary school in Grants Pass, Ore., on March 23. The rural city became the unlikely face of the nation's homelessness crisis when it asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold its anti-camping laws.

The Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping in public places

The decision is a win for Western cities that wanted more powers to manage record homelessness. But advocates for the unhoused say the decision will do nothing to solve the larger problem

Debris is scattered around damaged buildings at Nakama settlement in Fiji, after Cyclone Winston tore through the island nation.

Nearly 2 Dozen People Dead After Tropical Cyclone Hits Fiji

A powerful cyclone that ripped through the island nation of Fiji has flattened entire villages. The government was assessing the damage and hadn't been able to communicate yet with some remote areas.

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