News

‘Warning Fatigue’ Might Have Made Texas Floods Deadlier
The National Weather Service issued multiple alerts ahead of the deadly floods that devastated central Texas, but whether ...
Lake Mead Warning Issued Over 'Dangerously Hot Conditions'
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an extreme heat watch on Monday for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN13h
Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year
A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have ...
Another health insurer has issued a profit warning. But its stock is climbing.
Molina Healthcare cuts its profit outlook, but its stock is rising after tumbling last week in response to rival Centene’s ...
Trump to send tariff warning letters Monday ahead of August 1 deadline
The United States plans to start sending letters Monday warning countries that higher tariffs could kick in Aug. 1.
The Economist8h
Were Texas’s warning systems adequate?
Sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox.
The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
In Texas region prone to catastrophic floods, questions grow about lack of warning
Water rose fast along the Guadalupe River, causing 68 deaths as of Sunday afternoon. Local officials said they couldn’t have ...
Officials Pushed for Better Warning System for Years Before Deadly Floods
A county sheriff in 2016 recalled how he pulled “kids out of trees” in summer camps as leaders debated a siren system for ...
FDA Issues Most-Serious Risk Warning for Cucumber Recall
Consumption of impacted products could cause "serious adverse health consequences or death," according to the FDA.