Topic: FEMA

Samoa tsunami: Islands assess how quickly they can recover

Samoa was hit harder than American Samoa, but damage is confined to one area. Another challenge will be convincing tourists – a major revenue source – to return.

Tsunami near American Samoa kills 34, triggers regional alert

President Obama declared Tuesday's tsunami a 'major disaster' and dispatched aid to American Samoa. As many as 120 people may have died, and more tsunamis could hit.

Atlanta flood: After drought, residents caught by surprise

The lesson from the Atlanta flood is that many Americans are unprepared for disaster. Nationally, about 30 percent of storm victims live outside 100-year flood zones.

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A little sister struggles for a place in her parents’ hearts – and the world – after losing her older sibling.

What Katrina has wrought, four years later

New Orleans will never be the same. Neither will Americans' view of government's role in disasters.

Hurricane Bill keeping you up? Take time for personal preparedness

Whose art is Katrina art?

In hurricane's wake, local artists found themselves competing with outsiders to record the event.

Janet Napolitano, master multitasker

Homeland defense one moment, swine flu the next. She juggles the disparate needs of a cabinet conglomerate.

Indiana's Amish, laid off from RV factories, return to their plows

The ‘easy money’ of factory work was a mixed blessing, some say. Now, some men have a lot to learn about the traditional Amish livelihood.

New Orleans' 'Katrina Generation' struggles with drugs and depression

Suicides are up and hard drugs are more prevalent – trends that are both linked to the hurricane's legacy, experts say.

Morning briefing: Why the big response to flu?

FEMA removes 9/11 coloring book for children from website

Dueling videos: Obama and Gregg deliver weekly addresses

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Chertoff: US can learn from Mumbai attacks

The Homeland Security Secretary said government agencies must be integrated in order to be effective.

Hit by hurricane Ike and unexpected layoffs, Galveston ponders its recovery

Galveston's largest employer, a university hospital, will cut 3,800 jobs.

‘Everybody’s Kitchen’ delivers meals in Louisiana bayou country

Volunteers with the charity group use converted school buses to prepare food for the needy – currently in a part of Louisiana still reeling from hurricane damage.

Arizona Governor Napolitano tapped as new Homeland Security chief

The vocal immigration reformer brings border-state experience to the post.

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McCain cancels Letterman. Letterman rips McCain

Opinion: Ride out Wall Street's hurricane

The real reasons we're in this mess – and how to clean it up.

Ike's wake triggers massive relief and cleanup effort

One of the largest storms in US history will cost billions of dollars.

Ike evacuation: 'Hurricane amnesty' to help Gulf's illegal immigrants

But increased raids this past year mean that many undocumented may choose to stay in the storm zone.

Getting ahead of the next big storm

Government agencies and volunteer organizations are testing a new system to regroup and respond to multiple hurricanes.