Category: emergency

State of Emergency Declared in NY Ahead of Storm That Could Dump 6 Feet of Snow

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Nov. 17 ahead of a major winter storm that could dump several feet of snow in Buffalo and other parts of western New York. In a statement, the governor declared an emergency in 11 counties after it was forecast that up to four feet…


Senate Votes to End COVID Emergency, Biden Says He’ll Veto If House Passes

The U.S. Senate on Nov. 15 voted to terminate the COVID-19 national emergency that was first declared during the Trump administration and has been extended repeatedly during the Biden administration. The Senate passed a measure in a 62–36 bipartisan vote that would end the emergency, initially declared on March 13, 2020. Thirteen Democrats sided with…


Democrat Blocks Resolution to End National COVID-19 Emergency

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Sept. 28 blocked a resolution that would aim the national emergency declaration over COVID-19. Wyden stepped in after Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), a doctor, introduced the resolution. The one-page measure would terminate the national emergency declaration, which was initially declared by the Trump administration and has been extended through the…


DeSantis Declares Emergency as Florida Braces for Hurricane Hit

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as the National Weather Service told Floridians to brace for the impacts of Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to bring heavy rain, hurricane-force winds, and flooding. DeSantis issued the order on Sept. 23, urging residents and local governments to prepare as…


DeSantis Declares Emergency as Florida Braces for Hurricane

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as the National Weather Service told Floridians to brace for the impacts of Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to bring heavy rain, hurricane-force winds, and flooding. DeSantis issued the order on Sept. 23, urging residents and local governments to prepare as…


Illegal Immigrants Bused to Chicago Now Being Sent to Other Illinois Communities

Asylum seekers illegally crossing the border into Texas and then bused to Chicago are now being sent out to other communities. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott started busing migrants to Washington, New York, and then Chicago to protest the Biden administration’s immigration policies. As of last week, Texas has sent more than 300 illegal immigrants to…


Illegal Immigrants Bussed to Chicago Now Being Sent to Other Illinois Communities

Asylum seekers illegally crossing the border into Texas and then bussed to Chicago are now being sent out to other communities. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott started bussing migrants to Washington, New York, and then Chicago to protest the Biden administration’s immigration policies. As of last week, Texas has sent more than 300 illegal immigrants to…


Canadians Less Confident Than Americans in Their Health-Care System: Study

Canadians are less confident in their health-care system than Americans are, according to a new study by the Angus Reid Institute. Published on Sept. 7, the study found that only 37 percent of Canadians were confident they could access urgent care in a timely fashion, compared to 70 percent of Americans, should an emergency happen…


Flood Threat Continues in Southern States; Emergency Declared in Northwest Georgia

SUMMERVILLE, Ga.—Flood watches were in effect in the U.S. southeast early Monday as forecasters warn of the possibility of torrential downpours on Labor Day across already saturated ground. Among the hardest-hit areas in this weekend’s storms was northwest Georgia, where 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain fell in some spots, forecasters said. The flooding knocked…


Southeast, Northeast States Under Flood Threat; Emergency Declared in Northwest Georgia

SUMMERVILLE, Ga.—Flood watches were in effect in the U.S. southeast and much of the northeast on Monday as forecasters warned of the possibility of torrential downpours on Labor Day across already saturated ground. Among the hardest-hit areas in this weekend’s storms was northwest Georgia, where 12 inches of rain fell in some spots, forecasters said….