At minimum, FEMA needs a major overhaul. A trimmed down agency with a sharpened, more nimble focus would then need a strong leader such as Lt. Gen. Honoré. To use a more recent example, FEMA needs a ...
As the Los Angeles area continues its recovery from a series of debilitating wildfires, the benefit concert FireAid this week will raise millions for relief efforts.
The disaster restoration industry boomed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 ... remembered seeing dead bodies in homes he was hired to clean. Some bosses refused to pay him.
Portillo's body was discovered in garbage bags and stuffed under a bed Wednesday. Officials say Navarro and her husband owed about $24,000 in back rent and they had not paid in years. Surveillance ...
After disasters like the wildfires in Los Angeles happen, much of the rebuilding work is done by Latino immigrant workers, many in the country illegally.
Mario Mendoza poses for a portrait as he takes a break while working on repairing a mobile home in Belle Chasse, La., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, that was damaged from Hurricane Ida in 2021.