In a letter sent to local public housing authorities on March 6, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that a $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to prevent thousands ...

The United States is a world leader in gun violence, far surpassing other high-income nations like Chile, Canada, and Portugal. Given the sheer number of guns in the United States — 121 firearms for ...

It seems unimaginable that in 2020 you can get a package delivered the same day via drone to your doorstep, but in 70% of the U.S. you can’t text 911. This is the frightening reality for millions of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Time is everything in an emergency. Seconds count when victims are trapped in ruined buildings, survivors need somewhere to sleep ...

A problem humans confront far too often is our inability or our unwillingness to consider emergencies or crises in our own lives. We never think that the ambulance or fire engine racing to help others ...