Melissa is the first major natural disaster to hit the Caribbean since the Trump administration dismantled USAID, typically the lead agency in responding with foreign hurricane assistance.

State Department officials have asked the Pentagon to join the U.S. response to Hurricane Melissa, in a test of the Trump ...

Hurricane Melissa marked the first major test for the federal agency now tasked with responding to global disasters.

A small plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in a residential area of the Fort ...

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A bakery in Hell's Kitchen is donating the proceeds from all of its sales today to support the relief efforts in Jamaica ...

USAID was the lead American agency in disaster response. Now that it's been dismantled, questions are arising about how ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by ...

As Hurricane Melissa crept toward the St. Elizabeth parish of Jamaica, South Florida leaders gathered Tuesday morning to encourage residents to give what they can as soon as possible.

We've been lucky in Florida. With dramatic cuts to hurricane planning and response, we could've had a perfect storm of ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday toured areas hit by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and in Texas receiving briefings on emergency operations and relief efforts.

President Donald Trump is pledging that the United States will help the island nations of the Caribbean on a “humanitarian basis” as Hurricane Melissa continues to ravage the area. “We’re watching it ...