MarketWatch6d
Do you still have to pay your mortgage if your house burns down? Some multimillion-dollar homes may not qualify for disaster relief.
So your house just burned down — do you still have to pay the mortgage? That’s a question that thousands of Los Angeles homeowners are confronting as wildfires continue to burn across the ...
LAist14d
FEMA says ‘carefully consider’ GoFundMe campaign phrasing because it can affect disaster aid
GoFundMe campaigns and other crowdfunding platforms can affect how much federal disaster relief you could be eligible for, depending on how you word them. Federal law prohibits FEMA from ...
TheDerrick.com16d
Vance will make his mark as the first millennial vice president and the potential MAGA torchbearer
As he prepares to become the nation’s first millennial vice president, JD Vance is already a budding kingmaker in Republican ...
KTLA18d
Wildfire-ravaged communities in Southern California face a new threat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed an executive order directing “fast action” on debris removal to mitigate the likelihood of flooding and mudslides when Southern California ...
MSNBC18d
With L.A. wildfires, Republicans suddenly want to play politics with disaster aid
But because California is a blue state, Republicans want it to bend to the will of the GOP in order to get disaster relief. Not to belabor the point, but all of those lawmakers are representatives ...
pix1119d
‘They’re not alone’: NYC bars raise funds for California wildfire victims
BROOKLYN (PIX11) — Local bars in New York are bringing the community together — hosting fundraisers Wednesday to provide much-needed relief amidst the wildfires that continue to burn in ...
CNN19d
How do you clean up a fire disaster unlike any other in modern times? ‘It’s going to be an enormous undertaking’
president and CEO of nonprofit Center for Disaster Philanthropy. “The level of devastation is beyond.” The Eaton and Palisades fires are the first and second-most destructive in Southern ...
Santa Barbara Independent19d
Attorney General Bonta Opens Price Gouging Investigations, Deploys DOJ Disaster Relief Task Force in Southern California
DOJ has been working diligently to tackle this unlawful and unscrupulous conduct since the state of emergency was declared on January 7, 2025, and to further those efforts, Attorney General Bonta ...
Kyiv Post19d
‘It’s Such a Disaster’ – Ukraine at War Update for Jan. 16
That particular Lukoil refinery is one of the largest producers of petroleum products in the Southern Federal District ... There were cracks everywhere… It’s such a disaster.” Ukraine and Russia ...
kcra.com19d
Rep. Kevin Kiley on LA disaster aid: 'I don't think the word 'conditions' is especially helpful'
U.S. HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON SAID HE THINKS THE DISASTER RELIEF FOR LOS ANGELES SHOULD ... people and destroyed homes and businesses across Southern California. Earlier this week, Johnson ...
The Economist19d
Why catastrophe bonds are failing to cover disaster damage
These are securities that protect issuers, mostly insurers and governments, from severe losses in the event of a natural disaster by paying out when certain conditions are met. In fact ...
Yahoo19d
Recipe For Disaster: The Weather That Fueled The Southern California Wildfires
Here's how wind, drought, warmer temperatures, and even rain, fueled the Southern California wildfires into one of the worst disasters in state history. It started with a Santa Ana wind event on ...