DISASTERS

Ohio Republican Rep. Mike Carey called on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to explain why there have been more than 300 near-collisions at U.S. airports in 2023.

FOX Business host Larry Kudlow explains the impact of the UAW strike on Friday's "Kudlow."

Volkswagen is considering a staff reduction at its plant in the eastern German city of Zwickau due to low demand for electric vehicles, according to a report.

A luxury cruise ship ran aground in a national park in Greenland on Monday, stranding 206 passengers and crew, with the nearest Danish navy vessel days away.

A passenger plane has landed in a field in Russia’s Novosibirsk region on Tuesday after its pilot feared there may have not been enough fuel to make it to an airport, reports say.

A new report from Moody's Analytics puts the preliminary estimate for Hurricane Idalia's cost of damages and economic disruption between $12 billion and $20 billion.

Insurance claims for Tropical Storm Idalia, which made historic landfall as a Category 3 hurricane over Florida's Gulf Coast, are set to cost insurers in the state nearly $10 billion.

Hurricane Idalia slammed Florida as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday. A gasoline contamination issue impacted several filling stations in cities across the state.

Disney World has announced that it will waive change and cancellation fees for some guests due to Hurricane Idalia battering Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis experienced a brief power outage during his Hurricane Idalia press conference regarding power outages Wednesday.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took to X, formerly known as Twitter, as ride-share company Uber is offering Florida residents a free way to get to safety ahead of Hurricane Idalia.

Hawaiian Electric's stock surged by more than 44% during Monday's trading session as the utility released an update on its response to the deadly Maui wildfires and pushed back on a lawsuit.

Paper and bamboo straws can contain "forever chemicals" more often than plastic and steel straws, a new study from Europe published this week has found.

Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Company on Thursday, alleging the utility negligently failed to cut off power during a period of high winds and dry conditions that fueled a deadly wildfire.

A Embraer SA spokesperson says the company has not been providing support to the Legacy 600 jet reported to have crashed Wednesday outside of Moscow due to sanctions.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Facebook is putting "corporate profits ahead of people’s safety" as the platform continues blocking news content during wildfires.

FOX Business' Stuart Varney discussed Biden's late response to the Maui wildfires, arguing the Hunter Biden investigation has mentally exhausted the president.

A day after one of its driverless taxis collided with a firetruck in a San Francisco intersection, autonomous vehicle operator Cruise agreed to a request from California state regulators to cut in half the number of vehicles it was operating in the city.

Hawaiian Electric is working to restore power to thousands of residents devastated by wildfires, as well as investor confidence with shares are near a 37-year low.

Cole Millington built his hot sauce business in Lahaina, Hawaii, during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was working to scaling it up before the wildfires in West Maui destroyed everything he had.