The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting, and had graduated from rescue swimming school around six months ago when his team got the ...

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz was on a pre-planned vacation in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas, and he sought to travel back “as fast as humanly possible,” his office said in a ...

Dr. Paul Biddinger, chief of emergency preparedness at Mass General Brigham, spends a lot of time preparing for worst-case scenarios. With the deadly tragedy unfolding in Texas, he shares some lessons ...

Massachusetts Task Force 1 joins Texas flood rescue efforts after a disaster left more than 100 dead, including children, and ...