Disasters

As you may have gathered from yesterday's haze, the wildfires continue to rage across the West.

Today marks the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Ceremonies were held in New York City and Washington, D.C., to commemorate the tragic events and remember those who died.

Hurricane Irma finally made landfall on the continental U.S. Sunday morning, battering the Florida Keys first and then proceeding north to the southwestern coast of the Sunshine State.

Hurricane Irma is now all but certain to hit Florida directly, likely making landfall sometime around sunrise Sunday morning, according to weather experts.

Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever measured, has made landfall on the Caribbean islands of Barbuda and Antigua, and passing by just north of Puerto Rico. Following that, if the gargantuan storm continues on its current path, its core would hit the Florida coast by Sunday morning.

Hurricane Harvey will go down as the destructive natural disasters in history. The hurricane brought destruction on the Texas Gulf Coast and now the system is stationary over the Metro of Houston, dropping heavy rains on already flooded areas.

VICE News correspondent Elle Reeve met directly and on-camera with white supremacists, organizers of the "Unite the Right" march, counter-protestors and police in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the period of Friday, August 10, through Monday, August 14.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum this week requested a presidential major disaster declaration based on the "severe drought conditions" that continue to plague farmers, ranchers and other residents across much of North Dakota.

They're finally using the "D" word - officially at least...

Drought-stricken North Dakota ranchers are getting assistance from a neighbor to the south.