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Flames and smoke rise from an Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane after it crashed near Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (James Lavine via AP)
May 3, 2018, 5:07 am
Nine people were aboard US military plane destroyed in fiery crash
Video footage shows flight from Puerto Rico Air National Guard airport falling from the sky then exploding in a fireball
By AFP
A man with an umbrella walks on a sidewalk as Hurricane Irma approaches in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, on September 6, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
January 18, 2018, 7:03 pm
Puerto Rico’s largest newspaper removes anti-Semitic column from website
Publication and author apologize for blaming island's economic woes on Jews who 'control' Wall Street, US government
By JTA
This man lives in a nursing home that has not had power since Hurricane Irma. (Marissa Roer via JTA)
November 10, 2017, 8:51 am
This is what Puerto Rico looks like 50 days after Hurricane Maria
Local Jewish community and UJA-Federation try to help those still without power or essentials after devastating storm
By Josefin Dolsten
Niveen Rizkalla working with IsraAID in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Courtesy of IsraAID)
October 28, 2017, 6:13 am
The Israeli NGO that is bringing relief to America’s disaster areas
IsraAID relies on a bank of 1,400 volunteers and 270 staff it rotates in and out of afflicted zones, and no period has been busier than this summer/fall
By Ron Kampeas
US President Donald Trump waves as he carries an umbrella walking on the tarmac to his limousine at Harrisburg International Airport, Wednesday October 11, 2017, in Middletown, Pennsylvania (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 13, 2017, 6:24 am
Trump lashes out at Puerto Rico as House passes aid package
In a series of tweets, US president blames territory for its looming financial crisis and 'a total lack of accountability'
By Ken Thomas and Andrew Taylor
US President Donald Trump leaves an event after the end of an for Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House on October 6, 2017. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
October 7, 2017, 12:29 am
A pair of crises tests Trump’s presidential empathy
US president's challenges were on full display this week, as he responded to two disasters -- Las Vegas and Puerto Rico --with very different results
By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace
Family members collect belongings after hurricane force winds destroyed their house in Toa Baja, west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on September 24, 2017 following the passage of Hurricane Maria. (AFP PHOTO / Ricardo ARDUENGO)
October 4, 2017, 6:48 am
Jewish group flies aid to San Juan, gets stranded man to son’s wedding
UJA-Federation of New York brings food, water and other supplies to 'desperate' Puerto Rico, gives firefighter who had been stuck on island ride back
By JTA
US President Donald Trump visits residents affected by Hurricane in Guaynabo, west of San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 3, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN)
October 4, 2017, 4:37 am
Puerto Rico death toll rises as $29 billion aid package sought
Governor says 34 on island dead, hours after Trump says hurricane was 'not a real catastrophe like Katrina'
By AP
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz during a briefing on hurricane recovery efforts with first responders at Luis Muniz Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, October 3, 2017, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 3, 2017, 11:38 pm
In Puerto Rico, Trump suggests hurricane not a ‘real catastrophe’ like Katrina
Pledging help, US president also tells island residents 'you've thrown our budget a little out of whack'
By Jill Colvin
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, en route to Puerto Rico, October 3, 2017. (AFP/JIM WATSON)
October 3, 2017, 5:43 pm
Trump calls Las Vegas shooter ‘sick’ and ‘demented’
US president says talk of gun control will come sometime in future after 59 killed, hundreds injured in massacre
By AP
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One as he departs the White House, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Washington (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 1, 2017, 4:11 am
Trump lashes out at San Juan mayor who begged for more help
US president says Carmen Yulin Cruz and 'others in Puerto Rico' showing 'poor leadership' in aftermath of devastating hurricane
By Jill Colvin
Eli Rowe's team of 12 delivered supplies to the San Juan Chabad, as well as to vulnerable areas throughout Puerto Rico's capital, September 25, 2017. (Courtesy of Rowe/via JTA)
October 1, 2017, 12:21 am
Puerto Rico’s Jews turn to helping neighbors ravaged by Hurricane Maria
With all of the island's 1,500 Jewish community members safe and accounted for, the next step is distributing food and water to those in need
By Ben Sales
An aerial view shows the flooded neighborhood of Juana Matos in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Catano, Puerto Rico, on September 22, 2017. (AFP/Ricardo Arduengo)
September 23, 2017, 5:42 am
Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate
US territory already battling dangerous floods after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island early Wednesday
By AFP
Trees are toppled in a parking lot at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on September 20, 2017, during the passage of the Hurricane Maria. (AFP/Hector Retamal)
September 20, 2017, 11:27 pm
Hurricane Maria destroys homes, triggers flooding in Puerto Rico
Official says massive Category 4 storm knocked out power to entire island, home to 3.4 million people; no fatalities reported
By DANICA COTO
A picture taken on September 19, 2017 shows the powerful winds and rains of hurricane Maria battering the city of Petit-Bourg on the French overseas Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.(AFP PHOTO / Cedrik-Isham Calvados)
September 20, 2017, 2:47 pm
‘Extremely violent’ Hurricane Maria pummels Puerto Rico
Largest storm to hit island in modern history expected to bring life-threatening winds for 12 to 24 hours
By DANICA COTO
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