WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 24-1072) on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), at the request of the State of Florida and in coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, announces the deactivation of its Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and Mandatory Disaster Re  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on Oct. 13, 2024: Find details about the launch sequences for the orbiter, which is targeting an Oct. 14 liftoff on its mission to search for ingredients of life at Jupiter's moon Europa. In less than 24 hours, NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is slated to launch from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket. Its sights are set on Jupiter's ice-encased moon Euro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- NASA issued the following news release: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of these "gravity assists," Europa Clipper will achieve the velocity ne  more

TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 15 -- President Biden answered questions on Oct. 13, 2024, ahead of the Air Force One departure from Macdill Air Force Base: * * * Q: Mr. President, where was Governor DeSantis? Did you speak with him while you were here? THE PRESIDENT: No, I didn't. But I -- by -- by the way, I think we're making real progress. Everybody seems pretty happy with the way it's going. We're not leaving. We're provi- -- we're going to -- the next thing to do, we're trying to make sure we ge  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release: Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Milton beginning on October 5, 2024, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, DeSoto, Duv  more

ST. PETE BEACH, Florida, Oct. 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Oct. 13, 2024, on the administration's response to Hurricane Milton: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. I just met a number of the homeowners, been wiped out, and the -- everything from the Coast Guard to the fire department. It's a hell of a deal. I'm here in Florida for the second time in two weeks and -- to survey the damage from another catastrophic storm: Hurricane Milton. Thankfully, the storm's impact  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell met with federal, state and local officials as well as survivors to receive a briefing on the recovery efforts and tour the damage in areas of Florida impacted by two hurricanes less than a week apart. Throughout the Southeast, over 9,600 total federal personnel are deployed, including 4,10  more