More than a third of the state of Florida was ordered to evacuate in anticipation of mass devastation from Hurricane Irma, but the hurricane morphed to a tropical storm. In the Tampa Bay area, people returned home on Monday and found a lot of their stuff intact and wondering if Florida officials overreacted.
Houston is now in the recovery phase from Hurricane Harvey, but the dangers are not yet over. Officials are warning residents about potential injuries from downed power lines, weakened ceilings and other safety hazards. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Francisco Sanchez of the Harris County office of Homeland Security and Emergency.
In the wake of Hurricane Irma, Jacksonville, Fla., faces its worst flooding in more than a century. Officials are warning residents to stay put, and they say high tides could create dangerous conditions all week.
In the wake of Hurricane Irma, more than 6.5 million customers in Florida are left without power. Eric Silagy, CEO of Florida Power & Light, which provides electricity to half the state, said on Monday that residents need to be prepared for "prolonged and extended outages."
Students are returning to school in Houston, just a few weeks after Hurricane Harvey flooded the city. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joy Osofsky, a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at Louisiana State University, about the trauma that children experience after natural disasters.
Industry says it costs about $2.7 billion to bring a cancer drug to market. But oncologists who ran the numbers put the average closer to $650 million. Drugs are priced way too high, the doctors say.
Germain Arena in Florida's Lee County offered refuge to some 5,000 people as Hurricane Irma approached. After two days there, many of them were anxious to go even though the roads out weren't clear.
Demolition supervisor John Feal was working at ground zero 16 years ago when an 8,000-pound piece of steel crushed his foot. After being denied medical compensation, he became an advocate for others.