Ukraine declared a state of emergency and told its citizens in Russia to flee, while Moscow began evacuating its Kyiv embassy. These were some signs for Ukrainians who fear ...

February 23 marks the annual Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia. Putin said in his holiday speech that Russia is open to diplomacy but won’t ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justice Trudeau on Monday invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with the “Freedom Convoy” protests. It’s the successor of the War Measures Act ...

The Canadian government has signaled what might be a win for the trucker convoy that’s protesting vaccine passports—but it has issued a state of emergency. Demonstrators ...

OTTAWA—Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has declared a state of emergency due to the trucker protest that continues in the city’s downtown core. In a brief statement, ...

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. —Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency on Saturday as powerful storms ripped through the state causing flash floods, power outages and ...

Missouri’s COVID-19-related state of emergency expired on Friday after Gov. Mike Parson decided against extending the designation. Parson, a Republican, first declared a state of emergency ...

New York is back under a state of emergency to deal with the new variant, despite no detection of Omicron in the state. But the governor ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Friday ahead of potential COVID-19 case spikes this winter, and warned that the new Omicron variant ...

California’s governor is facing another lawsuit. This time, a board of education in Southern California is suing Governor Gavin Newsom for the endless State of Emergency.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency Wednesday following floods and mudslides caused by extremely heavy rainfall, and ...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared on Monday evening that the region will enter a state of emergency, effective 8 p.m., in preparation for the impacts ...

QUITO, Ecuador—Ecuador’s president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system following a battle among gang members in a coastal lockup that killed at ...

Japan will lift its COVID-19 state of emergency in all regions on Thursday for the first time in nearly six months.

The Polish government on Tuesday asked the country’s president to introduce a state of emergency in two regions on its border with Belarus. This comes as ...

Poland’s government is set to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday in several areas along the countries’ border with Belarus as immigration levels have recently surged. ...

NEW YORK—New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued a state of emergency for parts of the state, imploring those in New York to take warnings seriously ...

Masks will not be required anywhere in Maryland. Governor Larry Hogan made the announcement lifting the state’s emergency restrictions.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared states of emergency in their respective states in response to gas shortages following the ...

The mayor of Nashville has declared a state of emergency after torrential rains flooded large areas in the Tennessee capital, leaving roads impassable, homes flooded, and ...

A small town in southern Arizona is pleading for help. The mayor says they cannot cope with the number of illegal migrants sent there by Border ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky firefighter Eddie Stacy was turning his firetruck around in the dark while responding to storm damage when he noticed a tiny light coming from ...

SALT LAKE CITY—Republican Gov. Gary Herbert declared a state of emergency in Utah from Sunday and ordered a statewide mask mandate in an attempt to stem ...

Louisville police declared a state of emergency ahead of an announcement from Kentucky Attorney General regarding an investigation into Breonna Taylor's death.

The Michigan House of Representatives on Thursday voted against extending Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s state of emergency for another 28 days, voting instead to file a lawsuit ...

An employee at a Kroger distribution center in Memphis, Tenn., has tested positive for the CCP virus, the company announced Thursday.