Emergency contraception methods, like Plan B, help prevent pregnancy up to five days after having unprotected sex. (Photo: Getty Images) Although emergency contraception has been around for years — ...

Time is everything in an emergency. Seconds count when victims are trapped in ruined buildings, survivors need somewhere to sleep at night, and entire communities are reeling without food, water, or ...

We have all read the stories of people getting lost or injured outdoors, and who signal for distress. Sure, sometimes they make some boneheaded mistakes. However, the outdoors is unpredictable, and ...

President Donald Trump is considering declaring a national housing emergency to address the affordability crisis that has pushed homeownership out of reach for millions of Americans, according to U.S.

A winter storm has covered Ohio in inches of snow Dec. 2, causing some counties to declare an emergency. Here's what those ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. In a recent Geo-Graphics blog post, I documented the explosion of “national ...

President Trump has used emergency declarations to enact some of his most wide-reaching policies, from sweeping tariffs to completing the wall on the border with Mexico and boosting fossil fuel ...

Emergency Fund: Imagine this situation - You wake up one morning to an email from your employer announcing sudden layoffs. Or maybe your vehicle breaks down on the way to work, and the repair cost is ...

The cost of emergency vet care can be surprising. It’s especially hard to deal with when your animal is sick or injured, and you are feeling emotional. It is best to be prepared before an emergency ...

What is Emergency SOS on iPhone? It's a feature that could save your life. If you're in an emergency, your iPhone can ping one of Globalstar's 24 low-orbit satellites. The satellite will then send the ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...