From winter storms, to earthquakes, to terrorism -- when a disaster strikes a community, who fares better, a rural community or an urban one? A new study at the University of Illinois attempts to understand the differences in how rural and urban citizens across the US respond to disaster.

Indonesian rescue workers are searching for survivors after a ferry carrying some 600 passengers sank in rough seas north of Java Island. So far at least 24 people have been rescued - many drifting in life jackets. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta.

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) today released the fourth annual "Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism," which found that five years after the September 11th and anthrax tragedies, emergency health preparedness is still inadequate in America.