Nov 09 FEMA fires employee who told workers to avoid homes with Trump signs after hurricane By Associated Press A Federal Emergency Management Agency worker has been fired after she directed workers helping hurricane survivors not to go to homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the agency's leader said in a statement Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Democrats hold onto U.S. Senate seat in Nevada as vote counting continues In our news wrap Saturday, Democrats held onto one more Senate seat while control of the House remains unknown, Qatar is suspending its efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas, 26 people died in a train platform bombing in Pakistan,… Continue watching
Oct 14 FEMA adjusts hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after workers threatened By Gary D. Robertson, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday that it received a call Saturday about a man with an assault rifle who made a comment “about possibly harming" employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency working in the… Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Biden and Harris discuss federal response after Helene and Milton strike U.S. By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held a briefing Friday at the White House on the federal response and recovery in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Continue reading
Oct 09 Social media posts claim 2020 votes determined disaster aid delivery in North Carolina. Here’s why that’s false By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact As of Oct. 6, FEMA said the Biden administration had already provided $137 million in aid to Hurricane Helene survivors. Continue reading
Oct 09 What the Waffle House Index says about Hurricane Milton By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida communities still recovering from Helene, many Waffle House locations along the Gulf Coast, including those in Tampa, Cape Coral and St. Petersburg, have closed in preparation. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Biden warns Milton could be one of the worst storms to hit Florida in a century By Associated Press At an Oval Office briefing, Biden also spoke about misinformation and disinformation surrounding the federal response to Hurricane Helene: “Those who do it do it to try to damage the administration.”… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 7:56 Helene’s destruction puts spotlight on costly gaps in homeowners insurance By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson Property and economic losses from Hurricane Helene are estimated to be as high as $250 billion. As climate change makes extreme weather events more frequent and severe, homeowners can get a rude awakening about what their insurance does and doesn’t… Continue watching
Oct 06 FEMA chief calls false claims about government’s Helene response ‘truly dangerous’ By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The U.S. government’s top disaster relief official said Sunday that false claims and conspiracy theories about the federal response to Hurricane Helene — spread most prominently by Donald Trump — are “demoralizing” aid workers and creating fear in people who need recovery assistance. Continue reading
Oct 05 Disinformation and conspiracy theories cloud Helene recovery efforts in hard-hit areas By David Klepper, Associated Press In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, far-right extremist groups and politicians are spreading false claims and conspiracy theories about the disaster and the government's response. Elected leaders from both parties have had to set the record straight and urge people… Continue reading