AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments
Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of up to $1,500 ...
Poynter16m
2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods
PolitiFact analyzed more than 450 of Elon Musk’s X posts from Sept. 30 to Oct. 14, including reposts and quote replies to several X users ...
Flight restrictions to expand as firefighters continue to battle Hawthorne Fire
Firefighters continue to work around the clock to battle the Hawthorne Fire, the brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution2h
A month after Helene, Georgia towns still digging out of destruction
In South Georgia, weeks after Hurricane Helene, signs of damage are still everywhere. But in one county, schools reopened. In another city, street lights are working again.
Without flood insurance, factory down the road from Impact Plastics will struggle to reopen
The floods might be a crippling blow. The company, like others within the Riverview Industrial Park, didn’t have flood ...
News Tribune2h
Report: Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart
Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and ...
Opinion: FEMA is the face of disaster relief, but its funding warns of another storm
It's easy to dismiss Trump's lies about FEMA channeling funds to undocumented immigrants. But don't dismiss funding crisis ...
Governing8h
How Emergency Agencies Can Manage a Storm of Misinformation
Fear and confusion in the aftermath of disasters create fertile ground for misinformation. Social media and AI can amplify it ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette9h
Costs of May storm continue to pile up as Benton County puts additional $1.5 million toward clean-up
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County has spent about $13.4 million cleaning up the damage from the Memorial Day weekend storm.
WABE14h
FEMA head returns to Georgia one month after Helene to promote relief resources
Administrator Deanne Criswell traveled to Atlanta and Augusta on Wednesday to examine continued damage from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.