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North Carolina locals who survived Hurricane Helene in September but suffered massive losses from the storm share their ...

He made the comments while visiting North Carolina, which is still recovering months after Hurricane Helene, on the first trip of his second term. “FEMA has been a very big disappointment," the ...

But claims President Donald Trump has directed FEMA to disburse $2 billion in funds initially earmarked for migrants originated on a self-described satire site.

South Carolina put a third inmate to death in four months Friday as it goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal injection drugs.

President Donald Trump suggested he might eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday during a trip to tour ...

Josh Stein. He is set to survey damage and the progress made from Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina. Helene struck North Carolina in September, but many areas in the ...

He made the comments while visiting North Carolina, which is still recovering months after Hurricane Helene, on the first trip of his second term. “FEMA has been a very big disappointment ...

This footage posted to X by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino shows Trump and Melania shaking hands with a family outside a residence affected by Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa on Friday ...

Survivors of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina described their harrowing escapes from rising floodwaters to President Donald Trump on Friday and pleaded for help four months after the ...