Hurricane Ida: White House says 2,000 FEMA employees deployed to affected states
Along with Incident Management Assistance Teams and Urban Search and Rescue teams, FEMA springs into action are Hurricane Ida rages on
Aug 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida currently off LA coast, wind expected to reach speeds of 150 mph
With winds expected to reach as high as 150 mph, Hurricane Ida is expected to leave 'tornado-like damage'
Aug 29, 2021
Will New Orleans levees hold? Hurricane Ida may devastate 'outlying' areas
National Hurricane Center, says Ida will cause 'potentially catastrophic wind damage and flooding rainfall'
Aug 29, 2021
More than 100 dogs and cats flown out of Ida path to California, Texas for adoption
Some 60 prospective pets were carried to San Diego, California, while an Austin shelter received another 65 of them in Texas
Aug 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida might hit Louisiana on Katrina anniversary, 'damage might be worse'
'Please. Get out now. You still have time. 16 years to the day of Katrina. #Ida'
Aug 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida: Baton Rouge hotels filled with first responders, residents hunker down
Hurricane Ida is to hit the Gulf Coast on August 28, and winds of more than 100 mph are expected
Aug 28, 2021
Hurricane Ida: People leaving pets behind 'to be killed' as they evacuate to safety
Many are evacuating in New Orleans and Louisiana as Ida is expected to reach Category 4 strength with winds estimated at 140 mph
Aug 28, 2021
Hurricane Ida: Elite Miami Task Force 2 that battled Katrina heads to Louisiana
The South Florida Urban Search and Rescue Team, which is also called Miami Task Force 2, is the same crew that helped out during the Surfside condo collapse
Aug 28, 2021
List of Mississippi shelters, sandbag locations as Hurricane Ida nears
Harrison County opened some locations on August 27, along with Jackson and Hancock county’s locations
Aug 28, 2021
Louisiana anti-vaxxers blamed for burdening hospitals as Hurricane Ida approaches
Some of the southern states have one of the lowest vaccination rates, and the consequent hospitalisations have stretched the medical system
Aug 28, 2021
New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell slammed over no evacuation
The New Orleans mayor was pilloried when she asked people to 'hunker down', saying there was no time left for mandatory evacuations
Aug 28, 2021
Hurricane Ida: emergency numbers, weather details to know as LA prepares for storm
Evacuations, shelter-in-place begins as Ida is set to make landfall exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina, massive damage expected
Aug 28, 2021
Who is Adie Timmermans? Woman banned from visiting chimp at zoo claims they're in love
No monkey business: The Belgian woman has been visiting Chita the chimpanzee for four years and claimed she had a real 'relationship' with him
Aug 25, 2021
Who is Rosalind Osgood? Florida school board imposes mask mandate after 3 teachers die of Covid
Florida school board chairwoman Rosalind Osgood defied Ron DeSantis' mask mandate ban after three teachers died of Covid within 1 day of one another
Aug 16, 2021
Who is Ariel Dale? TikToker alleges American Airlines misplaced her 2 cats on LA to NYC flight
'American Airlines lost my cats, no one can tell me where they are,' a distraught Ariel Dale posted on TikTok
Aug 4, 2021
American Airlines passengers get into wild fistfight over reclined seat in viral video
The fight reportedly broke out at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) after an American Airlines plane landed
Aug 4, 2021
Taysom Hill net worth: New Orleans Saints quarterback's base salary over $1M
Taysom Hill's new deal gets him a guaranteed $12.159 million for 2021, with an extra signing bonus of $9.686 million
Jul 23, 2021
What happened at Beyonce's mansion? Arson probe in New Orleans home, 'suspicious person seen'
Books found in the oven and a suspicious person seen add to the mystery of the fire at Beyonce and Jay-Z's mansion, now being investugated as arson
Jul 23, 2021
Who was Olivia Guidry? Louisiana nurse who tweeted against vaccine dies of Covid-19
Olivia Guidry worked in the emergency room at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center and had tweeted Covid vaccine isn't safe
Jul 13, 2021
Zaila Avant-garde: 14-yr-old becomes 1st African-American to win National Spelling Bee
Zaila Avant-garde is a basketball prodigy, holds three Guinness world says spelling is a side hobby for her
Jul 9, 2021