Tag: Hurricane Helene

US filings for jobless benefits jump to 258,000, the most in more than a year

The number of Americans filing for for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying...

A Florida mobile home park is told to evacuate but some residents have nowhere to go

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Homes knocked off their foundations, piles of wet carpet, wood and pipes rotting in the sun, and abandoned cars...

Trump slams staff for ‘stupid’ fail over photo of rally size as Harris hits back at ‘childless’ attacks: Live

Donald Trump campaigned in Juneau, Wisconsin, on Sunday and at one point rebuked his “stupid” campaign staff for showing the “wrong picture” as...

US lets Starlink provide direct-to-cell coverage for hurricane-hit areas

By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sunday allowed Elon Musk's SpaceX and T Mobile to enable Starlink satellites...

Helene-ravaged areas will feel health effects for years: ‘It’s unprecedented’

Hurricane Helene unleashed record rainfall in parts of Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee, becoming one of the deadliest hurricanes in...

Historic Biltmore Estate shutters after floods from Hurricane Helene ravage Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — America’s largest privately-owned estate has abruptly shut down in Asheville after Hurricane Helene caused extensive flooding and building damage along...