At a Glance FEMA said myths were spreading rapidly on social media in the wake of Hurricane Ida.One such rumor falsely claimed FEMA was paying for hotels for evacuees. Amid the usual tsunami of social media misinformation that sweeps through a panicked, exhausted population of survivors, the situation in Louisiana is no different in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. One such rumor that quickly gained momentum on social media stated that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was paying for...

At a Glance Several people were still unaccounted for. The floodwaters decimated some communities.The hardest hit areas were about 40 miles west of Nashville. The death has risen to 15 in catastrophic flooding that devastated portions of Middle Tennessee Saturday. FIve additional deaths were reported by the sheriff in Humphreys County on Sunday morning, adding the 10 confirmed Saturday night. About 30 people remained missing, the sheriff said. The area is about 45 miles west of Nashville. The flooding from...

At a Glance Schools in New Orleans and several other parishes are closed until further notice.911 service has been restored.Aerial views show extend of damage. Ida's catastrophic crawl across Louisiana has left at least two people dead, thousands of miles of power lines out of service and 911 dispatch centers inoperable. One person died in a car during flooding in New Orleans, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a news briefing Monday. Officials in Ascension Parish said one person there was...