FEMA isn't paying significantly more in immediate aid to Los Angeles fire victims than to Hurricane Helene survivors. That claim is satire.

People affected by the California wildfires are eligible for a one-time $770 payment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency program. The big picture: The wildfires across Los Angeles could be the costliest natural disaster in U.

President Joe Biden said victims of the California fires are eligible for a $770 payment for necessities like food and fuel. Social media posts misleadingly suggested the payment would be the only federal aid for those affected by the fires.

Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.

Gov. Josh Stein has asked FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to extend the agency’s Transition Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for eligible North Carolinians for an additional six months. After a presidentially-declared disaster,

Governor Josh Stein is putting pressure on FEMA to extend housing assistance for Hurricane Helene victims. The Transitional Sheltering Assistance program secures temporary housing for people displaced by the storm.