An property insurer of last resort in Florida is set to hand over hundreds of thousands of policies to the private sector later this month due to overwhelming demand. Earlier this year, regulators in the Sunshine State approved proposals that would allow private insurers to take policies from the state's Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.

The vice president has sought to show herself as a leader firmly in control in a crisis, while also visiting shelters to comfort victims.

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the “heroes among us” as she visited North Carolina on Saturday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, her second trip in four days to the disaster zone.

Tommy Tuberville has added his voice to those leveraging criticism of FEMA’s Hurricane Helene response into presidential-election politics, though some of his points are open to dispute. “We give $20 billion a year to FEMA and unfortunately they have drained everything dry with all the illegal aliens coming in,

False claims about the federal response to the historic devastation left by Hurricane Helene are spreading out of control on social media, hampering the recovery efforts in hard-hit areas, according to local officials.

Over 2 million customers are still without power on Monday after more than 4 million lost power across the South on Friday in the wake of Hurricane Helene. People wait in line for gasoline in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept.

With one major medical supplier's production hubs closed, hospitals say they are rationing IV fluid bags and employing other conservation measures.