FACT CHECK: Claim That Californians Are Receiving $25,000 In Disaster Relief From FEMA Is Satire
video shared on TikTok North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Helen received only $750, while California residents affected by recent fires received $2 in initial disaster relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He claims to have received $5,000. Screenshot captured via TikTok Verdict: False This claim is false and originally stemmed from a […]
California Shouldn’t Get Disaster Money Until They Change Water Policies
In a portion of an interview that aired Wednesday on Fox News Channel's “Hannity,” President Donald Trump said California should not receive disaster relief funding until the state's water policy changes. insisted. host Sean Hannity asked. [relevant exchange begins around 5:30] “Would you please donate? Obviously, Americans want to help other Americans in need, right? […]
Adidas has turnaround year with strong Q4 sales — after Kanye disaster
Adidas reported better-than-expected preliminary fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, capping a positive year with strong sales and profitability heading into the important holiday shopping period. Last year, the German sportswear brand focused on fueling the trend of retro multi-colored three-striped shoes like the Samba and Gazelle in an effort to reboot the brand and boost sales, […]
California Disaster Relief Likely to Have Strings Attached
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press” that disaster relief for California will come with strings attached. Host Kristen Welker said, “Let's talk about disaster relief in California. I want to talk about something that California Governor Gavin Newsom recently wrote.'' He said, “Disaster relief should not have conditions or […]
Jeffries Claims GOP Trying to Condition CA Disaster Aid with ‘Tax Breaks for Billionaires’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press” that House Republicans would require “significant relief to billionaires” as a condition for disaster relief to Californians. He claimed that he was trying to make it a condition of “a tax reduction.” Host Kristen Welker asked, “Give us your thoughts on disaster […]
Hollywood actress Elizabeth Chambers calls LA Fires ‘a disaster,’ says not enough was done by elected officials
Hollywood actress Elizabeth Chambers has claimed that the government's response to the Los Angeles fires was inadequate. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Chambers, 42, was asked if she thought city officials did everything they could to put out the Los Angeles fires. “I think it was a disaster,” she said. “I don't think […]
Hollywood actress calls LA Fires ‘a disaster,’ says not enough was done by elected officials
Hollywood actress Elizabeth Chambers has claimed that the government's response to the Los Angeles fires was inadequate. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Chambers, 42, was asked if she thought city officials did everything they could to put out the Los Angeles fires. “I think it was a disaster,” she said. “I don't think […]
Letter to Los Angeles from another disaster zone | Los Angeles
WSeeing images of fires burning in and around Los Angeles is very evocative. I think many of our neighbors in western North Carolina are the same way. It hasn't been that long since Hurricane Helen caused devastating flooding that devastated our community, but the flooding is far from over for us. At first, you are […]
Liberal California may have a political ‘reawakening’ after wildfire disaster, historian predicts
Historian Victor Davis Hanson said Californians are calling for the state's highest willpower after the state's response to the Los Angeles wildfires was heavily criticized and exposed the state's weaknesses and leadership failures. It predicts that the country may be experiencing a “reawakening” that could cause a “political shock” to decision-makers. “There's a group of […]
Phil Hammond, a key figure in the fight for justice over Hillsborough, dies | Hillsborough disaster
A key figure in the fight for justice after the Hillsborough disaster has died, a campaign group has announced. Phil Hammond, who lost his teenage son in the tragedy, is being remembered as a “very kind, fair, honest and humble man” by members of the Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG), of which Hammond is chairman. […]