Hurricane Ida is sure to take a toll on the energy, chemical and shipping industries that have major hubs along the Gulf Coast.
Emergency officials say Hurricane Ida has knocked out power to the entire city of New Orleans, hours after blasting ashore as one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S.
Actor Ed Asner, the blustery but lovable Lou Grant in two successful television series, has died. He was 91.
The president and first lady Jill Biden met in solemn privacy Sunday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware with the families of the 13 U.S. troops killed in the suicide attack near the Kabul airport.
NOAA Doppler radar imagery indicated that the eye of Ida made landfall along the southeastern coast of Louisiana near Port Fourchon around 11:55 AM Central Time.
Gov. John Bel Edwards says evacuation of hospitals is something that would normally be considered, but that’s impractical now because hospital beds are filled with COVID-19 patients.
Thousands of voting rights advocates rallied in Washington and across the country Saturday to call for sweeping protections against a further erosion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
President Joe Biden is warning that it’s “highly likely” an Islamic State affiliate will try another attack in Afghanistan.
The United States military struck back at the Islamic State in Afghanistan on Saturday, acting on President Joe Biden’s vow to hit the extremists in retaliation for a suicide bombing claimed by IS that killed as many as 169 Afghans and 13 American service members at Kabul airport Thursday.
New Orleans finds itself in the path of Hurricane Ida 16 years to the day after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic flooding.
