New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican hopeful Jack Ciattarelli faced off in a contentious gubernatorial debate on a range of issues, including the response to Hurricane Ida, the COVID-19 pandemic, racial profiling, school curricula, and taxes. Ciattarelli, a former New Jersey Assemblyman, wrote on Twitter that he was “fired up after the debate.” Ciattarelli…

Lawmakers are racing to avoid a government shutdown. They were set to vote on it on Thursday, just hours before the deadline. And they’re preparing for a number of other major votes in the weeks ahead too. No timeline yet for implementing the OSHA vaccine law, even though it’s been weeks since the White House…

After Hurricane Ida left hundreds of thousands of Louisianans without power, and rendered over 10,000 homeless, one dad from Old Mandeville witnessed a site for sore eyes, offering some comfort. Businessman Shane Mutter, 42, was driving with his kids along Florida Street in St. Tammany Parish, en route to check on their home, when he…

UPS driver Nick Dirla from New Jersey loves his job—which keeps him on the go, making deliveries throughout his hometown of Bridgewater. While in his truck, heading inbound on the night of Sept. 1, he found himself in exactly the “right place at the right time” during a storm. Hurricane Ida had caused flooding on…

The National Weather Service on Sept. 15 warned that Southwest Louisiana faces a “high risk” of flash flooding from Tropical Depression Nicholas. Such “high risk” warnings, the most dire and severe type of warnings, are rarely issued anywhere in the United States. Rain from the storm will move over the area through Wednesday and showers are expected…

The National Weather Service on Sept. 15 warned that Southwest Louisiana faces a “high risk” of flash flooding from Tropical Depression Nicholas. Such “high risk” warnings, the most dire and severe type of warnings, are rarely issued anywhere in the United States. Rain from the storm will move over the area through Wednesday and showers are expected…

Europe’s record low supply of natural gas could see the rest of the world paying larger heating bills in an effort to stay warm this winter, experts warn. Natural gas prices have risen more than 35 percent in the past month amid lower supplies and a surge in demand as pandemic-hit economies around the world reopen,…

Living without power after a hurricane sounds like a return to a simpler time, but the reality is more complex. At the Big Boss Travel Plaza gas station in Tickfaw, Louisiana, simple staples became survival essentials. Outside, a cooler, that once held ice, sat smashed open. A few days ago, several people fighting over ice…

Officials in Louisiana have pulled licenses for seven nursing homes across four parishes after residents from them were taken to a warehouse ahead of Hurricane Ida and subjected to what officials say were substandard conditions. Over 800 residents were taken to the Tangipahoa Parish warehouse. Seven died, and over a dozen others required hospital care. “All…

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, New Orleans bakes in a strange silence. The muffled buzz of a few generators and the splatter of cars cutting through inches-deep water are the only modern noises. A thick pudding of bayou mud covers the ground. For a while, there’s no barrier between nature and the bayou’s people….