Washington House legislators are questioning Deanne Criswell, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on Tuesday over the federal government's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which devastated the Southeast. Criswell appeared before a House Transportation and Infrastructure panel earlier in the day and is now testifying before the House Oversight Committee. The FEMA chief is being questioned by House Republicans on earlier disclosures that an agency employee said she was instructed by superiors to avoid Florida homes bearing Trump-supporting placards. However, the worker, Marn i. Washington, has gone on Fox News and other news sources to claim that her bosses ordered her not to visit homes with Trump signs in order to prevent conflict. Criswell fired the em...

On Tuesday, California health officials announced that a toddler with moderate symptoms may have avian flu. Despite having no known interaction with an infected animal, the child, who resides in Alameda County, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, tested positive for the virus. In a news release, California Department of Public Health officials stated that they are looking into the possibility that the youngster was exposed to wild birds. Until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certify the positive test, it is regarded as a potential case. The CDC reports that 53 persons have been confirmed to have bird flu in the United States this year; all but one of them were exposed to contaminated poultry or dairy cows. Following treatment, the child is recuperating at home fr...

Two lawsuits filed over the weekend claim that law enforcement failed to take crucial steps to stop a mass massacre at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado in 2022. According to the lawsuits, if Colorado's red flag statute had been followed, the massacre at Club Q in Colorado Springs, which left five people dead and at least 19 injured, may have been prevented. The 2019 law permits family members or law enforcement to request that a person's firearms be temporarily taken away if they pose a risk to themselves or others. The U.S. District Court for the state of Colorado received the lawsuits. One is filed on behalf of three victims who were killed at the nightclub, together with their mothers and other attack survivors. Barrett Hudson, another survivor, is the plaintiff in the other lawsuit. Acc...

Senate Democrats who managed to win their states despite President-elect Donald Trump's victory think the Democratic Party should take some cues from their campaigns as it struggles to regain control of Washington. Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin of Michigan spoke to reporters during a briefing at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Tuesday, emphasizing the significance of concentrating on issues that affect the kitchen table. She said, "I think it's a very important message to talk about those issues plainly, not from the faculty lounge, but from the assembly line." Due to a combination of ticket-splitters and people who only cast ballots in the presidential election, Slotkin is one of four Democratic Senate candidates who managed to win their battleground states while Vice Presiden...

As its consumers began their holiday shopping, ordered more deliveries to their homes, and purchased more discretionary items, Walmart increased its prediction on Tuesday. For the entire year, the discounter now projects net sales to increase by 4.8% to 5.1%. This contrasts with its earlier prediction of a sales growth rate for the period of between 3.75% and 4.75%. Walmart announced higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings and revenue, which prompted the revised outlook. Following 11 consecutive quarters of decreases, Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey stated in a CNBC interview that sales of general products outside of the grocery section increased year over year for the second consecutive quarter. Nevertheless, he claimed that because food costs more, people are delaying their...