Phil McCausland
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New Orleans, LA, United States
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Florida's insurance industry is in flux as Idalia cleanup begins
Homeowners face uncertainty amid the upheaval that has emerged in Florida’s insurance industry in recent years. → Read More
Map: Here's how close the Chinese spy balloon flew to the U.S. nuclear arsenal
The spy balloon was spotted close to a nuclear missile site, the home of U.S. Strategic Command and the military base that is home to the B-2 stealth bomber. → Read More
Prosecutors work to establish case against Alex Murdaugh as defense focuses on motive and procedure
Over the first three days of the Alex Murdaugh trial, prosecutors established the essentials of the murder case as the defense questioned motive and police procedure. → Read More
Candidates backed by FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried pledge to donate campaign cash
Bankman-Fried — publicly, at least — largely donated to Democratic campaigns and entities, but the handful of Republicans he gave money to also said they would give away the funds. → Read More
Savannah teenager shot while volunteering for Warnock campaign
An unnamed 15-year-old volunteer for Sen. Raphael Warnock's campaign was shot while knocking on doors in the coastal Georgia city, local police said. → Read More
‘I should not be here’: Injured Club Q survivors share details of the attack and their paths toward recovery
A man shot seven times dragged himself over a fence after escaping from Club Q. His friend played dead as blood flowed from shrapnel lodged in his arm. → Read More
Democrats make big gains in state legislatures after beating expectations
Democrats took control of the Michigan state Senate for the first time in nearly 40 years. They're on track to flip other legislative chambers when all the votes are counted. → Read More
Ian slows down as death toll from hurricane grows in Florida
Authorities confirm 77 dead as power outages complicate rescue efforts. Many in affected communities continue to struggle without access to cell phone service or electricity. → Read More
Russia withdraws from key areas in Ukraine's east after surprise offensive
Ukrainian forces kept up their surge in the country's east, after punching through Russian defenses in a surprise counteroffensive that could prove a decisive. → Read More
Federal watchdog is probing Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis
A team from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General arrived in Jackson, Mississippi, last week to begin a review of the city's water. → Read More
One flood-ravaged Kentucky community is suing a coal company, saying its negligence made damage even worse
The plaintiffs allege that the failure of the companies’ silt ponds, aggravated by the mining operation’s damage to the land, led to the widespread destruction of their community. → Read More
Medieval Times theater plans union vote over pay and safety concerns
This effort at the Medieval Times castle in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, comes amid a recent flurry of successful unionization efforts across the country. → Read More
Europe’s lost ‘breadbasket’: How Russia’s war in Ukraine is stoking a global food crisis
Farmers across Ukraine are unable to sow their land while also struggling to ship harvested crops out due to a Russian blockade of the country’s critical Black Sea ports. → Read More
Lviv works to build a new future as thousands find permanent refuge there
“We are working to wrap our heads around the future in general because we basically need to reform our economy,” the mayor said. → Read More
From office work to drone drops: Ordinary Ukrainians join wartime supply effort
“I just do what I can here to push the Russians out of our borders, to help people who actually do it,” said Dmytro Zhluktenko. → Read More
'Massive blow for Russian credibility': Sinking of warship a win for Ukraine, experts say
Russia and Ukraine differ on the exact cause of the major explosion on a Russian battleship in the Black Sea, but experts say there is no doubt it’s a massive blow to the Kremlin’s pride. → Read More
Ukraine defends strategically important Mariupol amid relentless attacks
Ukraine rejected demands from Moscow on Monday to surrender the strategically important port city of Mariupol, as Russian forces continued relentless attacks. → Read More
Long Covid symptoms may be linked to nerve damage, a small study suggests
A new study offers clues about a potential cause of long Covid symptoms — and perhaps avenues for treatment — but experts warn against drawing major conclusions yet. → Read More
Kids with cancer in Ukraine shelter in hospital basements, hoping to evacuate
Their treatments have been interrupted by the conflict. If it continues, “our patients, they will die,” a Kyiv doctor said. → Read More
Ukrainian ambassador to U.S. accuses Russia of war crimes
Russia has committed war crimes, taken civilians hostage and attacked an orphanage with 50 children inside, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova said at a press conference on Friday. → Read More