Tennessee mayor on FEMA attacks post-Helene: 'Quit spreading those rumors'

A mayor in Tennessee joined other local officials Friday to denounce skepticism and rumors that have swirled around the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) response to the devastation in the southeastern U.S. from Hurricane Helene.

Mayor Glenn Jacobs (R), who serves Knox County, Tenn., signaled in a post online that the attacks on the administration could make recovery efforts more difficult.

"To my knowledge, FEMA, TEMA, nor anyone else is confiscating supplies," Jacobs...