Hurricane Ida weakens, but Gulf still on warning
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Ida was weakening early Monday as it headed for the Gulf Coast but could still pack hurricane-strength winds and storm surges when it hits the shore overnight.
Nations:U.S. El Salvador Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2009-11-09
AP IMPACT: Chinese drywall poses potential risks
PARKLAND, Fla. - At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap.
Nations:U.S. China
2009-04-11
Conviction reversed in 30-year-old death row case
HOUSTON - A white man on Texas death row for nearly 30 years could be freed because an appeals court has ruled that prosecutors improperly excluded blacks from his jury in the belief that blacks empathize with defendants.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-14
No cash for trash? French Quarter may stink again
NEW ORLEANS - Since Hurricane Katrina, the beer-soaked, urine-splashed, puke-puddled French Quarter of old has been scrubbed clean. But with the city facing tough financial times, it may no longer be able to afford to pay for all the services of an army of sanitation workers who pick up after the partying.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina
2009-01-09
Homicides are down in some large US cities
MILWAUKEE - Killings dropped by a third here last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 murder rate.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-03
Oldest man in the US dies in Sacramento at 112
SAN FRANCISCO - George Francis, the nation's oldest man, who lived through both world wars, man's first walk on the moon and the election of the first black president, has died. He was 112.
Nations:U.S. Portugal People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2008-12-29
Houston decides to stare down Ike instead of leave
HOUSTON - As a gigantic Hurricane Ike steamed through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Texas coast, officials in America's fourth-largest city made a bold decision: Instead of fleeing, residents here would stare down the storm.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2005 Hurricane Rita 2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-09-12
Hurricane Ike turns west, away from Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. - Residents in the Florida Keys breathed a sigh of relief Monday as a fierce Hurricane Ike turned west on a path away from the low-lying island chain. But Gulf Coast states watched anxiously to see if the storm was gunning for them instead.
Nations:U.S. Cuba Mexico France Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-08
Powerful storm raises fears from Caribbean to Gulf
KEY WEST, Fla. - "Extremely dangerous" Hurricane Ike grew to fierce Category 4 strength Saturday as it roared on an uncertain path that forced millions from the Caribbean to Florida, and Louisiana to Mexico, to nervously wonder where it would eventually strike.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Cuba Haiti Activities:2008 Hurricane Ike 2008 Hurricane Hanna 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-06
Traffic builds as Gustav evacuees return home
NEW ORLEANS - Cars, campers and sports utility vehicles jammed the roads back to the Louisiana coastline Wednesday, as the 2 million evacuees chased away by the threat of Hurricane Gustav tried to make their way home.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AP)
2008-09-03
New Orleans regroups after dodging Gustav bullet
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) - Emergency workers hustled on Tuesday to revive a hurricane-battered New Orleans area nearly devoid of power and people, as evacuees waiting in far-away shelters clamored to return home.
Nations:U.S. People:George W. Bush Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 Hurricane Gustav Source:(AFP)
2008-09-02
Gustav revives question: Is New Orleans worth it?
WASHINGTON - Those who love New Orleans say Hurricane Gustav is proof that the billions of dollars spent to protect the city and bring it back to life after the devastating 2005 storm season was worth it.
Nations:U.S. People:Kathleen Blanco Dennis Hastert Activities:2008 Hurricane Gustav 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2008-09-02
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