Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2797 science Hurricane Katrina en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:20:59 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2797 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/ts_alt_afp/amfootnflsupercelebration afp/20100209/amfootnflsupercelebration AFP us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:20:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/ts_alt_afp/amfootnflsupercelebration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265601958568-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=357fMk9XOwO9PrAvVfEd9Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Fans celebrate the New Orleans Saints win against the Indianapolis Colts during Super Bowl XLIV on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. A city nearly destroyed by a hurricane five years ago exploded with joy late Sunday as the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17 to win their first-ever appearance in the Super Bowl.(AFP/Getty Images/Cheryl Gerber)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A city nearly destroyed by a hurricane five years ago exploded with joy as the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17 to win their first Super Bowl.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/ts_alt_afp/amfootnflsupercelebration"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265601958568-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=357fMk9XOwO9PrAvVfEd9Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Fans celebrate the New Orleans Saints win against the Indianapolis Colts during Super Bowl XLIV on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. A city nearly destroyed by a hurricane five years ago exploded with joy late Sunday as the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17 to win their first-ever appearance in the Super Bowl.(AFP/Getty Images/Cheryl Gerber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/ts_alt_afp/amfootnflsuper afp/20100208/amfootnflsuper AFP us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:52:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/ts_alt_afp/amfootnflsuper"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265617388714-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=SKqyrFA8YqsV8FHcOE2LzQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="The Indianapolis Colt's #29 Joseph Addai breaks through to the 23rd yard line during play at the Super Bowl XLIV. Just 4 1/2 years after their domed stadium became a house of horrors for those trapped by floodwaters and waiting in vain for help or rescue, the Saints touched off the biggest celebration of all in a city known for its party scene.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Inspired by a city still rebuilding from the 2005 devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Saints captured their first Super Bowl crown on Sunday by rallying for a 31-17 triumph over Indianapolis.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/ts_alt_afp/amfootnflsuper"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265617388714-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=SKqyrFA8YqsV8FHcOE2LzQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Indianapolis Colt's #29 Joseph Addai breaks through to the 23rd yard line during play at the Super Bowl XLIV. Just 4 1/2 years after their domed stadium became a house of horrors for those trapped by floodwaters and waiting in vain for help or rescue, the Saints touched off the biggest celebration of all in a city known for its party scene.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/pl_afp/amfootnflsuperobama afp/20100207/amfootnflsuperobama AFP politics Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:32:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/pl_afp/amfootnflsuperobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265581963043-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=KxZ4n6Psaj9xAn2XySIYFg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Peyton Manning the Indianapolis Colts warms up on the field prior to the start of Super Bowl XLIV between the against the New Orleans Saints in Miami Gardens, Florida. US President Barack Obama Sunday named the Indianapolis Colts as Super Bowl favorites, but said he had a "soft spot" for the rival New Orleans Saints and their hurricane-ravaged home city.(AFP/Getty Images/Donald Miralle)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama Sunday named the Indianapolis Colts as Super Bowl favorites, but said he had a "soft spot" for the rival New Orleans Saints and their hurricane-ravaged home city.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/pl_afp/amfootnflsuperobama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265581963043-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=KxZ4n6Psaj9xAn2XySIYFg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Peyton Manning the Indianapolis Colts warms up on the field prior to the start of Super Bowl XLIV between the against the New Orleans Saints in Miami Gardens, Florida. US President Barack Obama Sunday named the Indianapolis Colts as Super Bowl favorites, but said he had a "soft spot" for the rival New Orleans Saints and their hurricane-ravaged home city.(AFP/Getty Images/Donald Miralle)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsneworleans afp/20100207/uspoliticsneworleans AFP us Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:26:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsneworleans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265535711761-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=M6KsGmCb_r5lluqaW58hRQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Lt. Governor of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu visits with voters in the Lakeview area in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 6. Landrieu said Sunday reducing New Orleans' notorious violent crime rate would be his top priority, as the city strains to rebuild nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/Getty Images/Sean Gardner)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu said Sunday reducing New Orleans' notorious violent crime rate would be his top priority, as the city strains to rebuild nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsneworleans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265535711761-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=M6KsGmCb_r5lluqaW58hRQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Lt. Governor of Louisiana Mitch Landrieu visits with voters in the Lakeview area in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 6. Landrieu said Sunday reducing New Orleans' notorious violent crime rate would be his top priority, as the city strains to rebuild nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/Getty Images/Sean Gardner)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_el_st_lo/us_new_orleans_mayor ap/20100207/us_new_orleans_mayor AP Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:17:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_el_st_lo/us_new_orleans_mayor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.2b83b1626f8c416cb08077d031b2a9ba.new_orleans_mayor_lawh111.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=Z7iQchhuaVdnr4CjQqUaeQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="New Orleans Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu address supporters at his election night headquarters in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Landrieu was elected mayor of New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Frustrated by term-limited Mayor Ray Nagin's leadership of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, voters elected Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu to succeed him Saturday, turning to a political scion to speed up the city's recovery.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_on_el_st_lo/us_new_orleans_mayor"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.2b83b1626f8c416cb08077d031b2a9ba.new_orleans_mayor_lawh111.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=Z7iQchhuaVdnr4CjQqUaeQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="photo" title="New Orleans Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu address supporters at his election night headquarters in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Landrieu was elected mayor of New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/ts_alt_afp/usstormamfootnflsupersaints afp/20100205/usstormamfootnflsupersaints AFP us Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:05:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/ts_alt_afp/usstormamfootnflsupersaints"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265353306852-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=KdixRhxfPBJsV84GrNHxMQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Win or lose on Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will return from their first-ever Super Bowl to a hero's welcome, complete with their own Carnival parade, from a long-suffering city still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Graythen)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Win or lose on Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will return from their first-ever Super Bowl to a hero's welcome, complete with their own Carnival parade, from a long-suffering city still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/ts_alt_afp/usstormamfootnflsupersaints"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265353306852-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=KdixRhxfPBJsV84GrNHxMQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Win or lose on Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will return from their first-ever Super Bowl to a hero's welcome, complete with their own Carnival parade, from a long-suffering city still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Graythen)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20100205/us_health_care_overhaul AP politics Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:20:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.39242510c0e94704b054b46723761347.health_care_breakdown_wx111.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5IYT9NG8PvMb2tJ37xZZeA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009, file photo, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., right, talks with an aide on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats say they never saw it coming, but the breakdown of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was abetted by their own mistakes. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Called a prostitute by conservative talk show hosts, a Louisiana Democrat on Thursday defended a deal she cut for her Hurricane Katrina-ravaged state in the Senate health care bill.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.39242510c0e94704b054b46723761347.health_care_breakdown_wx111.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5IYT9NG8PvMb2tJ37xZZeA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009, file photo, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., right, talks with an aide on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats say they never saw it coming, but the breakdown of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was abetted by their own mistakes. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/ts_alt_afp/amfootnflsupersaintskatrina afp/20100203/amfootnflsupersaintskatrina AFP us Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:48:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/ts_alt_afp/amfootnflsupersaintskatrina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265233282703-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=EOyc5XJfKjA3Ia4L9T5t5A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints addressing the press during Super Bowl XLIV Media Day on February 2 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Carrying the hopes of a city still rebuilding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the New Orleans Saints have extra motivation for Sunday's Super Bowl showdown with Indianapolis.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Doug Benc)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Carrying the hopes of a city still rebuilding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the New Orleans Saints have extra motivation for Sunday's Super Bowl showdown with Indianapolis.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/ts_alt_afp/amfootnflsupersaintskatrina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265233282703-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=EOyc5XJfKjA3Ia4L9T5t5A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints addressing the press during Super Bowl XLIV Media Day on February 2 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Carrying the hopes of a city still rebuilding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the New Orleans Saints have extra motivation for Sunday's Super Bowl showdown with Indianapolis.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Doug Benc)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/us_nm/us_usa_neworleans_saints nm/20100202/us_usa_neworleans_saints Reuters us Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:13:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/us_nm/us_usa_neworleans_saints"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100202/i/r4078144579.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=Og45XR4ZJums2NNddMZrAA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees leaves the room after taking part in media day for the NFL's Super Bowl XLIV football game in Miami, February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Hans Deryk" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Henry Irvin lives alone -- very alone -- on a deserted city block in the hurricane-hit section of New Orleans known as the Lower Ninth Ward. But he has finally found something to make him feel part of his community: an inspirational football team called the Saints.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/us_nm/us_usa_neworleans_saints"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100202/i/r4078144579.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=Og45XR4ZJums2NNddMZrAA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees leaves the room after taking part in media day for the NFL's Super Bowl XLIV football game in Miami, February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Hans Deryk" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100202/ap_on_re_us/us_katrina_bridge_blockade ap/20100202/us_katrina_bridge_blockade AP us Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:08:54 GMT AP - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit over a police blockade that kept some Hurricane Katrina victims from crossing a bridge out of New Orleans in the storm's aftermath. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100131/ts_csm/277047 csm/20100131/277047 The Christian Science Monitor topstories Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:40:28 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Al “Carnival Time” Johnson saved only a few possessions from the wreck of his house in the Lower Ninth Ward after hurricane Katrina: a few family photos, some laminated newspaper clippings detailing his music career, and a Saints football cap. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100130/music_nm/us_jazz nm/20100130/us_jazz Reuters entertainment Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:05:39 GMT Reuters - By any account, the Preservation Hall in New Orleans made it through Hurricane Katrina relatively unscathed. There was some minor structural damage to the building, which was constructed in 1750, but the venue's French Quarter location helped it avoid any flooding. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_bi_ge/us_leftover_trailers_haiti ap/20100129/us_leftover_trailers_haiti AP business Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:44:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_bi_ge/us_leftover_trailers_haiti"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100129/capt.0a74cd4e014946e8950365b7fa37fa32.leftover_trailers_haiti_ardj501.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=nxM9pg7KStEFVF0i2scBBg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="FILE - In this March 2, 2007 file photo, some of about 20,000 mobile homes and travel trailers owned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency sit at the Hope Municipal Airport near Hope, Ark. The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina, an idea denounced by some as a crass and self-serving attempt to dump inferior American products on the poor. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)" border="0" /></a>AP - The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina &mdash; an idea denounced by some as a crass and self-serving attempt to dump inferior American products on the poor.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100129/ap_on_bi_ge/us_leftover_trailers_haiti"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100129/capt.0a74cd4e014946e8950365b7fa37fa32.leftover_trailers_haiti_ardj501.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=nxM9pg7KStEFVF0i2scBBg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this March 2, 2007 file photo, some of about 20,000 mobile homes and travel trailers owned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency sit at the Hope Municipal Airport near Hope, Ark. The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina, an idea denounced by some as a crass and self-serving attempt to dump inferior American products on the poor. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_re_us/us_katrina_fema_fraud ap/20100127/us_katrina_fema_fraud AP us Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:02:14 GMT AP - A former Federal Emergency Management Agency worker and her cousin have pleaded guilty to orchestrating one of the biggest Hurricane Katrina scams to become public since the 2005 storm. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_re_us/us_haiti_us_donations ap/20100121/us_haiti_us_donations AP us Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:44:16 GMT AP - Donations to U.S. charities for Haiti earthquake relief are outpacing donations from the days after the Asian tsunami in 2004 but haven't kept up with the outpouring of gifts following Hurricane Katrina. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_haiti_red_cross ap/20100121/us_haiti_red_cross AP business Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:55:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_haiti_red_cross"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100121/capt.34d36702027f4dc0a10641c92bc6036e.haiti_red_cross_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ICJw3LlUne2Y1v_ESUabaA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this Jan. 19, 2010 photo provided by the American Red Cross, Eleanore Rose of the Canadian Red Cross holds six-month-old Sebastian Joseph at Hospital General in Haiti. Sebastian�s mother was killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake. For the American Red Cross, a surge of donations to help its relief efforts in Haiti provides a dramatic chance to prove it learned from its flawed responses to Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 terror attacks. (AP Photo/American Red Cross, Talia Frenkel) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>AP - For the American Red Cross, a surge of donations to help its relief efforts in Haiti provides a dramatic chance to prove it learned from its flawed responses to Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 terror attacks.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_haiti_red_cross"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100121/capt.34d36702027f4dc0a10641c92bc6036e.haiti_red_cross_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ICJw3LlUne2Y1v_ESUabaA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Jan. 19, 2010 photo provided by the American Red Cross, Eleanore Rose of the Canadian Red Cross holds six-month-old Sebastian Joseph at Hospital General in Haiti. Sebastian�s mother was killed in the Jan. 12 earthquake. For the American Red Cross, a surge of donations to help its relief efforts in Haiti provides a dramatic chance to prove it learned from its flawed responses to Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 terror attacks. (AP Photo/American Red Cross, Talia Frenkel) NO SALES" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100121/us_nm/us_nfl_saints nm/20100121/us_nfl_saints Reuters us Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:46:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100121/us_nm/us_nfl_saints"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100121/i/r4113232063.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=YaC8W_F7ZzZZ69NYyBt7fQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (R) is congratulated by team owner Tom Benson (C) and his wife Gayle (L) after the Saints defeated the Arizona Cardinals in their NFL Divisional playoff game in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Sean Gardner" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Five years ago, quarterback Drew Brees found himself a free agent with a straight choice -- the laid back Florida lifestyle of the Miami Dolphins or the challenge of a New Orleans still recovering from the devastation of hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100121/us_nm/us_nfl_saints"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100121/i/r4113232063.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=YaC8W_F7ZzZZ69NYyBt7fQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (R) is congratulated by team owner Tom Benson (C) and his wife Gayle (L) after the Saints defeated the Arizona Cardinals in their NFL Divisional playoff game in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Sean Gardner" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100119/ts_alt_afp/haitiquakeaiduscharity afp/20100119/haitiquakeaiduscharity AFP us Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:23:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100119/ts_alt_afp/haitiquakeaiduscharity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100119/capt.photo_1263918179098-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=wmnpqsnxrq3DioiQJe6NhA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Residents of Miami Beach and surrounding neighborhoods deliver goods to a truck being loaded in South Beach to be delivered to the nation of Haiti on January 14. US donations to Haiti relief have reached 189.9 million dollars, a level similar to the outpouring of aid after the 2004 Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to a foundation tracking charitable contributions.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Angel Valentin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US donations to Haiti relief have reached 189.9 million dollars, a level similar to the outpouring of aid after the 2004 Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to a foundation tracking charitable contributions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100119/ts_alt_afp/haitiquakeaiduscharity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100119/capt.photo_1263918179098-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=wmnpqsnxrq3DioiQJe6NhA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Residents of Miami Beach and surrounding neighborhoods deliver goods to a truck being loaded in South Beach to be delivered to the nation of Haiti on January 14. US donations to Haiti relief have reached 189.9 million dollars, a level similar to the outpouring of aid after the 2004 Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to a foundation tracking charitable contributions.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Angel Valentin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_re_us/us_haiti_katrina ap/20100119/us_haiti_katrina AP us Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:23:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_re_us/us_haiti_katrina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100119/capt.b8a4815901f242ed842635f198ba6564.haiti_katrina_laps101.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=cakwuGsSKTpufPs7.PKXdg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="This Jan. 14, 2010 photo shows Pierre Confident posing in his backyard, where a neighbor's roof that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina is visible in New Orleans. Confident, who grew up near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has lived in New Orleans for more than 20 years, is still rebuilding his home after it was flooded when the levees broke during Katrina. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)" border="0" /></a>AP - Alone in a home once flooded with 5 feet of water by Hurricane Katrina, Pierre Confident watched the television images of collapsed buildings, the dead piled on the streets, limbs hanging from the rubble of Haiti, his homeland. His life was stuck in a disaster loop.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_re_us/us_haiti_katrina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100119/capt.b8a4815901f242ed842635f198ba6564.haiti_katrina_laps101.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=cakwuGsSKTpufPs7.PKXdg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="This Jan. 14, 2010 photo shows Pierre Confident posing in his backyard, where a neighbor's roof that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina is visible in New Orleans. Confident, who grew up near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has lived in New Orleans for more than 20 years, is still rebuilding his home after it was flooded when the levees broke during Katrina. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_re_us/us_biden_new_orleans ap/20100115/us_biden_new_orleans AP us Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:59:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_re_us/us_biden_new_orleans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100115/capt.8c7cef2eac3c4c708d9a6e41af48d28c.biden_new_orelans_lawh102.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=GzyF3KdfViklUxelfPB0MQ--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he makes a speech on the areas recovery from Hurricane Katrina, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New Orleans. Biden is in Louisiana to announcing steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cash-starved communities recovering from Hurricane Katrina have heard good news from Vice President Joe Biden on his visit to New Orleans.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_re_us/us_biden_new_orleans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100115/capt.8c7cef2eac3c4c708d9a6e41af48d28c.biden_new_orelans_lawh102.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=GzyF3KdfViklUxelfPB0MQ--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="photo" title="Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he makes a speech on the areas recovery from Hurricane Katrina, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in New Orleans. Biden is in Louisiana to announcing steps that the Administration is taking to assist recovery efforts from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)