Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2797 Hurricane Katrina en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:23:45 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2797 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_katrina ap/20080820/bush_katrina AP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:23:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_katrina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.737df237d0794df3ad7a16e03fe1ffe5.bush_txsa101.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=NDP1UNfu4ZezeARuD87NZg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Taking a day away from his Texas ranch, President Bush walks to board Air Force One at Waco's Texas StateTechnical College Airport, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. The president travels first to Orlando, Fla., where he will address the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, then on to New Orleans to to mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush says he sees "hopeful signs of progress" in New Orleans three years after Hurricane Katrina's devastation, while acknowledging the city is still struggling to recover.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_katrina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080820/capt.737df237d0794df3ad7a16e03fe1ffe5.bush_txsa101.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=NDP1UNfu4ZezeARuD87NZg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="photo" title="Taking a day away from his Texas ranch, President Bush walks to board Air Force One at Waco's Texas StateTechnical College Airport, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. The president travels first to Orlando, Fla., where he will address the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, then on to New Orleans to to mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather_florida ap/20080819/tropical_weather_florida AP Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:28:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather_florida"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080818/capt.c6657efd476d4e4086f7381b7ce72078.tropical_weather_florida_flad103.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=c0iHr0FgtkdskgXe6CEsaw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="An unidentified couple walk in the rain as Tropical Storm Fay approaches the Florida Keys in Big Pine Key, Fla., Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two years since a hurricane last lashed at Florida, many residents took a wait-and-see attitude Monday as a strengthening Tropical Storm Fay swept across the Florida Keys and bore down on the Gulf Coast.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather_florida"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080818/capt.c6657efd476d4e4086f7381b7ce72078.tropical_weather_florida_flad103.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=c0iHr0FgtkdskgXe6CEsaw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="An unidentified couple walk in the rain as Tropical Storm Fay approaches the Florida Keys in Big Pine Key, Fla., Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20080818/bs_ibd_ibd/20080818nation ibd/20080818/20080818nation Investor's Business Daily Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:44:49 GMT Investor's Business Daily - The Nat'l Hurricane Center says the center of Tropical Storm Fay passed over Key West on Mon. and it is expected to strengthen into a possible Category 1 hurricane with winds of at least 74 mph before hitting Florida's Gulf Coast some time Tue. There were no immediate reports of damage in the Keys. Authorities say there is some localized flooding and power lines are down in some areas. No serious injuries have been reported. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080818/media_nm/variance_dc nm/20080818/variance_dc Reuters Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:38:24 GMT Reuters - Independent distributor Variance Films is launching with the theatrical release of the dark comedy "Smother," starring Diane Keaton, Dax Shepard and Liv Tyler, and the Hurricane Katrina football documentary "Walking on Dead Fish." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_re_us/abducted_children ap/20080814/abducted_children AP Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:26:20 GMT AP - The state's child welfare agency has cleared a Hurricane Katrina survivor of allegations she abused her five children, who were allegedly kidnapped by their caretaker last month. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_re_us/katrina_bridge_shooting ap/20080814/katrina_bridge_shooting AP Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:29:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_re_us/katrina_bridge_shooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080813/capt.cb6f063550d841139f25a0da3251e029.katrina_bridge_shooting_lawh115.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=atg18oAsWOywR2vICNxcgA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Defense attorney Frank DeSalvo leaves a news conference in front of criminal court in New Orleans Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. DeSalvo is representing some of the New Orleans police officers accused of murder and attempted murder in the shooting of two on a bridge in the after math of Hurricane Katrina. Judge Raymond Bigelow threw out the charges against the seven police officers. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge threw out murder and attempted murder charges Wednesday against seven New Orleans police officers accused of gunning down two men on a bridge in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080814/ap_on_re_us/katrina_bridge_shooting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080813/capt.cb6f063550d841139f25a0da3251e029.katrina_bridge_shooting_lawh115.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=atg18oAsWOywR2vICNxcgA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="Defense attorney Frank DeSalvo leaves a news conference in front of criminal court in New Orleans Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. DeSalvo is representing some of the New Orleans police officers accused of murder and attempted murder in the shooting of two on a bridge in the after math of Hurricane Katrina. Judge Raymond Bigelow threw out the charges against the seven police officers. (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/nm/20080813/ts_nm/crime_neworleans_dc nm/20080813/crime_neworleans_dc Reuters Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:06:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080813/ts_nm/crime_neworleans_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080814/2008_08_13t180958_450x289_us_crime_neworleans.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=kum80.y9LWEdtd1eFLhHZQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Caution tape floats in the wind over a walkway running alongside the Danziger Bridge in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana November 10, 2005. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A New Orleans judge on Wednesday dismissed charges against seven policeman accused of killing two people on a bridge amid the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina in 2005.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080813/ts_nm/crime_neworleans_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080814/2008_08_13t180958_450x289_us_crime_neworleans.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=kum80.y9LWEdtd1eFLhHZQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Caution tape floats in the wind over a walkway running alongside the Danziger Bridge in eastern New Orleans, Louisiana November 10, 2005. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080813/us_nm/neworleans_dc nm/20080813/neworleans_dc Reuters Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:33:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080813/us_nm/neworleans_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080813/2008_08_12t203008_450x326_us_neworleans.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=tKvsK58XDAOzSQ9zTJQzww--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Volunteer Bob Whitman (R), helps Ronald Wattigny to rebuild his home in New Orleans East, Louisiana, in this picture taken on June 27, 2008, which was flooded when Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005. While the tourist-rich center of New Orleans looks like the storm never hit, neighborhoods like this are still devastated three years on. (Nick Carey/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Three years after Hurricane Katrina wrecked parts of New Orleans, all that separates the biggest successes and failures in the city's revival is a short drive.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080813/us_nm/neworleans_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080813/2008_08_12t203008_450x326_us_neworleans.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=tKvsK58XDAOzSQ9zTJQzww--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Volunteer Bob Whitman (R), helps Ronald Wattigny to rebuild his home in New Orleans East, Louisiana, in this picture taken on June 27, 2008, which was flooded when Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005. While the tourist-rich center of New Orleans looks like the storm never hit, neighborhoods like this are still devastated three years on. (Nick Carey/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080811/ap_on_re_us/katrina_housing_probe ap/20080811/katrina_housing_probe AP Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:52:40 GMT AP - Federal agents descended Monday on a nonprofit hired by the city to run a home cleanup program after Hurricane Katrina and were photographed carting off boxes, days after a U.S. attorney announced an investigation involving the organization. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_re_us/katrina_anthem ap/20080808/katrina_anthem AP Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:20:41 GMT AP - Kevin Molony was listening to a version of the old spiritual "I Shall Not Be Moved," when it struck him as the perfect anthem for New Orleans residents still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_bi_ge/katrina_state_farm ap/20080806/katrina_state_farm AP Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:54:54 GMT AP - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Wednesday that his office has settled its dispute with State Farm Insurance Cos. over how the insurer handled Hurricane Katrina damage claims in Mississippi. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080806/ts_csm/abrief06 csm/20080806/abrief06 The Christian Science Monitor Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Tropical storm Edouard hit the Texas Gulf Coast east of Galveston on Tuesday with winds of 65 m.p.h. and heavy rain, but it did not arrive as a hurricane, as some forecasters thought it might. The storm was expected to weaken later in the day. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080805/ts_alt_afp/usweatherhurricane afp/20080805/usweatherhurricane AFP Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:16:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080805/ts_alt_afp/usweatherhurricane"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080805/capt.cps.neu85.060808001541.photo00.photo.default-512x363.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=dcUGA1_5wC1Q8fcp7RoBaA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="This NOAA handout satellite image shows Tropical Storm Edouard, moving west at 8 mph August 4, 2008. Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall on the upper Texas coast Tuesday, lashing the Gulf of Mexico with 65 mile per hour (100 kilometer per hour) winds and driving rains, the National Hurricane Center said.(AFP/NOAA-HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Tropical Storm Edouard struck the Texas coast Tuesday, lashing the Gulf of Mexico with 65 mile per hour (100 kilometer per hour) winds before losing power as it moved inland.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080805/ts_alt_afp/usweatherhurricane"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080805/capt.cps.neu85.060808001541.photo00.photo.default-512x363.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=dcUGA1_5wC1Q8fcp7RoBaA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="This NOAA handout satellite image shows Tropical Storm Edouard, moving west at 8 mph August 4, 2008. Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall on the upper Texas coast Tuesday, lashing the Gulf of Mexico with 65 mile per hour (100 kilometer per hour) winds and driving rains, the National Hurricane Center said.(AFP/NOAA-HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather ap/20080804/tropical_weather AP Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:17:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080804/capt.4e7322d8ddf5496db39b3c15b4ddfb74.tropical_weather_txps101.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=ruNfxVQZkuHHJlZHMcRSCw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Robert Barnes right and an assistant board up the windows at the Gulf Health Care Center in preparation for tropical storm Edouard Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. The storm is expected to make landfall Tuesday. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Beth Bronson said Monday she's determined not to have her trip ruined as the second severe storm in two weeks approached a Texas Gulf Coast vacation hotspot at the height of tourist season.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080804/capt.4e7322d8ddf5496db39b3c15b4ddfb74.tropical_weather_txps101.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=ruNfxVQZkuHHJlZHMcRSCw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Robert Barnes right and an assistant board up the windows at the Gulf Health Care Center in preparation for tropical storm Edouard Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 in Galveston, Texas. The storm is expected to make landfall Tuesday. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_re_us/katrina_levee_trees ap/20080801/katrina_levee_trees AP Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:29:20 GMT AP - Carol Byram sees paradise every time she gazes at the dogwood, hackberry and cherry laurel trees in the backyard of her New Orleans home. The federal government sees the seeds of another disaster for a city still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080730/ap_en_ot/katrina_theater ap/20080730/katrina_theater AP Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:14:28 GMT AP - Almost three years after Hurricane Katrina, the Saenger Theatre's dusty glass doors are still locked, its gilded plaster proscenium arch and Italianate decor off-limits to the public. Two theaters across the street are for sale; one is boarded up, the other posted by the fire department. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20080725/ts_usnews/givingkidsahandwhendisasterstrikes usnews/20080725/givingkidsahandwhendisasterstrikes U.S. News & World Report Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:46:04 GMT U.S. News & World Report - Hurricane Dolly was no Katrina, but that doesn't mean it wasn't traumatic for children--even if they live 1,000 miles away from South Texas. CNN endlessly flashed photos of Dolly's sinister spiral, along with repeated shots of flooded houses and cars. I found the nonstop coverage disturbing--and I'm old enough not to be afraid of thunder. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/us_nm/oil_spill_closure_dc nm/20080724/oil_spill_closure_dc Reuters Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:14:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/us_nm/oil_spill_closure_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080725/2008_07_25t112246_450x302_us_oil_spill_closure.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=GExAtR87UFj7T5IfbRmsRg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Members of the Coast Guard, along with members of Environmental Heath and Safety, attempt to contain a fuel oil spill in the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana July 24, 2008. (Sean Gardner/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The largest petroleum spill to hit the Mississippi River since 2005's Hurricane Katrina snarled ship traffic on Thursday from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico and brought flows of grain and other key exports to a standstill.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/us_nm/oil_spill_closure_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080725/2008_07_25t112246_450x302_us_oil_spill_closure.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=GExAtR87UFj7T5IfbRmsRg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Members of the Coast Guard, along with members of Environmental Heath and Safety, attempt to contain a fuel oil spill in the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana July 24, 2008. (Sean Gardner/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_bi_ge/toxic_trailers ap/20080723/toxic_trailers AP Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:50:24 GMT AP - The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked a federal judge Wednesday for immunity from lawsuits over potentially dangerous fumes in government-issued trailers that have housed tens of thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_us/hurricane_preparedness ap/20080723/hurricane_preparedness AP Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:40:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_us/hurricane_preparedness"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_19t162857_450x296_us_storm_fay.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=5WfLPP12yXT57_nVR5vRqA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A group of tourists walk down International Drive in Orlando as Tropical Storm Fay arrives in Central Florida, August 19, 2008. (Scott Audette/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nearly one-fourth of people in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina would refuse to evacuate for a storm if told to, a survey released Wednesday by Harvard University found.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanekatrina/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_us/hurricane_preparedness"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080820/2008_08_19t162857_450x296_us_storm_fay.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=5WfLPP12yXT57_nVR5vRqA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A group of tourists walk down International Drive in Orlando as Tropical Storm Fay arrives in Central Florida, August 19, 2008. (Scott Audette/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)