Obama will listen to Katrina survivors
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama, who accused former President George W. Bush of leading a government that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns, is hearing directly from New Orleans residents who have struggled to rebuild th...
 1.1K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 325.0 Katrina case nets guilty plea
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) A former Gulfport mayor was sentenced to probation Friday in a plea deal on Hurricane Katrina fraud charges that let him and his wife walk out of court with no prison time. Brent Warr pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Gu...
2.7K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 389.0 Thanks for the rebuild
Four years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated much of southern Louisiana, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and much of my beloved hometown of New Orleans. The city, much like how it makes its famous Creole seafood gumbo a slow-cooking dish rich in savory ...
3.0K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 344.0 NFL QB McNair killed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Steve McNair earned the respect of his fellow NFL players for shaking off defenders and injuries. That same blue-collar playing style won the love of fans amazed at how the quarterback kept showing up for work and winning. He end...
7.2K - Jul. 6, 2009; scored 218.0 Super Bowl will return to New Orleans in 2013
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. The date of the 2013 Super Bowl remains a mystery. Those who fought to bring the game to New Orleans couldn t care less. Four years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is a Super Bowl city again. NFL owners voted Tuesday to p...
3.7K - May. 20, 2009; scored 281.0 Auto dealers' cuts mean less for charities
BOSTON (AP) - Jim Dimopoulos can't remember every organization his car dealership helped out in its 36 years of operation: police and fire associations, cheerleaders, baseball teams, even high school yearbook classes in his town. But now those donati...
4.3K - May. 16, 2009; scored 218.0 PGA will highlight charity efforts
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. The PGA Tour and its tournaments have raised over $1.4 billion for charity over the last 70 years. David Toms wonders how high the figure would be if the tour counted what the players do by themselves. The figure do...
3.0K - May. 6, 2009; scored 218.0 Sports Briefs: Rose, Mayo lead All-Rookie team
NEW YORK Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Memphis guard O.J. Mayo are unanimous selections to the All-Rookie team. Rounding out the first team announced Thursday were Oklahoma City s Russell Westbrook, New Jersey center Broo...
4.4K - May. 1, 2009; scored 218.0 Saints staying in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS The New Orleans Saints and the state of Louisiana have announced a new partnership that will continue the club s commitment to the state through 2025 and also create a new Sports Development District. The new deal includes the football ...
0.9K - Apr. 30, 2009; scored 218.0 U.S. is more than ready for the worst case
WASHINGTON - Two million dead. Hospitals overwhelmed. Schools closed. Swaths of empty seats at baseball stadiums and houses of worship. An economic recovery snuffed out. We're nowhere close to what government planners say would be a worst-case scenar...
5.9K - Apr. 28, 2009; scored 218.0 Sports Briefs: Russ Pennell takes job at Division II Grand Canyon University
PHOENIX Former Arizona coach Russ Pennell has been hired as the men s basketball coach at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Pennell led the Wildcats to a 21-14 record and their 25th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance while serving as interim ...
5.2K - Apr. 10, 2009; scored 218.0 Patrick Chung confident at NFL scouting combine
INDIANAPOLIS Patrick Chung and Rulon Davis arrived at this week s NFL scouting combine with wildly different perspectives. Chung, the 21-year-old safety from Oregon, describes himself as cocky and ready to conquer the world. Davis, the 25-year-old ...
5.0K - Feb. 24, 2009; scored 218.0 Stimulus includes billions for colleges
DURHAM, N.C. The stimulus plan emerging in Washington could offer an unprecedented, multibillion-dollar boost in financial help for college students trying to pursue a degree while they ride out the recession. It could also hand out billions to the...
5.3K - Feb. 9, 2009; scored 218.0 End of the Bush administration
Few presidents leave the Oval Office hoisted upon the shoulders of a grateful, cheering American public, but usually there is at least some standing applause and thanks. That is not how it will be next week for President George W. Bush, and that is s...
1.3K - Jan. 19, 2009; scored 218.0 As Bush says goodbye to the nation, he defends record
WASHINGTON President George W. Bush s farewell speech is more than a goodbye to the nation that elected him twice. It is his last chance in office to define his tumultuous presidency in his own, unfiltered terms a mission that will keep his fire...
5.9K - Jan. 15, 2009; scored 218.0 Fact checking the Bush record
WASHINGTON (AP) President George W. Bush claimed to have inherited a recession that in fact began on his watch in a legacy-polishing news conference Monday often at odds with his record. A look at some of the president s claims in his final news co...
5.4K - Jan. 15, 2009; scored 281.0 Authorities struggle to make power outages less deadly
WASHINGTON For many of the growing millions who depend on home medical equipment, a power outage goes way beyond the inconvenience most of us feel. It could be deadly. It s an issue that snuck up on emergency officials as better medical treatments...
12.0K - Jan. 12, 2009; scored 414.0 Bush defends his record in last news conference
WASHINGTON (AP) By turns wistful, aggressive and joking in the final news conference of his presidency, President George W. Bush vigorously defended his record today but also offered an extraordinary listing of his mistakes including his optimist...
9.1K - Jan. 12, 2009; scored 281.0 Katrina hurt Bush s ability to talk to nation
WASHINGTON (AP) Hurricane Katrina not only pulverized the Gulf Coast in 2005, it knocked the bully pulpit out from under President George W. Bush, according to two former advisers who spoke candidly about the political impact of the government s po...
1.4K - Dec. 30, 2008; scored 281.0 Holiday tree provides home for Katrina family
NEW YORK A family of Hurricane Katrina survivors whose new house was partly built with lumber from last year s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree were among tens of thousands who attended this year s lighting ceremony. The eight-ton, 72-foot Norway ...
2.4K - Dec. 4, 2008; scored 1000.0 | 
