Hurricane Katrina

File photo of N.J. Gov. Chris Christie. (credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Christie Backs Okla. Aid, Blunting Talk Of Payback

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose own state was beset by a major storm last year and then by squabbling in Congress over disaster aid, said Wednesday that Oklahoma’s tornado victims deserve “swift and immediate” help, and federal lawmakers have said they are likely to get it.

2013/05/22

Supporters remain outside the Military Academy during the funeral ceremony for late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, on March 6, 2013, in Caracas. (credit: EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP/Getty Images)

Chavez Never Able To Foster Image As Savior Of American Poor

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send thousands of soldiers, firefighters and volunteers to help with the cleanup. He also pledged $1 million in aid plus fuel to help rebuild hard-hit cities like New Orleans.

2013/03/07

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after last night's Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. (credit: Getty Images)

Goodell: Despite Blackout, New Orleans ‘Terrific’

The blackout at the Superdome will not stop the Super Bowl from returning to New Orleans.

2013/02/04

A man walks in front of the new levee wall along the Industrial Canal after assisting a neighbor prepare for Hurricane Isaac. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Deficient Levees Found Across America

Inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by the federal government have found hundreds of structures at risk of failing and endangering people and property in 37 states.

2013/01/17

File photo of U.S. Attorney Jim Letten speaking at the podium. (credit: Getty Images)

U.S. Attorney Letten Resigns During Probe Of Online Posts

U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, whose successful prosecution of a former Louisiana governor and numerous other public officials won him bipartisan praise for more than a decade, resigned Thursday while the Justice Department investigates alleged misconduct by his top deputies.

2012/12/06

A sign stands outside a Catholic church in the Gulf Coast. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Sandy’s Wrath Stirs Painful Katrina Memories

The chaos wrought by Superstorm Sandy, the homes tossed from foundations and landmarks buried beneath seawater, delivered a gut-wrenching dose of deja vu for survivors of Hurricane Katrina like Joe and Gloria Robert.

2012/11/11

A New Jersey Natural Gas technician inspects a leaking gas main under a Hurricane Sandy-damaged home on Oct. 31, 2012, in Long Beach Island, N.J. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Survival Tips: Changing Hurricane Victims Into Hurricane Survivors

Two decades after experiencing a nearly total loss in Hurricane Andrew, journalist Al Sunshine shares his personal experience and veteran advice to those recovering in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

2012/11/02

Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)

Opinion: Another Hurricane Reminds Us Of The Need For An Effective Administration

The 2012 presidential campaign between President Obama and Mitt Romney will be book-ended by hurricanes.

2012/10/26

Barack Obama campaigns in 2007 (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Obama’s 2007 Speech is Disturbingly Racist

While there’s nothing wrong with an African-American president speaking in a black dialect, there is something terribly wrong with him speaking in a black accent and cadence when undoubtedly inciting racism to a predominantly African-American audience.

2012/10/05

A damaged Lower Ninth Ward home has yet to be repaired on Aug. 28, 2010 in New Orleans, La. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

New Orleans Residents Fighting Back Against Katrina Tour Bus Operators

Some New Orleans residents and city officials are pushing back against tour operators who bus out-of-towners into the city’s Lower 9th Ward, where Hurricane Katrina unleashed a wall of water that pushed homes off foundations and stranded residents on rooftops when the levees failed.

2012/10/04

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