What kind of people fly into the eye of a hurricane and why do they do it?
Many companies were hit hard by the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill last year. Fortunately, the government is starting to distribute some of the money BP set aside to compensate those who suffered financial hardship.
I grew up an Air Force brat who typically moved to a new place every three years. I switched schools, made friends, then had to write letters to stay in touch when I inevitably left. Except for a precious few, most of those friends went away forever, lost to memory, fading and eventually anonymous in aging photos.
A N.J. pastor says married couples shouldn't be on Facebook and told church leaders they must delete their profiles.
The city of Biloxi, Mississippi, is in a financial rut. Its sales and gaming taxes have been sliding for two years. So the mayor is voluntarily taking a $90,000 pay cut and will supplement his income with retirement money.
CNN iReport showcases past and present images of Hurricane Katrina's destruction from the people who lived in its wake.
CNN's Jacqui Jeras takes a look at the failed levees during Katrina and where the new ones are being built.
Ordinary Americans made such extraordinary efforts to get people out of New Orleans in the chaos of Hurricane Katrina that it's somewhat shocking to remember that, before the storm, some people were evacuated to the Louisiana city, not out of it.
"It's great to be standing here," he tells the crowd in his comeback show
Residents of Hancock, Mississippi, are on edge as bits of tar begin to wash up on beaches.
"We really hope that Bret is well and able to join us," says Donald Trump
It so rarely snows in Mobile, Alabama, that the city's public works department doesn't bother keeping road salt on hand.
Mobile County, Alabama got hit with the snow storm that swept through the South. (no audio)
CNN's Reynolds Wolf explains where dump trucks take the snow after it's plowed from the roads.
Hospitality provider Starwood Hotels announced Tuesday that it plans to create 12,000 new jobs worldwide in 2010, increasing its staff by more than 8%, with about half of the new positions located in the United States.
Brad Pitt ensured that the nation noticed Hurricane Katrina's utter destruction to hundreds of shotgun houses and Creole cottages in New Orleans' working-class Lower Ninth Ward.
When I first heard that 42-year-old Affliction vice president Tom Atencio would be fighting a 20-something casino-card dealer in Biloxi, Miss., this Saturday, I assumed it was a publicity stunt. Middle-aged promoters/clothing company executives (or those UFC president Dana White refers to as "T-shirt makers") aren't exactly known for their ferocity in the ring. And if there's any MMA organization that could use a media boost heading into this summer, it's Affliction.
Mother Nature provided a little bit of everything in several parts of the country on Saturday.
Flooding closed roads in Mobile, Alabama, as heavy rains swamped the Gulf Coast early Saturday.
Mississippi is relieved at the minimal damage but waters were unexpectedly high in towns recovering from Katrina
Mississippi's Gulf Coast, which sustained major damage three years ago in Hurricane Katrina, fared better Monday as Hurricane Gustav slipped west, giving Louisiana the brunt of its powerful east side.
Hurricane Gustav lashes Gulfport, Mississippi, with heavy wind and rain.
Gas prices continue to rise in states along the Gulf of Mexico as workers on offshore oil rigs abandon ship and residents flee their homes ahead of Hurricane Gustav.
A Democratic congressman from Mississippi plans to hold a hearing into how millions of dollars worth of supplies meant for Gulf Coast hurricane survivors ended up being given away as surplus property.
CNN's Abbie Boudreau reports Mississippi missed out millions in hurricane Katrina supplies warehoused by FEMA.
It's been almost three years since Hurricane Katrina cut a merciless path of destruction across the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people and displacing tens of thousands more.
Prisons in Mississippi got coffee makers, pillowcases and dinnerware -- all intended for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
In these days of long and repeated warfront tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 10% of the male recruits who are married with one or more children don't even finish Marine boot camp
CNN's Sean Callebs reports on the upcoming Mississippi primary and people focused on one thing: recovering from Katrina.
While most voters this year have said the economy or Iraq is their top priority, some Mississippi voters have a different focus -- recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
Flip through a rack of postcards in any Biloxi, Mississippi, gift shop, and along with images of magnolia trees and sunsets, you're likely to find a few satellite shots of Hurricane Katrina looming over the Gulf Coast. "Why not?" asks a store clerk downtown. "We lived it."
Paul Tamasi of Belvidere, Vermont, is filmed clearing ice off his roof after a strong storm blew through the area.
Getting home for the holidays was all the motivation Matt Hogue needed to make a grueling 15-hour drive Sunday through treacherous, ice-laden roadways.
Addressing a group of cancer survivors and activists at a fundraiser in Biloxi, Miss., on Wednesday, Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts said "it was like the weight of the world was lifted" when she made her on-air disclosure about her diagnosis for breast cancer.
Almost every day Erick Ventura wakes up, he thinks about leaving.
Will New Orleans Recover?
Two years have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in August 2005, and much of the region is still recovering from the damage done to homes and communities.
Katrina survivor, 2 years later
According to a new study by the Trust for America's Health, a research group that focuses on disease prevention, Mississippi is the first state where more than 30 percent of adults are considered obese.
MGM Mirage Inc., the world's second-largest casino operator, said Thursday second-quarter profit more than doubled on gains from sales of properties.
Less hiring managers predict they'll be taking on new employees in the fourth quarter, and more say they'll be reducing the number of workers on staff, according to a survey by CareerBuilder.com.
I am a journalist. Tough, unemotional, detached. Until Katrina. It was my worst childhood nightmare come true.
Money Magazine: Gulf Coast Revivalupdated: Wed Mar 22 2006 15:37:00
Last summer, the raging winds and water of Hurricane Katrina seemed to topple Biloxi's housing market along with tens of thousands of homes in the area. Yet just six months later, prices have rebou...
Live oak trees, many more than 100 years old, are connecting residents of storm-ravaged Mississippi and experts at Mystic Seaport, a Connecticut maritime museum.
As 2005 comes to an end, many people are contemplating the events, both personal and far-removed, of the past 12 months. CNN.com asked readers how they will remember 2005. Here are a few of their responses, some of which have been edited:
"And let's go out over the motel roof so we can get the seams ... go out a little further... alright that's good, hold there."
CNN's Alan Chernoff in Biloxi, Mississippi Posted: 12:10 p.m. ET
CNN's Gary Baumgarten in New Orleans, Louisiana Posted: 6:00 p.m. ET
Casino operator MGM Mirage said Wednesday it plans to "quickly" rebuild its Beau Rivage resort in Biloxi, Miss., severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Posted: 5:35 p.m. ET CNN's Sean Callebs in Houston, Texas
Starting freshupdated: Mon Sep 05 2005 13:21:00
Posted: 7:15 p.m. ET CNN's Sean Callebs in Houston, Texas
Before Katrina, Mississippi's Gulf Coast had evolved from a swampy backwater to a boom town of casinos, tourism and beachfront entertainment employing thousands.
Residents of hard-hit Harrison County, Mississippi, are complaining that bodies left after hurricane Katrina struck on Monday remain unrecovered by officials.
Three hundred Air Force members in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere abroad will return to their Mississippi Air Force base "so they can attend to their families' needs after Hurricane Katrina," according to an Air Force command statement.
Posted: 4:10 p.m. ET CNN's Ted Rowlands in Biloxi, Mississippi
Posted: 6:15 p.m. ET CNN's Gary Tuchman in Biloxi, Mississippi
Amid unfathomable loss and deplorable conditions, there was at least one bright moment in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Posted: 5:28 p.m. ET CNN's Ed Lavandera in Kenner, Louisiana
Survivors of Hurricane Katrina face multiple health threats such as infectious diseases and respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses, health officials warn.
For many of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, little is left but heartbreak and hardship.
New Orleans faced two crises Wednesday that Louisiana's governor called nightmares: stopping rising floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and evacuating survivors of the deadly storm.
The following are some helpful Web sites and phone numbers for the Mississippi area:
For many of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, nothing is left.
Hurricane Katrina has inflicted more damage to Mississippi's beach towns than Hurricane Camille did, and its death toll is likely to be higher, the state's governor said Tuesday.
U.S. Gulf Coast residents who braved Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday began to face the storm's impact:
Hurricane Katrina left a trail of devastation across southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf Coast Monday.
Hurricane Katrina's strike on Mississippi killed at least 54 people Monday, 50 of them in one county, state officials said, and caused what Gov. Haley Barbour called "catastrophic damage" along the coast.
Posted 5:51 p.m. ET CNN's Jeanne Meserve, traveling along I-10, New Orleans, Louisiana
Hurricane Katrina left at least 56 people dead Monday, about 50 of them in one Mississippi county, CNN confirmed, and the toll was expected to climb following one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the northern Gulf Coast in a half century.
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Dingy gas station bathrooms be gone! Messy restrooms known to cause mental unrest no more!
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You've finally decided that a PC for less than $500 is too good a deal to pass up. Once you get the box home, however, you may be a bit perturbed to find that the computer comes with Microsoft Wind...
BILOXI, MISS. -- The Salvation Army violated a woman's constitutional right to freedom of religion when it fired her because she practices witchcraft, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Dan...
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