Downed tree limbs and power lines dot this small Louisiana city. But for most of the aid workers who have been working in the region since early last week to prepare for Hurricane Gustav, the storm’s ...

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Livingston Parish was two years too late in trying to get a $5 million claim against it for unpaid Hurricane Gustav cleanup work moved from federal to state court. U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick ...

From the River Centre in St. Paul, Minnesota, opening day is a shadow of what the Republicans planned for their National Convention. The McCain campaign is waiting to see what Hurricane Gustav does to ...

Church World Service, in Elkhart, Ind., is embarking on a new campaign to raise $1-million for the construction of affordable, hurricane-resistant houses, after a small group of similar homes proved ...

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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast hundreds of miles away from Missouri, but there were efforts around the state Tuesday to lend support to those recovery efforts. The Coast Guard ...

* Gustav weakens to Category 2 hurricane, but lashes coast * Oil prices move lower as threat to installations recedes * New Orleans ghost town with fewer than 10,000 remaining By Tim Gaynor and ...

It’s officially a disaster! The TV weathercasters always get rapped for over-hyping approaching hurricanes, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry is not shy about jumping the gun. From Austin, he’s already ...

Gustav continued to gain strength after becoming a hurricane early today and forecasters say it could become a Category 2 hurricane before hitting Haiti's southern coast. The fast-forming storm is ...