CNN will select its hero of year Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — A woman who moved to Louisiana to help Hurricane Katrina survivors, a marathon runner who gets homeless people on their feet, a man who helped clean up after a deadly Oklahoma...

Chevron to move chemical company to Bartlesville Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 5 BARTLESVILLE --Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. has announced plans to move a chemical company from Orange, Texas, to Bartlesville. Company spokesman Brian Cain says the polyethylene technology...

Cubans returning to homes as storm weakens Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR, Cuba — Thousands of Cubans returned to homes demolished by Hurricane Paloma even as the once-powerful storm dissipated off the coast on Monday. The hurricane washed out...

Cubans pick up pieces after Paloma hits island Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment CAMAGUEY, Cuba — Crashing waves and a powerful sea surge from Hurricane Paloma destroyed hundreds of homes along Cuba’s southern coast, but the storm rapidly weakened into a tropical...

Cuba faces challenges as Paloma bears down Sat, Nov 8, 2008 HAVANA — Hurricane Paloma bore down on Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane Saturday as farmers rushed to protect crops and livestock. Former President Fidel Castro warned of...

Oklahoma governor pays off wager Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns’ victory in the Red River Rivalry meant red, juicy steaks for emergency workers in Galveston. Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry sent 20 steaks to the...

Haiti struggles to find survivors amid rubble Sat, Nov 8, 2008 PETIONVILLE, Haiti - International rescue teams joined the search for survivors Saturday in the rubble of a Haitian school that collapsed on classrooms filled with students and teachers, killing at...

Powerful Paloma threatens storm-weary Cuba Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment HAVANA - Paloma bore down on Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane Saturday as farmers rushed to protect crops and livestock. Former President Fidel Castro warned of new challenges...

Oklahoma gov pays off wager with steak dinners Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Comments 2 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Longhorns' victory in the Red River Rivalry meant red, juicy steaks for emergency workers in Galveston. Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry sent 20 steaks to the Galveston...

Maine spared rare hit by hurricane, Kyle in Canada Sat, Sep 13, 2008 MACHIAS, Maine (AP) -- It threatened to be the first hurricane in 17 years to make landfall in Maine. Instead, Kyle delivered little more than a glancing blow equivalent to that of a...

Gulf Coast officials ask Congress for money Mon, Sep 22, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gulf Coast officials asked lawmakers on Tuesday for fast federal money for hurricane recovery and a minimum of bureaucratic red tape. Texas is looking at $11.4...

Too many hurricanes threaten La. bayou way of life Sat, Sep 13, 2008 JEAN LAFITTE, La. (AP) -- After four big hurricanes in three years, residents of the Cajun towns along the fast-eroding coast of Louisiana are wondering just how much more they can take....

Midwest itching for electricity in Ike's aftermath Wed, Sep 17, 2008 CINCINNATI (AP) -- Officials urged patience Wednesday on the part of Midwesterners waiting for power to be restored as crews worked feverishly to clean up the soggy mess left by the...

At 15 feet, Ike's storm surge less than predicted Fri, Sep 12, 2008 Forecasters warned of "certain death," a possible 25-foot surge of water that would wash across the Texas and Louisiana coast, wiping away towns in a white-capped, churning mess of debris. What...

Evacuations begin in Texas ahead of Hurricane Ike Wed, Sep 10, 2008 HOUSTON (AP) -- The frail and elderly were put aboard buses Wednesday and authorities warned 1 million others to flee inland as Hurricane Ike steamed toward a swath of the Texas coast...

Storm-fatigued Gulf Coast in crosshairs again Tue, Sep 9, 2008 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The Gulf Coast watched anxiously as Hurricane Ike trudged toward areas still cleaning up after Gustav, with disasters pre-declared in much of eastern Texas and...

Southeast braces for Hanna as Ike strengthens Fri, Sep 5, 2008 WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Some Southeastern states declared emergencies and officials urged residents to head inland Thursday as Tropical Storm Hanna headed toward the Atlantic coast,...

US readies for T.S. Hanna; Cat. 4 Ike close behind Thu, Sep 4, 2008 CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Residents moved boats and booked inland hotel rooms while National Guard troops prepared to deploy along the Southeastern coast as Tropical Storm Hanna plowed...

New Orleans residents returning home after Gustav Thu, Sep 4, 2008 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- City and state officials tried to hold them off, but New Orleans residents would have none of it. After Hurricane Gustav brushed by the city, they wanted back in, and...

Bush moving quickly to inspect hurricane damage Mon, Sep 1, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush is keeping a hands-on profile in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, in contrast with his administration's poor response to Hurricane Katrina three years...