US Army Corps at fault for New Orleans levee failures: judge (AFP/Getty Images/File)
U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: judge (Reuters) Reuters - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. East Coast storm begins to move out to sea (AP)
Dolphin stranded in Ala. after Tropical Storm Ida (AP) AP - An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is being treated for dehydration and pneumonia after it was found stranded following Tropical Storm Ida's brush with the Alabama coast. House speaker wants federal money to tackle blight (AP) AP - Federal recovery money that remains unused since hurricanes Katrina and Rita should be spent on blight remediation and infrastructure repairs in New Orleans, House Speaker Jim Tucker said Thursday. Ask AP: Soldier in Uzbekistan, solar panel safety (AP)
The nation's weather (AP) AP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida were expected to continue pushing up the East Coast and leave more wet weather over the Mid-Atlantic and New England on Friday. Mississippi sees "catastrophic" crop losses (Reuters) Reuters - Rain from Tropical Storm Ida further slowed the cotton, soybean and sweet potato harvest in Mississippi, where crop losses were devastating even before the storm hit, a state agriculture official said on Thursday. Ida further slows harvest for Southern farmers (AP)
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AP - A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.
AFP/Getty Images/File - The deadly levee failures that led to the 2005 flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina were due to negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers, a federal judge has ruled.
AP - A powerful storm born from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida began moving out to sea Friday after raking the East Coast for three days, leaving behind it a trail of flooding, damaged buildings, eroded beaches and at least six deaths.
AP - A lot of the sunniest parts of the U.S. — like Florida and the Gulf Coast — are also prime hurricane country.
AP - Tropical Storm Ida may not have done much damage when it hit the Gulf Coast this week, but its wind and rain compounded the misery for Southern farmers already coping with a wet, difficult harvest season.
