Disasters

A massive granite memorial, 9 feet by 11 feet, will be dedicated in a ceremony today in Winona, Minn. remembering the more than 3,000 people that died this day seven years ago.
Live Westminster Town Hall Forum with Nancy Aossey
Nancy Aossey is President of the International Medical Corps, a humanitarian organization that has responded to many global emergencies in the past two decades, including the war in Darfur, the tsunami in southeast Asia and the cyclone in Myanmar. She speaks before an audience at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Michael Chertoff at the National Press Club
After hurricanes Gustav, Hannah and now Ike, and just before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff addresses a live audience at the National Press Club.
The bridge could be open to traffic as early as next Tuesday, slightly more than 13 months after the old on collapsed on Aug. 1, 2007.
Crews say I-35W bridge may be done in days
Construction crews working on the new I-35W bridge said Saturday that the bridge could be completed even earlier than expected.
New Orleans mayor: Please don't come home yet
Anxious evacuees across the country clamored to come home Tuesday after their city was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, but Mayor Ray Nagin warned they may have to wait a few days longer.
Bush heads to Texas as Gustav menaces
As Hurricane Gustav threatens the Gulf Coast, President Bush is out to show the nation that his government has learned the haunting lessons of Katrina and is ready to act.
A hardened few choose to stay and ride out Gustav
While millions of people have evacuated the Gulf Coast, many stubbornly refused to go, even in places that were virtually wiped from the map by Katrina three years ago.
Gustav no longer expected to gain strength
The National Hurricane Center says Gustav remains a Category 3 storm with top sustained winds near 115 mph as it roars in from the Gulf of Mexico.