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Isaac in New Orleans for Katrina's 7th anniversary
Hurricane Isaac swallowed parts of the swamps south of New Orleans early Wednesday on its way toward the newly fortified city, as people across the ...
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in La.
Hurricane Isaac raked the Louisiana coast and headed for a shuttered New Orleans late Tuesday, with brutal timing that made up for much of what it ...
Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Isaac's wrath
The Gulf Coast braced for the landfall of Hurricane Isaac late Tuesday, hunkering down behind boarded-up windows with stockpiles of food and water as ...
Residents evacuate ahead of Isaac, others stay
Some Gulf Coast residents were getting out of town as Isaac approached, while others decided to hunker down and ride out the storm. A Mississippi ...
Michigan can polish B10 image with upset of 'Bama
Michigan and Michigan State are giving the Big Ten a couple of early chances to burnish its national reputation. The conference's image has taken a ...
Isaac aims at Gulf Coast amid political backdrop
Finally a hurricane, the unwieldy and wobbly Isaac bore down on New Orleans Tuesday, almost seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina transformed ...
Guide to the 2012 college football season
College football is in for some big and, some say, much-needed changes with the switch to a four-team playoff. Before we get to that, there's still ...
Isaac becomes Cat 1 hurricane near Gulf Coast
Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where ...
Isaac nearly a hurricane, packs coast flood threat
Isaac was on the verge Tuesday of ballooning into a hurricane that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way ...
Gulf oil spill defenses facing a test with Isaac
Sand dunes and a rock barrier built to help contain the 2010 Gulf oil spill are being watched for their effectiveness in shielding this fragile ...
Tracking Isaac: The latest on the storm's path
Tropical Storm Isaac is picking up steam and is expected to become a hurricane by the time it starts dumping rain on the northern Gulf Coast.
Ala. man fights to keep wife buried in front yard
James Davis is fighting to keep the remains of his late wife right where he dug her grave: In the front yard of his home, just a few feet from the ...
USC brushes off sanctions to be No. 1 in AP Top 25
Southern California is No. 1 in the AP Top 25, tossing off the weight of NCAA sanctions and returning to a familiar place in the rankings — with a ...
Real-life Walter White sought on meth charge
A man who shares the same name with television's most noted meth dealer is wanted by authorities in Alabama for allegedly violating his probation for ...