http://www.mail.com/subjects/1530866-tropical-cyclones.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1530866-tropical-cyclones.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083818-police-man-19-sought-no-parade-shootings.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police and federal authorities were searching early Tuesday for a young man who is suspected of opening fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas identified the suspect late Monday as Akein Scott, 19, of New Orleans. Referring to blurry surveillance camera images of the mas... Tue, 14 May 2013 12:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083818-police-man-19-sought-no-parade-shootings.html 2013-05-14T12:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082572-police-suspect-orleans-mass-shooting.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman captured by surveillance camera videos. Superintendent Ronal Serpas said officers were looking for Akein Scott of New Orleans. He said it was ... Tue, 14 May 2013 05:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082572-police-suspect-orleans-mass-shooting.html 2013-05-14T05:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937610-chavezs-try-to-savior-poor-floundered-us.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send thousands of soldiers, firefighters and volunteers to help with the cleanup. He also pledged $1 million in aid plus fuel to help rebuild hard-hit cities like New Orleans. The offer, swiftly rejected, was part of a larger pattern: Chavez's repeated at... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:09:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937610-chavezs-try-to-savior-poor-floundered-us.html 2013-03-07T16:09:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1863230-orleans-tale-2-cities-katrina.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — While a blimp hovers not too far in the distance, circling over tens of thousands of Super Bowl revelers, Christopher Weaver looks around at the neighborhood where he was born and raised and almost died. He loves this place, probably more now than he did back in 2005, before Hurricane Katrina tried to wash it all away. But it's not much... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1863230-orleans-tale-2-cities-katrina.html 2013-02-02T01:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: MODELL HOF DEBATE One of the liveliest debates this weekend in New Orleans could be not about the Super Bowl itself, but on whether late Baltimore R... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1862170-super-bowl-watch-katrina-coin-flip-bets-modell.html 2013-02-01T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852252-mayor-orleans-deserves-super-bowl-spotlight.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 20-story-high mural of the Lombardi Trophy, affixed to the glass exterior of a bustling hotel that was once a shattered symbol of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, rises like a beacon above the expansive white roof of the Superdome. The Super Bowl is back in the Big Easy, finally, after 11 years, giving New Orleans a spotlight of globa... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852252-mayor-orleans-deserves-super-bowl-spotlight.html 2013-01-29T02:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1826486-ap-impact-deficient-levees-america.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by the federal government have found hundreds of structures at risk of failing and endangering people and property in 37 states. Levees deemed in unacceptable condition span the breadth of America. They are in every region, in cities and towns big and small: Wa... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1826486-ap-impact-deficient-levees-america.html 2013-01-17T18:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1793278-money-sandy-relief-concert-to-work.html NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll were on the bill for the nationally televised "12-12-12" concert benefiting victims of Superstorm Sandy, but the charity in charge of distributing donations has been thinking small when it comes to doling out the $50 million-plus raised by Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones and other stars. ... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1793278-money-sandy-relief-concert-to-work.html 2012-12-31T16:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787144-sandy-flooded-inland-towns-nj-solutions.html MOONACHIE, N.J. (AP) — Images of New Jersey's devastated shoreline captivated the nation in the days after Superstorm Sandy. Less noticed was the enormous damage caused inland when a mile-and-a-half-long earthen barrier along and near the Hackensack River was breached, sending a tidal surge washing over parts of several towns, damaging more than 2,000 hom... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787144-sandy-flooded-inland-towns-nj-solutions.html 2012-12-26T17:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1784612-family-that-lost-to-sandy-a-miracle.html LONG BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — The text from Sister Diane at St. Ignatius Martyr church was as odd as it was urgent: "A man is going to call. You must answer the phone." Kerry Ann Troy had just finished her daily "cry time" — that half-hour between dropping the kids off at school and driving back to her gutted house on New York's Long Island, or to the hurricane... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1784612-family-that-lost-to-sandy-a-miracle.html 2012-12-24T04:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1776362-minor-crimes-nyers-sentenced-to-sandy-relief.html NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers who got into minor trouble in Manhattan have been sentenced to Sandy. Last week, 70 people who were given community service after pleading guilty to infractions like public drunkenness, open container violations or speeding were shuttled to Coney Island in Brooklyn to help with cleanup efforts after the devastating storm. ... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1776362-minor-crimes-nyers-sentenced-to-sandy-relief.html 2012-12-19T16:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1766094-nyc-artists-seek-help-to-scrub-sandys-stains.html NEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy was not kind to the arts community. It not only upended paintings, equipment, tools and paper, turning them into tangled and soggy heaps, but also the livelihoods of hundreds of artists who have helped make the New York area a dynamic art capital. Six weeks after Sandy, Pier Glass, a studio of four glass blowers on an old ... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1766094-nyc-artists-seek-help-to-scrub-sandys-stains.html 2012-12-14T07:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1765036-us-holiday-sales-slowly-pick-up-sandy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers shook off Superstorm Sandy last month and stepped up holiday shopping, helped by a steady job market and lower gas prices. Retail sales rose 0.3 percent in November from October, reversing the previous month's decline. Sales increased mostly because Americans spent more online, bought more electronics and began to replace ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1765036-us-holiday-sales-slowly-pick-up-sandy.html 2012-12-13T20:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759396-families-fear-sandy-killed-cottages-traditions.html BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — The small yellow cottage has always been more than a house to Bob Bratek and his family. It was their tiny slice of oceanfront heaven, a repository of family memories built in the '60s with the hands of three generations of Brateks and any materials they could find. "It was made of pieces and hearts and souls and emotions and memor... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759396-families-fear-sandy-killed-cottages-traditions.html 2012-12-11T23:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1754350-numb-hopeful-families-endure-post-sandy-recovery.html It's been more than a month since Sandy, the superstorm combining a hurricane, a nor'easter and surging full-moon tides, tore through the Northeast, leaving billions of dollars in damage in the New Jersey-New York-Connecticut corridor. Now as survivors dig out and try to regroup from the Oct. 29 storm even as wintry weather moves in, some are coping bette... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1754350-numb-hopeful-families-endure-post-sandy-recovery.html 2012-12-10T07:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751310-rolling-stones-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones will join the artists already booked for next week's televised Superstorm Sandy benefit show in New York City, which producers said Friday would be the most widely available live concert ever. The Stones join a trio of 1960s British rock royalty on the bill, including Paul McCartney and the Who. Among the other artists s... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751310-rolling-stones-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html 2012-12-07T19:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1747394-sandy-brings-economic-booms-busts-to-northeast.html FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — On a storm-battered stretch of Connecticut's shoreline, landscaping crews use heavy equipment to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy, racking up overtime pay at a time of year when many are typically looking for part-time jobs to carry them through the winter. Just down the same road in Fairfield, business is more subdued at the Be... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1747394-sandy-brings-economic-booms-busts-to-northeast.html 2012-12-06T17:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745430-democrats-obama-to-50-billion-sandy-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for about $50 billion in additional emergency aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy, Democrats on Capitol Hill said Wednesday. Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that the administration is still working on a request for a supplemental spending bill to pr... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1745430-democrats-obama-to-50-billion-sandy-aid.html 2012-12-05T23:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1741468-sandy-nyc-pins-housing-hope-repairs.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facing Superstorm Sandy's daunting toll of wreckage and displacement in the nation's largest city, officials have put much of their hopes and hundreds of millions of dollars into jump-starting repairs to make homes livable. Federal and city officials see the strategy — focusing on getting people back into their own homes, not temporary hou... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1741468-sandy-nyc-pins-housing-hope-repairs.html 2012-12-04T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1740850-12-12-12-sandy-benefit-to-aired-34-outlets.html NEW YORK (AP) — The 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert will be broadcast across 34 U.S. and international television, radio and Internet across six continents. Producers said in a Monday news release the concert will be available to 1 billion people across six continents. Eric Clapton and Coldplay have been added to an already stellar lineup on Dec.... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1740850-12-12-12-sandy-benefit-to-aired-34-outlets.html 2012-12-03T21:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1736646-cold-mold-loom-hazards-sandy-disaster-zones.html NEW YORK (AP) — A month after Sandy's floodwaters swept up his block, punched a hole in his foundation and drowned his furnace, John Frawley still has no electricity or heat in his dilapidated home on the Rockaway seashore. The 57-year-old, who also lost his car and all his winter clothes in the flood, now spends his nights shivering in a pair of donated ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1736646-cold-mold-loom-hazards-sandy-disaster-zones.html 2012-12-01T19:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1733686-lost-military-jacket-post-sandy-nj-beach.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Donna Gugger's heart was heavy as she sifted through the scattered debris and devastation left by Superstorm Sandy along the Jersey Shore. Pieces of broken furniture. Shards of metal. Chairs ripped off patios. Blue jeans tossed out of bureaus. But there was something different about that swath of gray cloth with shiny brass buttons. S... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1733686-lost-military-jacket-post-sandy-nj-beach.html 2012-11-30T09:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1732288-sandy-delivers-heavy-blow-to-us-economy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Superstorm Sandy packed a bigger economic punch than most people had thought. In its sweep through the Northeast, the storm halted sales at major retailers at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season, closed factories and slowed home sales in one of the most densely populated areas of the country. On Thursday,... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1732288-sandy-delivers-heavy-blow-to-us-economy.html 2012-11-29T21:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731838-congress-takes-hard-sandy-damage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Thursday took its first hard look at the damage from Superstorm Sandy amid appeals for tens of billions of dollars in additional disaster assistance to rebuild from one of the most destructive storms ever to hit the Northeast. Testifying before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, lawmakers from states incurring... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1731838-congress-takes-hard-sandy-damage.html 2012-11-29T19:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1729510-ny-mayor-seeks-disaster-aid-sandy-victims.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appealed to congressional leaders Wednesday for quick action on providing tens of billions of dollars in new federal aid to help his city and state and others recover from Superstorm Sandy but was told it might be some time before it's forthcoming — and it likely won't be all at once. Bloomberg met w... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1729510-ny-mayor-seeks-disaster-aid-sandy-victims.html 2012-11-29T01:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729188-sandy-schedules-black-ball-dec-6.html NEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy won't stop Alicia Keys from staging her annual Black Ball. The singer said Wednesday the New York event will now be held Dec. 6. The fundraising gala for Keys' charity, Keep a Child Alive, was originally set for Nov. 1. Black Ball REDUX will take place at Harlem's historic Apollo Theater. Honorees Oprah Winfrey and Benines... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1729188-sandy-schedules-black-ball-dec-6.html 2012-11-28T18:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1725692-un-climate-scientist-sandy-coincidence.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Though it's tricky to link a single weather event to climate change, Hurricane Sandy was "probably not a coincidence" but an example of the extreme weather events that are likely to strike the U.S. more often as the world gets warmer, the U.N. climate panel's No. 2 scientist said Tuesday. Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, the vice chairman of t... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1725692-un-climate-scientist-sandy-coincidence.html 2012-11-27T18:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1726572-bon-jovi-grohl-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder are adding to the star power at next month's Superstorm Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. A news release says the three rock stars will join Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Roger Waters, Alicia Keys, The Who, Billy Joel and others on Dec. 12 to raise... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1726572-bon-jovi-grohl-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html 2012-11-27T17:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1725566-big-bill-levee-upkeep-to-orleans.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the busy and under-staffed offices of New Orleans' flood-control leaders, there's an uneasy feeling about what lies ahead. By the time the next hurricane season starts in June of 2013, the city will take control of much of a revamped protection system of gates, walls and armored levees that the Army Corps of Engineers has spent about... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1725566-big-bill-levee-upkeep-to-orleans.html 2012-11-27T16:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1724586-cuomo-sandy-cost-ny-nyc-32b-damage-loss.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Top political leaders in New York put their heads together Monday on big requests for federal disaster aid as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Superstorm Sandy ran up a bill of $32 billion in the state and the nation's largest city. The cost is for repairs and restoration and does not include an additional accounting of over $9 billion... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1724586-cuomo-sandy-cost-ny-nyc-32b-damage-loss.html 2012-11-27T01:21:00Z