NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Emergency officials say they are taking improved precautions to protect the pets of residents of southern U.S. states from Hurricane Gustav.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Rain and high wind began arriving along the U.S. Gulf Coast Sunday night as Hurricane Gustav appeared set to make landfall Monday, forecasters said.

CANTON, N.Y., April 4 (UPI) -- If a major disaster strikes, a U.S. researcher says to forget the Federal Emergency Management Agency and head to a local big-box chain.

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007.

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- In the negligent homicide trial of nursing home operators, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Louisiana relied on private citizens to flee Hurricane Katrina.

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Jury selection started Monday for the trial of a New Orleans couple who own the nursing home where 35 people died during Hurricane Katrina.

BOSTON, May 22 (UPI) -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston honored two local officials for helping victims of hurricanes and Katrina.

WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- New Orleans, the state of Louisiana and thousands of homeowners are demanding the U.S. government pay billions in damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina. Among the 70,000 claims filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was a $200 billion claim fro

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2006 with 109 to follow.