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 News Around the Americas
US Federal Judge Declares Pledge Unconstitutional
 AP
A federal judge declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional Wednesday in a case brought by the same atheist whose previous battle against the words "under God" was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court on procedural grounds.more »»»
US House Backs Hate Crime Measure Protecting Gays
 Joanne Kenen
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unexpectedly backed a measure to expand federal hate crime protection to gay people, a measure that House conservatives had blocked for years.more »»»
President Says He's Responsible in Storm Lapses
 Elisabeth Bumiller & Richard W. Stevenson
President Bush said on Tuesday that he bore responsibility for any failures of the federal government in its response to Hurricane Katrina and suggested that he was unsure whether the country was adequately prepared for another catastrophic storm or terrorist attack. more »»»
Roberts Avoids Specifics on Roe v. Wade
 Bill Mears
At his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, Judge John Roberts deftly sidestepped the volatile issue of abortion but acknowledged legal precedence is "very important in promoting evenhandedness."more »»»
Grisly Scene Greets Bush in New Orleans
 Agence France-Presse
Under attack for his handling of the crisis, President George W. Bush was to make his third tour of the storm-battered Gulf Coast, where hundreds of thousands have been made homeless and an unknown number lie dead in the streets and their flooded homes.more »»»
US Faces Unprecedented UN Opposition
 Ann Gearan
Rarely in U.N. history has the US, the organization's chief sponsor and host, looked as awkward or vulnerable to foreign eyes as it does now. With 170 world leaders meeting in New York this week, the Bush administration is scrambling to save lives and restore its can-do image.more »»»
US President Visits as New Orleans Sees Some Gains
 Kirk Johnson, Sewell Chan & William Yardley
President Bush, whose administration has come under bipartisan criticism for its slow response to Hurricane Katrina, made his third visit to the region on the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a moment that the president often says defined his presidency.more »»»
US Marks 9/11 Anniversary with March, Silence
 Reuters
Four years after the September 11 attacks, the United States briefly shifted focus on Sunday from its latest disaster - Hurricane Katrina - to memorials for victims of the hijacked-plane strikes in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.more »»»
Gonzales Again Emerges as Supreme Court Contender
 AP
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is as popular as ever with the one-man constituency that matters most: President Bush. Their closeness and Gonzales' Hispanic heritage have again placed him among leading contenders for a job on the Supreme Court.more »»»
Illegal Immigrants Marginalized in Gulf Coast Evacuation
 AP
For illegal immigrants fearing deportation, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has meant not only living without a home, money or belongings, but also steering clear of government officials.more »»»
Cuban Doctors Say Politics Block Katrina Aid Offer
 Anthony Boadle
Cuban doctors put on stand-by a week ago by President Fidel Castro to fly to the aid of the victims of Hurricane Katrina said on Friday they hoped the United States would put politics aside and accept their help. more »»»
Censored!
 Camille T. Taiara
Here's a list of the 10 biggest stories that the mainstream media ignored, blacked out, or underreported over the past year, according to Project Censored, a media watchdog group based at California's Sonoma State University.more »»»
The Latest On Katrina's Aftermath
 CNN
Check here for the latest information from the hurricane-stricken Gulf Coast region and other affected areas. Items are time-stamped when entered. Friday, September 9, 2005more »»»
Soldiers Cross Into U.S. for Hurricane Relief
 Wire services
Mexican Army troops rolled north into the United States for the first time in more than a century, one-time invaders now on a mission of mercy. The convoy of about 200 unarmed soldiers and medical personnel traveling to aid recovery from Hurricane Katrina received a boisterous greeting Thursday.more »»»
UN Hits Back at US in Report Saying Parts of America Are as Poor as Third World
 Paul Vallely
Parts of the United States are as poor as the Third World. Yesterday's UN report provides statistical proof that for many - well beyond those affected by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - the great American Dream is an ongoing nightmare.more »»»
Barbara Bush: It's Good Enough for the Poor
 John Nichols
On the heels of the president's "What, me worry?" response to the death, destruction and dislocation that followed upon Hurricane Katrina comes the news of his mother's Labor Day visit with hurricane evacuees at the Astrodome in Houston.more »»»
Paramilitaries Trade Guns for Politics
 Rachel Van Dongen
Givanni Marin was once known as Comandante R, political chief of the 800-member urban paramilitary force known as the Cacique Nutibara Bloc (BCN). But while Mr. Marin has shed his paramilitary title, he isn't ready to relinquish the base of support his group has built over many years.more »»»
Focus Shifts to Disease After Katrina Trauma
 Michael Peltier
Health officials are shifting their focus from trauma care to public health and infectious disease as concerns grow about polluted standing water in the flooded streets of New Orleans.more »»»
Bush Pledges Wide Search for Court Seat
 Peter Baker & Jo Becker
President Bush vowed yesterday to "take a good, long look" at a "wide open" list of candidates before deciding whom to nominate for a second open seat on the Supreme Court, as both sides girded for twin confirmation battles and recalibrated strategies after the dizzying events of recent days.more »»»
Border States Paying Toll of Fatal Crossings
 Darryl Fears
Between 2000 and today, 90 bodies have been recovered in New Mexico near the Mexican border, state officials said. That number does not include illegal immigrants who died after they were struck by cars while trying to cross busy Interstate 10, or who were killed in accidents when their vehicles transporting them sped out of control, sometimes while fleeing police.more »»»
FEMA Director Takes Heat for Katrina Response
 Brian Ross
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency had virtually no experience with emergency management when he was appointed to the position by President Bush two years ago.more »»»
US Senate to Begin Roberts Hearings Monday
 Jesse J. Holland
The Senate will begin confirmation hearings next Monday for John Roberts to be the Supreme Court's chief justice, one week after President Bush selected him to replace the late William H. Rehnquist as the 17th leader of the nation's highest court.more »»»
Bush Fails to Stem Anger
 Duncan Campbel, Gary Younge & Julian Borger
President George Bush returned to Louisiana yesterday to shore up both the relief effort and his embattled presidency as the death toll a week after Hurricane Katrina was predicted to rise as high as 10,000. more »»»
Police Try to Keep Order in New Orleans
 Robert Tanner
As authorities struggled to keep order across this ruined city, the continuing strain from Hurricane Katrina erupted when gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors and the state's largest newspaper lashed out at the federal government's response.more »»»
Hurricane Katrina Relief Contacts
 PVNN
Here's a list of Hurricane Katrina relief contacts for those seeking information on loved ones or wanting to make a donation throught the services provided by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, American Benevolent Society and the American Red Cross.more »»»
Bush Picks Roberts to Succeed Rehnquist
 Steve Holland
President George W. Bush nominated conservative appeals court judge John Roberts on Monday to replace the late William Rehnquist as chief justice of the Supreme Court, the top court in the United States.more »»»
U.S. Thanks Dozens of Foreign Countries for Aid
 Sue Pleming
The United States on Friday thanked dozens of foreign governments - rich and poor, enemy and friend - for their offers to help the world's wealthiest country recover from devastating Hurricane Katrina.more »»»
Convoys Roll Into New Orleans With Relief Supplies
 Peter Slevin, Fred Barbash & Daniela Deane
A caravan of National Guard trucks, escorted by military helicopters, drove into this embattled city early Friday afternoon carrying water, food and other relief supplies for thousands of residents who have been waiting since Hurricane Katrina pummeled the area on Monday.more »»»
US Lawmakers of Both Parties Criticize US Response
 Carl Hulse
Members of Congress from both parties acknowledged on Friday that the federal response to Hurricane Katrina had fallen far short and promised hearings into what had gone wrong.more »»»
Cuba Expresses Solidarity with US Victims of Katrina
 Prensa Latina
The Cuban Parliament expressed on Thursday deep sorrow and solidarity with victims of hurricane Katrina in the United States. The storm severely hit the city of New Orleans, that is in total chaos and lawlessness on Friday, as well as other towns and localities of the states of Louissiana and Mississippi.more »»»
In a Multitude of Forms, the Offers of Help Pour In
 Jodi Wilgoren
Americans are opening their wallets, homes and hearts to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina in an outpouring expected to rival the response to the Asian tsunami and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, with donations and pledges from individuals and businesses already nearing $100 million by midday yesterday.more »»»
Bush Immigration Plan Loses Republican Support on U.S. Border
 Bloomberg
The situation at the border has reshaped the debate on immigration in faraway Washington, where security concerns are overshadowing President Bush's proposal to create a new guest-worker program.more »»»
Katrina's Effects At A Glance
 CNN.com
Here's a quick rundown of the situation in the states most affected by Hurricane Katrina - Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.more »»»
'Thousands Dead' in New Orleans
 BBC News
Hurricane Katrina is thought to have killed hundreds, probably thousands of people in New Orleans, the city's mayor, Ray Nagin, has said. Mr. Nagin said there were significant numbers of corpses in the waters of the flood-stricken city, with many more dead in their homes.more »»»
Anti-War Protests Near Bush Ranch End
 Angela K. Brown
As anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan's protest outside President Bush's ranch comes to an end, her supporters are embarking on a three-week bus tour of the country to continue rallying people against the war in Iraq. The "Bring Them Home Now Tour" stops in Dallas and Austin as it winds its way to a planned march in Washington on Sept. 24.more »»»
Off Ecuador's Coast, Grief for Lost Migrants and Dreams
 Juan Forero
With tears streaming down his face and sea spray blowing through his hair, Manuel Coyago was the first to toss a bouquet of flowers into the choppy waters where three of his sons, just hours into their illegal and dangerous journey to the United States, died earlier this month, with 91 others.more »»»
Venezuela Softens Stance on U.S. Ties, Drugs
 Reuters
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his government would renew cooperation with Washington in the fight against drug trafficking in an effort to improve ties strained by diplomatic squabbling.more »»»
Looters Take to Streets; Conditions Deteriorate
 WDSU News
Rescuers battle a humanitarian disaster after storm surges whipped up by Hurricane Katrina killed dozens and a canal breach sent a new deluge into already swamped New Orleans.more »»»
Mexican Consulate Opens in Tiny Farm Community
 CTV.ca
A Mexican consulate officially opened Monday in the small farming town Leamington, Ont., to assist the thousands of migrant workers that flock there every year for the harvest season. Leamington is one example of a Southwestern Ontario farming town that's increasingly attracting migrant workers, many of them Mexican.more »»»
Flooding Continues in New Orleans as Rescuers Search City
 Joseph B. Treaster & Kate Zernike
With parts of this city under 20 feet of water and a death toll in the region that is reported at 55 and certain to climb, the Gulf Coast began today to confront the aftermath of one of the most devastating storms ever to hit the United States.more »»»
Protest by Bush Ranch Readies to Hit Road
 Angela K. Brown
War protesters camping out near President Bush's ranch are preparing for a three-week bus tour to spread their anti-war message to people and lawmakers in 25 states. Three buses were to depart Wednesday from the makeshift camp started by Cindy Sheehan along the main road leading to Bush's ranch.more »»»
Katrina Kills Dozens and Leaves Millions Devastated
 Peter Whoriskey & Fred Barbash
Authorities along the battered Gulf Coast, handicapped by impassable roads, power outages and damaged equipment, began the massive undertaking Tuesday morning of searching for stranded survivors of Katrina and assessing the damage in town after town in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, including many coastal villages yet to communicate with the outside world.more »»»
US Access to Abortion Pared at State Level
 Ceci Connolly
In the US, this year's state legislative season draws to a close having produced a near-record number of laws imposing new restrictions on a woman's access to abortion or contraception. Not since 1999 have states imposed so many and so varied a menu of regulations on reproductive health care.more »»»
Venezuela to Seek Legal Action Against Robertson
 Reuters
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said his government would take legal action against Pat Robertson and potentially seek his extradition after the U.S. evangelist called for Washington to assassinate the South American leader.more »»»
Hurricane Katrina Makes Landfall in Louisiana
 Adam Nossiter
Hurricane Katrina slammed ashore early Monday and charged toward low-lying New Orleans with 145-mph winds and the threat of a catastrophic storm surge. Katrina edged slightly to the east shortly before making landfall near Grand Isle, providing some hope that the worst of the storm's wrath might not be directed at the vulnerable city. more »»»
US and Cuba Trade Blows Over Boat
 Stephen Gibbs
The governments of Cuba and the US have both blamed each other for the apparent deaths of 31 Cubans believed drowned while trying to leave Cuba on a boat. Just three people survived after the speedboat reportedly overturned between Cuba and Florida.more »»»
Pro- and Anti-War Demonstrations Hit Texas
 Angela K. Brown
Several thousand people descended on President Bush's adopted hometown Saturday, attending a rally supporting him or arriving for the last leg of an anti-war demonstration near his ranch. The pro-Bush rally by the school football stadium was the culmination of the "You don't speak for me, Cindy!" tour that started last week in California.more »»»
Cooperation is Key for Mexico, U.S. Game Wardens
 Ed Zieralski
Game wardens from Mexico will join U.S. game wardens on Thursday to observe how enforcement is done at the annual dove opener in Imperial Valley. It's all part of a new cooperative agreement between PROFEPA, Mexico's federal Ministry for Environmental Protection, the California Dept of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.more »»»
Crawford Texas Gets Ready for Dueling Rallies
 AP
The one-stoplight town of 700 residents, Crawford, Texas, located near President Bush's ranch, braced for thousands of visitors Saturday, most in a cross-country caravan for a pro-Bush rally and others to support Cindy Sheehan's anti-war demonstration.more »»»
Chavez Offers Cheap Gas to Poor in U.S.
 CNN.com
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, popular with the poor at home, offered on Tuesday to help needy Americans with cheap supplies of gasoline. "We want to sell gasoline and heating fuel directly to poor communities in the United States," the populist leader told reporters at the end of a visit to Communist-run Cuba.more »»»
Sheehan to Visit DeLay Next
 Reuters
Iraq war protester Cindy Sheehan, whose vigil near President George W. Bush's Texas ranch has become a symbol for the anti-war movement, said on Friday she plans to focus on Congress, starting with House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Bush ally and fellow Texan.more »»»
Grand Canyon to Get Glass-Bottomed Walk
 AP
Great views — and plenty of goosebumps for those afraid of heights. An American Indian tribe with land along the Grand Canyon is planning to build a glass-bottomed walkway that will jut out 70 feet from the canyon's edge.more »»»
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