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Even after Hurricane Katrina, many won't leave
Nearly one-fourth of people in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina would refuse to evacuate for a storm if told to, a survey released Wednesday by Harvard University found.
Columnist Novak hits pedestrian
Syndicated columnist Robert Novak says he has been issued a $50 citation after hitting a pedestrian while driving in downtown Washington.
Mystery of Florida's dying palms
The sabal palm, Florida's state tree, is under attack by a microscopic killer that has scientists stumped.
Woman attacked by bear, drives for help
Collision forces closure of Mississippi River
The Coast Guard closed 29 miles of the Mississippi River at New Orleans after a 600-foot tanker and a barge loaded with fuel oil collided, breaking the barge in half.
Once a migrant worker, now a brain surgeon
Two decades ago, Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa used his hands to pick vegetables for $22 a day; now he's one of the world's best brain surgeons. TODAY’s Bob Dotson reports on how a laborer went from a California field to a lab at Johns Hopkins Medical Center.
After 60 years, black officers rare
Sixty years after President Truman desegregated the military, senior black officers are still rare, particularly among the highest ranks.
A wake-up call from Afghanistan
Woman in pregnant teen death was obsessed
AIDS among Latinos on rise
AIDS rates in the nation's Latino community are increasing and, with little notice, have reached what experts are calling a simmering public health crisis.
FEMA seeks immunity from trailer suits
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is requesting immunity from lawsuits filed on behalf of Gulf Coast hurricane victims.
Detroit mayor allegedly texted other women
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was charged with exchanging romantic text messages with additional women in an ongoing scandal.
A goodbye to a fallen Mich. soldier
Colleagues of a soldier captured by insurgents in Iraq attended a memorial service Tuesday in Michigan. Spc. Byron Fouty's body was found on July 9, 14 months after his capture.
Key Rosenberg evidence to stay secret
Police: Mom's car smelled of 'decomposition'
The mother of a missing 2-year-old is a person of interest in a case that is beginning to look like a homicide, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Railroad to pay $102 million after wildfire
Grand jury indicts sect members
A grand jury in Texas indicted polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and five other members of the sect raided in April.
College-bound vets getting help
Returning home after three tours of duty in Afghanistan, Derek Blumke was eager to return to college. But the Air Force veteran felt unwelcome at the University of Michigan.
