Most escapes occur when low-level offenders seize spontaneous opportunities, Peterson said. The New Orleans jailbreak stands ...

The psychological toll of recovering the bodies of flood victims in Texas is drawing increased attention as the death toll ...

We are just at the start of hurricane season, and we're already seeing the danger and tragedy brought on by storms. There's another cost that gets much less attention, but it's a gamble everyone in ...

Scalise was elected to Congress in 2008. He discussed how the country has learned from mistakes made in the wake of the storm. "It put pressure on government to do better at every level," he said.

The devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, nearly 20 years ago, changed life as we knew it in the New Orleans area.