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The 10 most expensive US natural disasters

Here are the top 10 priciest US natural disasters in billions of 2013 dollars adjusted for inflation, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Unexpected ally against future hurricanes: nature?

Natural defenses – coral reefs, mangrove and cypress forests, oyster beds, even sand dunes – can save lives and protect valuable oceanfront property by limiting the impact of storms like Sandy and Katrina.
Paper Economy More Americans collecting SNAP food stamps

As the economic downturn stretches on, more Americans are participating in the federal food stamp program, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). In April alone, the total number of food stamp recipients increased by 2.75 percent from one year ago.
Underwater forest? 'Enchanted forest' provides tantalizing hints to past climate.

Underwater forest: An underwater forest discovered in the Gulf of Mexico contains trees that lived for hundreds or maybe thousands of years, and died over 50,000 years ago.
Underwater forest: Ancient cypress forest buried off Alabama's coast

Divers discovered an underwater forest in the Gulf of Mexico. Some of the trees in the underwater cypress forest were thousands of years old before they were buried underwater.
The 10 most expensive US natural disasters

Here are the top 10 priciest US natural disasters in billions of 2013 dollars adjusted for inflation, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Paper Economy Nearly one in five receiving food stamps

The number of individuals receiving food stamp benefits increased to 47.72 million — or 19.48 percent of the population — in March, the latest month for which data was available.
Paper Economy Food stamp use declines in February

Food stamp use was down in February, according to the latest food stamps data released by the Department of Agriculture. A notable 213,962 individual recipients were removed from the food stamps program.
19 shot at parade on Mother's Day in New Orleans (+video)

19 shot at parade in New Orleans: None of the 19 shot at a Mother's Day parade were fatally wounded, but three people were seriously wounded. Police have offered a $10,000 reward to find the shooters.
Decoder Wire George W. Bush on the rebound? Nothing like a presidential library to help. (+video)

George W. Bush, his approval rating already on the rebound, opens his new presidential library to good reviews, and with all four other living presidents in attendance.
Paper Economy Food stamp use down in January

Food stamp use dropped in January as 514,518 individual recipients were removed from the food stamps program with the current total still increasing 1.78 percent on a year-over-year basis.
11 survival stories from around the world

These survivors experienced extraordinary circumstances; hurricanes, tornados, and avalanches, and lived to tell the tale.
Paper Economy Food stamps use rises in December

In December 2012, 109,924 recipients were added to the food stamps program with the current total increasing 2.75 percent on a year-over-year basis, according to the latest data from the Department of Agriculture.
Five energy challenges for Venezuela

With the passing of Hugo Chávez, the issue of what Venezuela chooses to do with its oil moves to center stage for the energy industry – and for environmentalists. Here are five energy challenges that Venezuela will have to face.
Paper Economy Food stamp use rises in November

The food stamps program increased by 141,067 recipients in November 2012, with the current total increasing 3.04 percent on a year-over-year basis.
Mississippi tornado hits Hattiesburg, leaves no fatalities (+video)

Mississippi tornado plowed through Hattiesburg, and the University of Southern Mississippi, causing widespread damage and more than a dozen injuries. A single tornado traced a path of destruction through at least two counties.
Two men, two women wounded in Bourbon Street shooting

On Saturday night an argument amongst Mardi Gras revelers resulted in a shooting on New Orleans' famed Bourbon Street, wounding four people. New Orleans has struggled with a rise in violent crime and gun violence since Hurricane Katrina.
Blizzard 2013 storm prep sharpened by experience in Katrina and Sandy

Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, American storm response has changed dramatically. The blizzard that swept across nine states in the Northeast US this weekend in many ways showed how.
Stir It Up! Travel: New Orleans and shrimp remoulade

Day 2 of a culinary travel adventure to New Orleans included a lesson in making a four-course meal at the New Orleans Cooking Experience cooking school.
Blizzard 2013 Live blog: Nine-state region returns to normal – sort of (+video)

The Northeastern region that got whacked by the Blizzard of 2013 is slowly returning to normal. But the big test will come Monday when commuters try to return to work.
In Gear Why did the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette get cut from the Super Bowl?

Super Bowl organizers tried to include the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray in the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, GM has confirmed, but the company said that ultimately those efforts didn't pan out.
Superdome power outage embarrassing for New Orleans

The outage, blamed on an unspecified 'abnormality' in the Superdome stadium's power system, was an embarrassment for New Orleans, which was hosting its first Super Bowl since 2002 and was eager to show off how it has been rebuilt since Hurricane Katrina.
What caused power outage at Super Bowl XLVII? 'Abnormality'

The Super Bowl power outage was caused by a piece of equipment sensing an 'abnormality,' according to Entergy New Orleans, which supplies power to the Superdome. The Super Bowl power outage occurred shortly after Beyonce put on a halftime show that featured extravagant lighting and video effects.
Alabama hostage standoff: new details emerge about kidnapper

Jim Lee Dykes, the man accused of killing a bus-driver and abducting a five-year-old boy, is said to have been a reclusive man with anti-government beliefs.
On battered Jersey shore, Sandy victims struggle with costs of climate change

Before Sandy hit, FEMA was redrawing its flood-risk maps to account for rising sea levels connected to climate change. The result: Rebuilding in some places has become much costlier.
American Idol: In Baton Rouge, judges behave and contestants impress (+video)

American Idol goes to Randy Jackson's hometown of Baton Rouge where the American Idol judges call a momentary truce from the tumult of earlier episodes.