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President Bush visits New Orleans on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's assault on the Gulf Coast. While the president continues to face criticism of his handling of the disaster, Bush told people in Mississippi that "optimism is the only option" for the future.

Federal authorities are investigating a massive oil spill in the San Francisco Bay after a Hong Kong-owned cargo ship smashed into the Bay bridge. The 58,000 gallons of fuel has defiled some 40 miles of beaches.

The crew of a U.S.-flagged ship that was seized by pirates Wednesday off Somalia retook the vessel, but the ship's captain was still being held hostage. It was the first such hostage-taking incident involving Americans in more than 200 years.

Tropical storm Idalia made landfall early Wednesday morning on a rural part of Florida's Gulf Coast after it underwent what meteorologists call "rapid intensification," a term to become familiar with.

Blues, jazz and gospel; a civil rights movement that began with the Emmett Till case; modern glass and steel buildings that dared the sky. In Third Coast, Thomas Dyja writes that "the most profound aspects of American Modernity grew up out of the flat, prairie land next to Lake Michigan."

In Jeff Lemire's latest graphic novel, Jack Joseph maintains an oil rig off the same Nova Scotia coast where his father vanished decades before. The mysterious disappearance plagues Joseph, as past collides with present in this beautifully illustrated work.

A pier for the delivery of food and other supplies to Gaza is complete and is expected to be installed off the coast of Gaza in the coming days. Aid groups say there are a lot of unanswered questions.

The downpours and flooding blocked roads, floated vehicles and delayed the Florida Panthers on their way to Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers.

A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead Wednesday, as rescue workers fought to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.

A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead Wednesday, as rescue workers fought to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.