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...Aug. 29, 2005, New Orleans was on track to finish the year as the deadliest city in America, again. Crime had become atomized here--it was part of the culture, the air, the dark humor of the place. Under normal circumstances, criminologists believe, there are two ways to stop a cycle of gang violence: either dismantle the gangs or disrupt their business. In New Orleans, both happened overnight. Hurricane Katrina sundered what no man could, sending the criminals fleeing in all directions. So now there was a mystery: What would happen next? What would become of the criminal population when...
Hurricane Katrina, Aug...
Finally, he was hit with another murder charge after the Central City shooting in May 2005. But on Aug. 22, a week before Katrina, the D.A.'s office dropped that charge too, after a witness refused to cooperate. "Without a witness, we can't prosecute a case," says New Orleans D.A. Eddie Jordan. Since Harris was still facing an aggravated-battery charge, he remained in jail through the storm, getting transferred to a cell in Shreveport, La. Then, on Nov. 3, on orders from a court judge, he was again released to await a future hearing date. Harris walked...
...demand and problems with insurance and medical evacuation procedures. But some alums suspect an opinion piece published last week in The New York Post caused the cancellation. Typically closed off to foreigners, North Korea announced earlier this year that American citizens would be allowed to visit the country from Aug. 10 to Oct. 10 and attend the 2006 Arirang Mass Games, daily large-scale synchronized gymnastics performances. HAA first offered alumni the 12-day, $6,360 trip in late April. “While such an offering is not without controversies the confluence of events that made it possible...
...said that the union has not succeeded in scheduling a hearing for his complaint, but that his lawsuit would be heard in court on Aug...