With so much devastation and loss in New Orleans, some residents resent this year's Mardi Gras celebration, while others say it is important to get on with life. NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Big Easy.

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Breakouts of chickenpox and other infectious diseases at crowded evacuation centers in the Philippines have sparked new concerns about the survivors of Friday's deadly landslide.

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Heavy rains in the central Philippines triggered mudslides Friday morning that swallowed hundreds of homes and an elementary school in sludge three stories high.

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Gulf Coast residents who fled to Houston, Texas after Hurricane Katrina found emergency housing but are now facing problems receiving help from the federal government months after the storm.

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NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser provides a Science Unit report from New Orleans on efforts to rebuild the levee system before the next hurricane season.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff appeared before a Senate panel investigating the government's response to Hurricane Katrina.

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Members of the House Select Committee investigating the preparation and response to Hurricane Katrina discuss what they have learned.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff discusses the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina and what can be done differently in another natural disaster.

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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Monday that he plans to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make it better prepared for disasters. Two experts discuss the possible changes.

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The Senate heard testimony from former Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown on the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Two senators on the Homeland Security Committee discuss their reactions to Brown's testimony.

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