Kendrick Antonio Simpson was pronounced dead at 10:19 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

Kendrick Simpson is a New Orleans native who fled to Oklahoma as a Hurricane Katrina evacuee. He was executed for gunning ...

The curator of a London exhibition of Aardman characters including Wallace and Gromit has said he hopes it will inspire a new generation of animators. Inside Aardman: Wallace And Gromit And Friends ...

Hurricane Melissa is stronger than Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago, forecasters warn. While both storms reached sustained winds of 175 mph at their peak, Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty years ago this week, and just short of one month after Hurricane Katrina destroyed parts of the Mississippi coast and put ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, with wind gusts exceeding 130 mph and a surge of water taller than a two-story building. The water left the coast in ruins and swelled through ...

The most valuable words I ever heard about leadership were provided by retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, whom I met in 2010 at RAND’s Washington, D.C., offices. He’s best known for bringing ...

Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast and New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005. The storm and flooding left thousands dead and billions in damage. Now, 20 years later, America remembers the storm. But ...

Those who picked up an edition of the Houston Chronicle on Aug. 31, 2005, would have no doubt heard of Hurricane Katrina and understood its impact. But on the off chance they didn't know beforehand, ...

Following Tulane’s 23-3 season opening win over Northwestern on Saturday, Green Wave head coach Jon Sumrall shared his displeasure with their opponents after the program tried to recognize the 20th ...

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, survivors can still describe in detail what they faced in the days after the storm devastated the Gulf Coast. In New Orleans, many initially thought they had ...