AP - Wanted: Idealistic teachers looking for a Peace Corps-style adventure in a city in distress.

AP - Gov. Kathleen Blanco angrily criticized President Bush on Wednesday for not mentioning 2005's destructive hurricanes in his State of the Union speech, and said Louisiana is being shortchanged in federal recovery funding for political reasons.

AP - In a move to give consumers greater choices for hurricane insurance, state lawmakers on Friday agreed to require companies that sell property insurance in other states to sell it in Florida if they want to offer car insurance here.

AP - The Federal Emergency Management Agency intends to extend by at least six months the transitional housing assistance program for Gulf Coast residents displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

AFP - Countries across Europe are counting the costs of a devastating storm that has killed at least 40 people and left widespread damage and disruption to travel and power supplies.

AP - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin often complains about how slowly his city gets federal hurricane recovery money, but a state official said Thursday that nearly $600 million is available — if only Nagin would request it.

AP - Hurricane-force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe on Thursday, killing 25 people and disrupting travel for tens of thousands — including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, whose plane was forced to circle for 15 minutes before landing amid winds gusting to 77 mph.