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The few hundred holdouts on Texas' ravaged Bolivar Peninsula will be required to leave in the next few days, and officials said Tuesday they are ready to use emergency powers to empty the barrier island scraped ...

Associated Press Originally published 11:59 a.m., September 16, 2008 Updated 11:59 a.m., September 16, 2008 AUSTIN - Texas has a toll-free number for consumers to report complaints about alleged price gouging ...

Temperatures will remain cool and skies will become increasingly cloudy throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service in Memphis.

Midwest residents cleared debris from their yards Monday as crews worked to restore electricity to millions of customers left without power by a weekend of violent storms caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike.

The storms, the latest in a brutal summer that has slammed parts of the region with severe flooding, brought Ike's total death toll to at least 40 in 10 states from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley.

As Ike faded and headed off toward the northeast, combining with a weather system that arrived from the west, it dumped as much as 6 to 8 inches of rain on parts of Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. It spawned a tornado in Arkansas that damaged several buildings, and delivered hurricane-force wind to Ohio, temporarily shutting down Cincinnati's main airport during the weekend.

Thousands of victims of Hurricane Ike settled in at shelters for what could be weeks, and others waited wearily in line for food, water, ice and gasoline Monday as it became increasingly clear the disaster ...

Aerial video of damage caused by Hurricane Ike near Galveston, Texas.

Louisiana's social services chief has resigned amid heavy criticism from the governor over her department's response to Hurricane Gustav.

Stocks retreated sharply and Treasury bond prices jumped Monday as investors reacted to a stunning reshaping of the landscape of Wall Street that took out two storied names: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Oil prices fell below $99 a barrel on Monday after Hurricane Ike inflicted minimal damage to oil installations on the Texas coast.

A road sign is seen in flood waters in Sabine Pass, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.

Houston's airports are planning to reopen to commercial flights Monday with limited service after receiving some damage from Hurricane Ike.

Sep 14 - There was a political angle to Hurricane Ike that had nothing to do with disaster preparedness and everything to do with the candidates who would be president.

Ike continues to weaken over northeastern Texas... Locally heavy rainfall and tornadoes remain a threat... Ike is moving toward the north near 18 mph... 30 km/hr. A turn toward the north-northeast is expected later this afternoon or evening... with a turn toward the northeast and an increase in forward speed expected tonight and on Sunday. On the forecast track... the center of Ike is forecast to continue to move through northeastern Texas today... and into southwestern Arkansas tonight. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph... 75 km/hr... with higher gusts. Additional weakening is expected as the center moves farther inland... and Ike could become a tropical depression tonight. - NOAA Ike Weakens Over NE Texas; Moving into SW Arkansas

Eye of Ike beginning to move away from the Houston metropolitan area... A hurricane warning remains in effect from Morgan City, Louisiana to Port O'Connor, Texas. At 600 am CDT... 1100z... the center of hurricane Ike was located near latitude 30.1 north... longitude 95.1 west or just northeast of Kingwood, Texas. This position is about 15 miles... 25 km... east-northeast of Houston intercontinental airport... and about 80 miles... 130 km... south-southwest of Lufkin, Texas. Ike is now moving toward the north-northwest near 15 mph... 24 km/hr. A turn toward the north is expected later today... with a turn toward the northeast and an increase in forward speed expected tonight and Sunday. On the forecast track... the center of Ike will move through southeastern and eastern Texas today... and into western Arkansas tonight. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 100 mph... 160 km/hr... with higher gusts. Ike is a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Additional weakening is expected as the center moves farther inland... although Ike is expected to remain a hurricane through this afternoon. - NOAA Ike: Center Will Move Through SE & E Texas Today, & Into W Arkansas Tonight

Ike strengthens some as it bears down on Galveston island and the upper Texas coast... Rising water levels and battering waves affecting the area... A hurricane warning remains in effect from Morgan City Louisiana to north of Port Aransas, Texas. Hurricane conditions are expected to reach the coast in the warning area later today. At 600 pm CDT... 2300z... the center of very large hurricane Ike was located near latitude 28.2 north... longitude 93.8 west or about 100 miles... 160 km... southeast of Galveston, Texas and about 105 miles ... 170 km... south of Beaumont, Texas. Ike has been moving between the west-northwest and northwest near 13 mph... 20 km/hr. A northwest motion is expected to continue tonight with a turn toward the north expected on Saturday. On the forecast track... the center of Ike will be very near the upper Texas coast by later this evening or early Saturday morning. - NOAA Ike Strengthens as it Bears Down on Galveston Island and Upper Texas Coast

0 UTC... the hurricane warning south of Port Aransas, Texas has been replaced with a tropical storm warning. A hurricane warning remains in effect from Morgan City, Louisiana to north of Port Aransas. Hurricane conditions are expected to reach the coast in the warning area later today ...the center of Ike will be very near the upper Texas coast by late today or early Saturday. However... because Ike is a very large tropical cyclone... weather will begin to deteriorate along the coastline very soon. Ike is a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, but could reach the coast as a category three... major hurricane. - NOAA Ike Could Reach Coast as Category Three Hurricane

Large and dangerous hurricane Ike approaching the upper Texas coast...At 700 am CDT... 1200z... the center of hurricane Ike was located near latitude 26.9 north... longitude 92.2 west or about 365 miles... 585 km... east of Corpus Christi, Texas and about 230 miles... 370 km... southeast of Galveston, Texas. Ike is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph... 20 km/hr. A turn toward the northwest is expected later today... with a turn toward the north expected on Saturday. On the forecast track... the center of Ike will be very near the upper Texas coast by late today or early Saturday. However... Because Ike is a very large tropical Cyclone... Weather will deteriorate along the coastline today... long before the center reaches the coast. - NOAA Large and Dangerous Hurricane Ike Approaches Upper Texas Coast

Large hurricane Ike moving slowly through the central Gulf of Mexico... A hurricane warning is in effect from Morgan City, Louisiana to Baffin Bay, Texas. Hurricane conditions could reach the coast within the warning area by late Friday. A tropical storm warning is in effect from east of Morgan City to the Mississippi-Alabama border... including the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. At 100 pm CDT... 1800z... the center of hurricane Ike was located near latitude 25.8 north... longitude 88.8 west or about 440 miles... 710 km... east-southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas and about 470 miles ... 760 km... east-southeast of Galveston, Texas. A general west-northwestward motion is expected over the next day or so... and the center of Ike should be very near the Texas coast by late Friday. However... Because Ike is a very large tropical cyclone... weather will deteriorate along the coastline long before the center reaches the coast. Maximum sustained winds are near 100 mph... 160 km/hr... with higher gusts. Ike is a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Ike is forecast to become a major hurricane prior to reaching the coastline. - NOAA Large Hurricane Ike Moves Slowly Through Gulf of Mexico

Large hurricane Ike slowly headed northwestward... A tropical storm warning remains in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River westward to east of Cameron Louisiana. A hurricane watch remains in effect from Cameron Louisiana westward to Port Mansfield, Texas. Ike is moving toward the northwest near 7 mph... 11 km/hr. A turn back toward the west-northwest is expected tonight or early on Thursday... and a general west-northwestward motion over the central and western Gulf of Mexico is expected on Thursday and Friday. - NOAA Ike Expected Over Gulf of Mexico Thursday and Friday

Ike crossing western Cuba... At 200 pm EDT... 1800z... the center of hurricane Ike was located inland over western Cuba near latitude 22.7 north... longitude 83.4 west or about 65 miles... 105 km... west-southwest of Havana, Cuba. Ike is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph... 19 km/hr... and this motion is expected to continue for the next day or so. Ike is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some additional weakening is possible as Ike crosses western Cuba during the next few hours... but restrengthening is expected once Ike moves into the Gulf of Mexico. - NOAA Ike Crosses W. Cuba; Restrengthening Expected in Gulf of Mexico