New Orleans Journal: A Streetcar of Solace Is Back in New Orleans
Service has returned to the historic St. Charles streetcar line in New Orleans, but there are far fewer riders than before Hurricane Katrina.
Archive forDecember, 2007
Added to the Tally of Hurricane Devastation, a Leader’s Parish Post
Voters in St. Bernard, the parish just east of New Orleans, have ousted their longtime president in an act of frustration about how little their devastated community has recovered.
No Immediate Ruling on Judicial Inquiry
Lawyers for a dozen Yemeni prisoners being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, had filed a motion seeking an inquiry that would force the government to explain why it destroyed the tapes.
New Orleans Council Votes for Demolition of Housing
After protesters clashed with the police inside and outside the New Orleans City Council chambers, the Council voted unanimously to allow the federal government to demolish 4,500 apartments in four large public housing projects.
Architecture: High Noon in New Orleans: The Bulldozers Are Ready
Ever since it took over the public housing projects of New Orleans more than a decade ago, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been itching to tear them down.
With Regrets, New Orleans Is Left Behind
Thousands of former New Orleanians are breaking their ties with the damaged city for which they yearn.
Delay Is Sought by Justice Dept. on C.I.A. Inquiry
The Justice Department said a House investigation into the destruction of interrogation videotapes presented “significant risks” to its own inquiry.
Court Inquiry on Tape Case Is Opposed
The Justice Department has urged a federal judge not to hold a hearing on the Central Intelligence Agency’s destruction of videotaped interrogations of two suspected Al Qaeda operatives.
A Knack for Being the Bad Boy
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter’s “Homecoming,” a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
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Housing Demolition Is Halted
Demolition of three public housing complexes, scheduled to start this weekend, was halted Friday amid complaints about the scarcity of housing for the poor after Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. Falters in Terror Case Against 7 in Miami
A man charged with plotting to blow up the Sears Tower was acquitted, and a mistrial was declared for six others.
House Passes Restrictions on Interrogation Methods
The House voted Thursday to prohibit waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods used by the C.I.A. against high-level prisoners from Al Qaeda.
C.I.A. Chief Cites Agency Lapse on Tapes
The director of the C.I.A. acknowledged his agency failed to keep Congress fully informed about videotapes of interrogations of suspected Al Qaeda operatives.
C.I.A. Director Speaks to Senate Committee
Gen. Michael V. Hayden said the decision to record and subsequently destroy video of the interrogations of senior Al Qaeda captives was made by previous directors.
Surveillance Court Declines to Release Secret Opinions
The American Civil Liberties Union had asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to release opinions detailing two rulings it issued on the legality of the N.S.A.’s eavesdropping program.
Many Children Struggling After ‘05 Storms
A study says that at least 46,600 children along the Gulf Coast are still struggling with mental health problems and other serious aftereffects of hurricanes in 2005.
Tomorrow’s Oscar Hopefuls Today
The “Black List” has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
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Just a Girl From Halifax
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
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Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment
“Ford at Fox” is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.
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‘Kite Runner’ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing “The Kite Runner” has whisked to safety four young actors.
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