violence

Ike evacuees complain of shelter violence

MSNBC.com: Life  Wed, 10/01/2008 - 17:42

Portable toilets are seen in front of an abandoned Wal-Mart store in Tyler, Texas, that has been converted to a emergency shelter housing Hurricane Ike evacuees on Sept. 12.As Hurricane Ike blew through Texas, a different kind of storm was brewing inside an old Wal-Mart hastily converted into a shelter for evacuees.



 

N.J. girls reunited with dad in Georgia

MSNBC.com: Life  Thu, 08/21/2008 - 10:19

Two little girls from New Jersey have been reunited with their father after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks. They expect to be back home in a few days.