Bad news

A pre-dawn explosion at a warehouse rocked a wide area of New Orleans Friday, jolting residents awake and lighting up the sky. Hours later, a second large fire erupted downtown... It was about two miles from both the Louisiana Superdome and the New Orleans Convention Center.


Claim: The U.S. Postal Service has suspended mail delivery to some areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Status: True.


Separately, the energy department said it will make a "major announcement" related to US energy supplies at 1700 GMT.

Right now I have this Star Wars scroll in my head: "The Republic is in great peril. Mired in a war halfway across the planet and besieged by a hurricane of unimaginable power..."