By RACHEL ZOLL / AP Religion Writer After the storm that destroyed everything, there was little else to do but pray. In heavily Roman Catholic Louisiana, and along the religiously conservative Gulf Coast, survivors of Hurricane Katrina sought the presence of God when no other help seemed near. Ida Punzo, who survived the storm in…

WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Katrina seemed to take a particular vengeance out on this town. The storm virtually wiped Waveland off the map, prompting state officials to say it took a harder hit from the wind and water than any other town along the coast. Rescue workers there Wednesday found shell-shocked survivors scavenging what…

WASHINGTON (AP) — When asked what they would tell President Bush about Iraq if they could talk to him for 15 minutes, four in 10 said they would urge him to get out — the one response given most often to an open-ended question asked by Gallup. More than 1,000 Americans were asked: “If you…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With thousands feared dead and the city’s remaining residents told to evacuate for weeks, conditions deteriorated further in submerged New Orleans as looting spiraled out of control. Mayor Ray Nagin ordered virtually the entire police force to abandon search-and-rescue efforts and stop thieves who were becoming increasingly hostile. “They are starting…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are divided over whether humans and other living things evolved over time or have existed in their present form since the beginning of time, according to a new poll. People on both sides of that argument think students should hear about various theories, however. Nearly two-thirds of those in a Pew…