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Just a small part of I-95 runs through Georgia, but it's a vital part of a pipeline that hauls goods to and from the Port of Savannah. Some call the port "The Quiet Giant," and its economic impact is enormous.

Even with the drilling ban lifted, business owners along the Gulf of Mexico say it could take months or even years for them to recover. One expert says the region has lost at least 10,000 jobs directly due to the moratorium. In Port Fourchon, oil and gas companies have moved out much of their equipment.

The town of Valmeyer, Ill., was destroyed in the 1993 floods. Instead of rebuilding back in the flood plain, locals moved the town to the top of a nearby bluff. Now folks don't have to worry about the rising Mississippi River.

Although the disruption has created uncertainty for customers, U.S. airlines won't face as many costs as you might think. The biggest losses will be among European carriers. Still, it's going to take some time for all of the airlines to get back on track.

Sending text messages from behind the wheel will soon be illegal in more than half the country. New restrictions go into effect in July in Georgia and five other states. But there are questions about how police can determine whether people are texting before they crash -- and whether these laws work.

More than a dozen new laws have passed this year restricting abortion. In many states, the terms of the debate have changed to the fetus itself -- with requirements for ultrasounds or restrictions based on "fetal pain." Several of the new laws will face challenges in court.

Professors of computational media at Georgia Tech say that gaming technology can be used to make advancements in everything from medicine to social justice and media. The school is one of 250 colleges and universities that are catering to the growing interest in gaming degrees.

Scott Roeder, guilty of murdering Kansas doctor George Tiller, will be sentenced Thursday in Wichita. Prosecutors are pushing for life without parole for 50 years; anti-abortion activists say that's too much.

Firefighters searched through the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. More than 280 people were killed across six states — more than two-thirds of them in Alabama.

A wave of tornado-spawning storms strafed the South on Wednesday, killing 72 people in four states. At least 58 people died in Alabama alone, including 15 or more when a massive tornado devastated Tuscaloosa. Forecasters warned that even worse weather could be on its way.