The bans are expected to be blocked in lower courts, but supporters plan to appeal such decisions until they reach the Supreme Court
Louisiana and Kansas had asked the highest court in the land to intervene after losing their case against family planning group Planned Parenthood
A single image shows Len Taunyane and Jan Mashiani took part in the 1904 marathon but it cannot tell their story.
Higher oil and chemical prices, favourable currency swings and the weaker rand will increase earnings, says Sasol.
Tropical Storm Lee has made landfall in Louisiana, bringing with it torrential rains threatening floods in parts of the country.
For fishermen whose livelihoods are threatened by the oil leak, the offer of jobs by energy giant BP to help clean up the spill
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/ 1 September 2008
Hurricane Gustav lashed Louisiana on Monday with pounding rain and heavy winds, posing the biggest threat since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
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/ 5 September 2005
Rescuers have plucked tens of thousands of terrified residents from the rooftops of their homes in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast, capturing what may be the bulk of the survivors in readily visible locations. Now the more difficult door-to-door scouring begins, and it could take weeks, if not months.