Washington Post | Israeli assault complicates efforts to improve relationship with US Washington Post Israeli naval commandos seized an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip early Monday, leaving at least nine dead and dozens wounded, and sparking protests and condemnations around the world. By Glenn Kessler The worldwide condemnation of the deadly ... Raid Jeopardizes Turkey Relations Gaza aid flotilla: c » |
ABC Online | Government Scientists Are Consulting But Unable to FOXNews AP May 29: This image made from video released by British Petroleum (BP PLC) shows the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. In what is measuring up to be the biggest environmental disaster in US history, the government is nearly helpless to stop the ... BP, Government Risk Larger Spill to Stem Leak, Browner Says Obama Adviser: Gov't "Prepared for the Worst" US oil nightmare could drag on to August |
The Hindu | BP 'top kill' falters: Macondo well keeps spewing oil into the Gulf Christian Science Monitor It will take 7 years for the oil deposit below the Deepwater Horizon well to empty if left alone. On Saturday, BP acknowledged it may abandon its best chance so far to cork the well: the 'top kill'. Workers clean up oil residue along the beach in Port ... Some oil spill events from Saturday, May 29, 2010 Parish official to Obama: Stop moratorium on drilling Disaster in the Gulf: 40 Days and Counting ... |
The Guardian | Gary Coleman dies at age 42 USA Today Gary Coleman, the child star of the TV sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, died Friday after suffering an intercranial hemorrhage. He was 42. Coleman was hospitalized Wednesday after f » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Lee DeWyze wins `American Idol' MiamiHerald.com And in the end, American Idol couldn't even give us one of its cheesy coronation songs for the winner to sing, in this case, Lee DeWyze, a paint store clerk from Mt. Prospect, Ill. who seldom met two notes he could put in key. ... American Idol 9: Why Crystal Lost Lee DeWyze Is The Latest 'American Idol' How DeWyze won 'American Idol' |
Reuters | BP had warning signs before Gulf blast: panel Reuters Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in this handout photograph taken on April 21, 2010 and obtained on April 22. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc told congressional investigators ... Panel Suggests Signs of Trouble Before Rig Explosion BP reports warning signs before gulf oil rig explosion Count Crimes Committed in Oily Gulf of Mexico: Ann Woolner |
Washington Post | Seoul shares down amid N.Korea tension;shipyards up Reuters SEOUL (Reuters) - Seoul shares slipped to hit a fresh three-month low on Monday amid heightened tensions with North Korea, but firm gains in shipbuilders such as Hyundai Heavy (009540.KS) helped the market. Analysts said market reaction to a speech ... S. Korean President: North Korea Will 'Pay the Price' for Sinking Southern Ship Lee: North Korea 'Will Not Find Any Place to Stand' |
New York Daily News | Cleaning oil-soaked wetlands may be impossible The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife, government officials and independent scientists said. Officials are considering some ... Beaches bare at Grand Isle Oil slathers Louisiana Hair-boom idea goes out of style |
National Geographic | Month after oil spill, why is BP still in charge? The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Days after the Gulf Coast oil spill, the Obama administration pledged to keep its "boot on the throat" of BP to make sure the company did » |
CBC.ca | Senate approves historic overhaul of financial regulation Washington Post The Senate approved a far-reaching financial regulation bill Thursday evening, paving the way for enactment of the most extensive reworking of financial oversight in generations and a second major legislative victory of the year for ... Major Parts of the Financial Regulation Overhaul Factbox: Winners and losers in the Senate's financial bill AT A GLANCE: Financial Overhaul Passes In Senate |
Globe and Mail | Rand Paul delivers Tea Party message to "take our government back" USA Today Eye surgeon Rand Paul just thanked his supporters gathered in a b » |
The Guardian | Obama to set up oil spill panel BBC News US President Barack Obama will set up a commission to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, officials say. They say the panel will also examine industry practices and the government's role in the disaster. The news comes as a top coast guard ... Obama to create panel to probe oil spill Gulf oil spill to be subject of presidential commission Obama Said to Plan Commission to Probe BP Oil Spill in Gulf |
Reuters | Oil spill imperils an unseen world at the bottom of the gulf Washington Post In total darkness at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico lives a creature with many scuttling legs and two wiggling antennae that jut from a pinched, space-alien face. It is the isopod, Bathynomus giganteus, a scavenger of dead and ... BP Tries Again To Siphon Crude From Gulf Leak |
Sydney Morning Herald | Governor's spending plan cuts welfare, boosts colleges San Francisco Chronicle Emelyn Ejada works in the San Francisco Human Services Agency office Friday. Ejada was hired as a six-month temporary employee through the CalWORKS program but could lose her job if Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts are enacted. ... Schwarzenegger c » |
New York Daily News | 3 Pakistanis arrested in Times Square bomb probe The Associated Press WATERTOWN, Mass. â€" Three Pakistani men who authorities say supplied funds to Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested Thursday in a series of raids across the Northeast as the FBI followed the money trail in the failed attack. ... Pakistani men held over links to Times Square bomb suspect, says FBI 3 arrested as part of Times Square bomb investigation Times Square Bomb Investigation Leads to 3 Arrests |
The Guardian | Congress quizzes oil executives, BP tries new fix Reuters WASHINGTON/PORT FOURCHON, La., May 12 (Reuters) - US lawmakers on Wednesday pressed oil executives about flaws in a key safety device on a blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, as BP pushed another effort to control a huge oil ... Gulf Oil Spill Is Spoiling Tourism |
ABC News | Cameron Accepts Queen's Invitation to Be British Prime Minister FOXNews Conservative Party leader David Cameron accepted Queen Elizabeth's invitation to become Britain's prime minister Tuesday night after Gordon Brown resigned following his failure to form a coalition government with another liberal party after national ... UK's Cameron brings party in from the cold Brown leaves Downing street into uncertain future Cameron Becomes U.K. Prime Minister |
The Hindu | Kagan to Hatch: Ask me tough questions Salt Lake Tribune Washington » It's a role Sen. Orrin Hatch seems quite comfortable in: quizzing Supreme Court nominees during marathon Senate Judiciary hearings. But President Barack Obama's new high-court pick has been highly critical of the give and ... How to go about replacing a justice on the nation's highest court Early signs point to smooth confirmation for Kagan The Mind of Elena Kagan |
The Guardian | Oil spill: US failing to tighten ecological oversight, say activists The Guardian The Obama administration waived environmental reviews for 26 new offshore drilling projects even as the BP oil disaster spewed hundreds of thousands of g » |
Times Online | Stocks down on day, week, year CNNMoney By Alexandra Twin, senior writerMay 7, 2010: 6:03 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks slumped Friday, with the three major indexes ending in negative territory for the year as investors mulled the Greek debt crisis and the aftermath of one of the ... US Stocks Tumble on Concern Over Europe, Trading Systems Greek Dramatics Drag Dow Lower For The Week Exchanges Consider Circuit-Breakers |
