Globe and Mail | At least 10 activists die as Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla Los Angeles Times Israel's military says troops come under fire when they move in on vessels carrying humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip. Protesters c » |
Monday, May 31, 2010
At least 10 activists die as Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla - Los Angeles Times
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Latest effort to stop oil leak fails - Detroit Free Press
NEWS.com.au | Latest effort to stop oil leak fails Detroit Free Press COVINGTON, La. -- With the failure of its latest attempt to plug the biggest oil spill in US history, BP was preparing Saturday evening to try still another method -- c » |
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Local crews begin Gulf Coast cleanup - CNN
The Guardian | Local crews begin Gulf Coast cleanup CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- Local teams in Louisiana will start a cleanup Saturday aimed at protecting coastal marshes while BP continues its efforts to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Plaquemines Parish President ... Frustration, Fury Greet Obama in Gulf |
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Friday, May 28, 2010
BP spill clouds future of US drilling - msnbc.com
Globe and Mail | BP spill clouds future of US drilling msnbc.com Just a few months ago, offshore drilling was poised to play a greater role meeting in the nation's energy needs. But the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has brought an abrupt reversal to that policy and ushered in more ... BP: 48 hours before clear if mud stops oil leak BP: Gulf Spill Response Has Cost It $930M So Far Obama Vows Tougher Stance on Oil Industry |
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Lindsay Lohan: Drug Testing, Monitoring Bracelet Ordered - ABC News
New York Daily News | Lindsay Lohan: Drug Testing, Monitoring Bracelet Ordered ABC News Lindsay Lohan avoided jail today but was ordered to abstain from alcohol, wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet on her ankle and submit to weekly random drug tests as conditions for remaining free on bond. Lindsay Lohan says the Cannes ... Lindsay Lohan Ordered To Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet By Judge Lindsay Lohan will have to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet, have weekly ... Lindsay Lohan Ordered to Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet |
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Officials Back to Gulf as Frustration on Spill Spreads - New York Times
CBC.ca | Officials Back to Gulf as Frustration on Spill Spreads New York Times A sign warned the public away from the beach on Sunday at Grand Isle, Louisiana. By BRIAN KNOWLTON WASHINGTON â€" Under increasing criticism for not moving more aggressively to halt the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, President Barack Obama sent three ... BP: Mile-long tube collecting less oil than before BP: Oil captured from Gulf spill down to 1360 bpd Track methane to gauge size of BP spill -scientist |
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Survivors, rescue workers detail Air India crash - CNN
Globe and Mail | Survivors, rescue workers detail Air India crash CNN By the CNN Wire Staff A rescue worker could hear the screams of a passenger on Air India Flight IX-812, but the plane was consumed with flames. Fire was leaping in every part of the Boeing jet that crashed early Saturday in southern India. ... Indian plane crash kills 158; 8 survive Crash Raises Issue of Oversight in India India jet crash leaves more than 150 dead in Mangalore |
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Friday, May 21, 2010
BP oil spill reaches delicate wetlands of Louisiana - The Guardian
National Geographic | BP oil spill reaches delicate wetlands of Louisiana The Guardian Thick sheets of crude oil spread through the delicate wetlands of Louisiana today, as the BP oil spill continued to threaten the American coastline. Local reports described heavy sheets of oil the consistency of latex paint clogging the marshes in the ... BP swamped by criticism; spilled oil keeps coming BP Collecting Less Oil From Gulf Leak |
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Works by Picasso and Matisse Stolen From Paris Museum - New York Times
Globe and Mail | Works by Picasso and Matisse Stolen From Paris Museum New York Times PARIS â€" A lone hooded man who squirmed through a broken window and evaded security alarms stole five paintings by Picasso, Matisse and other artists overnight Wednesday from the Paris Museum of Modern Art, in a brash theft valued at ... Paintings worth millions stolen from Paris museum Five paintings worth nearly $613 million stolen by lone thief in Paris Are Art Thieves Getting Bolder? |
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Obama and Calderon, live from the Rose Garden - USA Today
CBC.ca | Obama and Calderon, live from the Rose Garden USA Today President Obama and Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon are conducting a news conference from the White House Rose Garden. Here is some play-by-play: 12:20 pm -- The two presidents emerge, a half-hour late. Obama again welcomes Calderon, ... Obama asks for GOP help on immigration reform Obama: Decision on Ch » |
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Weather yet another primary obstacle for Pennsylvania's Specter - CNN
Boston Globe | Weather yet another primary obstacle for Pennsylvania's Specter CNN Primary-day rain doesn't help get-out-the-vote effort for Sen. Arlen Specter Washington (CNN) -- The rain is f » |
Monday, May 17, 2010
Supreme Court limits life sentences without parole for young criminals - Los Angeles Times
ABC News | Supreme Court limits life sentences without parole for young criminals Los Angeles Times In a 6-3 decision, the court strikes down laws in Florida, California and 35 other states that » |
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Gap in Rules on Oil Spills From Wells - New York Times
ABC News | Gap in Rules on Oil Spills From Wells New York Times The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill began off the coast of Louisiana â€" hundreds of miles from Mexico and far from any other country. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. But many oil spills, ... Huge oil plumes found under Gulf as BP struggles More delays in plugging oil leak Another setback for oil spill containment as tube gets pulled out |
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
What are oil dispersants? - CNN
Telegraph.co.uk | What are oil dispersants? CNN By the CNN Wire Staff An orange chemical dispersant is used in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. (CNN) -- The US Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday authorized BP to use chemical dispersants underwater to help break ... Gulf spill oil driven by complex ocean currents and eddies How they're fighting the oil spill BP tries mile-long tube, latest bid to plug leak |
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Clashes with red shirt protesters create 'war zone' in downtown Bangkok - Christian Science Monitor
Times Online | Clashes with red shirt protesters create 'war zone' in downtown Bangkok Christian Science Monitor Red shirt protesters clashed with Bangkok police after a renegade general who supported the opposition was shot Thursday. Two months of violence have now killed 34 people. Thai soldiers take cover before advancing on antigovernment red shirt protesters ... Gov closes embassy in Bangkok due top clashes Deadly clashes as police besiege Bangkok protesters Deadly clashes erupt in Bangkok |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
FBI searches Watertown, Brookline in NYC bomb probe - Boston Globe
NDTV.com | FBI searches Watertown, Brookline in NYC bomb probe Boston Globe Authorities are searching a home on Waverley Avenue in Watertown in connection with the investigation of the attempted bombing in Times Square earlier this month, the FBI said this morning. ... Search warrants executed in Times Square probe FBI Raids in Northeast Are Linked to Bomb Case Faisal Shahzad Times Square bomb plot probe: FBI arrests 2 after raids on Mass ... |
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Child may be lone survivor in Libya plane crash - CNN International
CNN International | Child may be lone survivor in Libya plane crash CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A child is believed to be the only survivor of a passenger plane crash in Libya Wednesday that may have killed more than 100 people, an official said. The plane was carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew members when it ... Libya crash plane passed European spot-checks Libya plane crash: Most passengers flying to Europe At least one Briton in Libyan plane crash |
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Elena Kagan Takes Center Stage in 2010 Campaign Battles - CBS News
ABC News | Elena Kagan Takes Center Stage in 2010 Campaign Battles CBS News In what is sure to be a heated midterm election year, Republicans and Democrats alike are already seizing on President Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court as a campaign issue. "The nomination will be used for two ... Kagan's role against military recruitment studied How Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court could affect baseb » |
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Obama announces Elena Kagan as his choice for Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times
CBC.ca | Obama announces Elena Kagan as his choice for Supreme Court Los Angeles Times The US solicitor general was the first female dean of Harvard Law School. Kagan's limited public record could come under fire by Senate Republicans. By Christi Parsons and David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau President Obama on Monday said he ... First Read: No surprises from Obama Elena Kagan "Honored and Humbled" by Supreme Court Nomination Leahy: Kagan should get Senate vote before August |
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Gulf oil spill: Quick fix dashed as BP tower fails to contain oil - The Guardian
CBC.ca | Gulf oil spill: Quick fix dashed as BP tower fails to contain oil The Guardian Hopes of a quick fix to stop oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig gushing into the Gulf of Mexico were dashed on Saturday, when a build-up of cryst » |
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Report: Methane bubble may have cause blast, spill - MarketWatch
Telegraph.co.uk | Report: Methane bubble may have cause blast, spill MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A methane bubble seeped from the well, burst through seals and barriers and contributed to a major explosion on April 20 that killed 11 people and caused an uncontained oil gusher in the Gulf of ... Deepwater Horizon blast triggered by methane bubble, report shows Obama oil response: aggressive as crisis unfolded `Dome' placed over oil well |
Friday, May 7, 2010
US Adds 290000 Jobs in April; Rate Rises to 9.9% - New York Times
New York Times (blog) | US Adds 290000 Jobs in April; Rate Rises to 9.9% New York Times The American economy added an unexpected strong 290000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent, the government said Friday. Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press Census employees after a training course in New York ... Unemployment Inches Up, But Payrolls Pop Payrolls in US Rise 290000; Unemployment at 9.9% US Added 290000 Jobs in April |
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Pakistan Taliban: Faisal Shahzad Not One of Us - CBS News
The Hindu | Pakistan Taliban: Faisal Shahzad Not One of Us CBS News Since Faisal Shahzad's arrest in the failed Times Square car bombing, authorities have been looking closely at whether the Pakistan Taliban played a role in planning the attack. A source told CBS News that it is "increasingly plausible" the militant ... 4 questioned in Pakistan over NY bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad 'carried out dry run' before Times Square attack Which Pakistani group inspired Times Square suspect? |
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad - Reuters
Reuters | NY bomb suspect probed for links abroad Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators questioned the suspected Times Square bomber hoping to uncover links he might have had to foreign militant groups and US media said he could appear in a New York court on Wednesday. Faisal Shahzad, 30, who was born in ... Tracing NY bomb plot to Pakistan roots US tightens no-fly rules after suspect in failed Times Square attack succeeds ... Times Square suspect's associates detained in Pakistan |
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