msnbc.com | Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, will face charges of misusing her office and is expected to contest the claims in a House trial, the second powerful House Democrat to opt for such a public airing in ... Obama wants Rangel to end career with dignity California Rep. Waters may face f » |
The Guardian | Immigration demonstrations kick off in Arizona Los Angeles Times A sm » |
Globe and Mail | As BP Lays Out Future, It Will Not Include Tony Hayward New York Times Tony Hayward, the embattled chief executive of BP, has agreed to step down and be replaced by Robert Dudley, the company's most senior American executive who is now in charge of BP's operations in the Gulf of Mexico, ... Profile: Bob Dudley BP stands by boss amid reports he's leaving Tony Hayward to step down from BP, reports say |
The Guardian | Oil Rig Alarm Was Not Fully Turned On, Worker Says New York Times KENNER, La. â€" The emergency alarm on the Deepwater Horizon was not fully activated on the day the oil rig caught fire and exploded, triggering the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a rig worker on Friday told a government panel ... Electrician on BP-Leased Oil Rig Says Fire-Alarm System Was Parti » |
The Guardian | Gibbs: Vilsack to apologize to woman he fired 'without » |
Reuters | BP Considers New Plan to Permanently Seal Well New York Times As scientists on Monday » |
Reuters | BP, Obama May Keep Macondo Oil Well Shut Until Final Kill BusinessWeek July 18 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc's use of a tight-fitting cap to shut off oil flowing from its Gulf of Mexico Macondo well may be the solution the company has sought since the undersea gusher was triggered by an explosion three months ago. ... BP, government disagree over keeping well capped BP well integrity test may be extended Official: Seep found near BP's blown out oil well |
CBC.ca | Critical test to continue Saturday in fight to contain oil spill CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP will continue crucial testing Saturday to determine whether a new containment cap will keep stopping oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. On Friday, the containment cap left some, ... BP Well Tests Show No Signs of Damage After Stopping Oil Flow Capped BP Gulf well under scrutiny, Obama cautious Gulf well continues to hold |
Globe and Mail | A welcome dry well: BP stops spill, at least for now Houston Chronicle Residents in Lafitte, La., listen Thursday to Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, speak about the $20 billion fund set up to cover damage claims from the oil spill. BP's announcement that oil stopped flowing ... BP Shares Rise as Oil Leak Is Halted |
The Guardian | Lessons from Exxon Valdez spill have gone unheeded Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
The Hindu | Score One for Style as Spain Wins Cup New York Times Andrés Iniesta after the winning goal. His shirt carried a tribute to Dani Jarque, a defender who played with some of the Spanish players on youth national teams. Jarque died last August at age 26. By JERÉ LONGMAN JOHANNESBURG â€" Regulation had spilled ... Spain wins World Cup Iniesta's winner sees Spanish touch overcome brute Dutch force for WCup win Spain wins foul-filled World Cup final |
Globe and Mail | Diego Forlan's major impact at WCup USA Today PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) â€" The difference between success and failure in footb » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Intrigue and Ambiguity in Cases of 4 Russians Sent to West in Spy Swap New York Times WASHINGTON â€" When Aleksandr Zaporozhsky, one of four Russians delivered to the West in this week's spy swap, joins his family in the United States, it will be only the latest unexpected twist in a classic story of ... US and Russia complete spy swap US-Russia Spy Exchange Brings Quick End to Case East and West with speed; super-efficient spy swap |
CBC.ca | LeBron James makes his pick: He's going to Miami Washington Post AP -- LeBron James wanted to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The only place that could happen was Miami. Get ready, NBA: A superstar trio is born. Ending weeks of silence and drama, the two-time MVP said on his ESPN special from ... LeBron James says he'll join Wade, Bosh with Miami Heat LeBron James to join Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade with Miami Heat LeBron says he'll sign with Miami Heat |
msnbc.com | 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolts southern California CNN (CNN) -- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake rattled southern California Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The temblor, centered about 60 miles northeast of San Diego, was first reported by USGS to be at 5.7 magnitude but the agency later downgraded it ... 5.4 Magnitude Quake Rattles Southern California |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Ex-champ Kobayashi crashes the stage at Coney Island hot dog contest Washington Post Takeru Kobayashi shoves hot dogs in his mouth during Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition on Coney Island in the Brooklyn, NY in 2006. (Seth Wenig - AP) By Associated Press NEW YORK -- A Japanese eating champion who sat out this year's Coney ... MLE takes competitive eating to new despicable level Kobayashi Arrested After Joey Chestnut Named Top Dog in Eating Contest Joey Chestnut ate 54 hot dogs to win his 4th straight Nathan's Hot Dog Eating ... |
msnbc.com | Old Mainstay Brings Spain New World Cup Glory New York Times JOHANNESBURG â€" Before this tournament, Spain had never won a World Cup game tied 0-0 at halftime. It had never won four World Cup matches in a row, and it had never reached a World Cup semifinal. A Spain supporter blows the vuvuzela ... Paraguay's Cardozo inconsolable over penalty miss Villa continues to shine for Spain at WCup, while Torres' poor run continues World Cup 2010: Paraguay boss angry over offside ruling |
The Guardian | Russian spy case: accused couple admit using false identities The Guardian Two of the 11 accused Russian agents, charged over an » |
