Globe and Mail | Hurricane Alex could slam into northeast Mexico Wednesday night CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Jimmy Buffett is doing a benefit concert for the Gulf Coast, but first, the singer talks to Anderson Cooper about his love for the region. Don't miss "AC360°" at 10 pm ET Thursday. Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Gulf Coast residents ... Hurricane Alex begins dumping rain on south Texas Gulf Hurricane Threatens Fragile Wetlands |
Kansas City Star | Supreme Court Rules That Gun Rights Apply to Local Laws New York Times The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Second Amendment, which forbids Congress from infringing the right to keep and bear arms, applies to state and local governments as well. By ADAM LIPTAK WASHINGTON â€" The Second Amendment's guarantee of an ... Supreme Court Gun Rights Decision: A Win or a Setback? Supreme Court extends rights of gun owners Supreme Court: Second Amendment rights apply across US |
Washington Post | Storm could pose latest problem to oil spill response USA Today Tropical Storm Alex formed in the western Caribbean Saturday, and forecasters said it was unclear if it would hit the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Gale-force winds could cause at-sea workers to abandon their oil collection efforts for as long as ... Seeking Answers as Questions Mount Gulf oil spill: Could 'toxic storm' make beach towns uninhabitable? BP Increases Oil-Recovery Amount; Tropical Storm Raises Concerns |
New York Daily News | Conrad Black given fresh hope of early release after US supreme court ruling The Guardian The disgraced former Telegraph owner Conrad Black and the Enron fraudster Jeffrey Skilling have won fresh hope of early release from jail following a US supreme court ruling that their convictions partly relied on a controversial corruption law that ... Ex-media baron Black's fraud conviction set aside Ex-Enron chief could benefit as Supreme Court ruling weakens anti-corruption law Supreme Court Faults Two High-Profile Prosecutions |
CBC.ca | BP pegs spill at worst-case 100000 bpd Reuters Poggy fish lie dead stuck in oil in Bay Jimmy near Port Sulpher, Louisiana June 20, 2010. LONDON/BURAS Louisiana (Reuters) - BP shares fell on Monday after a US lawmaker released an internal company document over the weekend pegging the worst-case ... Gulf claims to be paid 'quickly' BP spill costs hit $2 billion; debt offer due BP Gulf spill costs hit $2 billion, no end yet |
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The Hindu | World Cup: Why You Should Root for the US The Atlantic While the din of the vuvuzela might render you deaf this World Cup, there's another noise that as an American, you should find just as irksome. No, it's not the sound of ESPN's regulars attempting to c » |
BBC News | As Pressure Mounts, BP's Shares Slide Further New York Times Shares of BP continued to slide Thursday in London as political pressure mounted over the spill in the Gulf of Mexico and investors were shaken by the prospect that the British oil giant might cut its dividend. ... UK government says ready to help BP over spill BP likely to collect more oil than it can process Oil spill stories: the human impact of the Gulf of Mexico spill |
Globe and Mail | Skeptical public fears oil-spill health issues msnbc.com Images of oil-soaked birds and soiled beaches, combined with a general mistrust of industry and government, are making it hard for a skeptical public to believe there won't be serious health effects from the devastating spill in the ... Oil spill continues to demand President Obama's time More government hearings on oil spill set for Monday BP Shares Jump on First Major Oil Spill Progress |
Boston Globe | Cap placed over Gulf leak; oil flow still raging NECN (NECN: Grand Isle, La.) - A cap was placed atop the blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well Thursday night, but oil was still spewing into the Gulf waters on Friday morning. The containment cap was placed over the main pipe on the leaking well on Thursday, ... BP says some oil is flowing through new cap, but the amount is unclear Progress unknown after cap placed on Gulf well Cap placed atop Gulf well; oil still spewing |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pressure Grows on Israel Following Flotilla Raid Voice of America Photo: AP Pressure is growing on Israel after its commandos raided a flotilla of aid ships that were trying to break a blockade on Gaza and killed at least nine activists. Israel has begun sending home some of the nearly 700 pro-Palestinian activists ... Israel Holds Hundreds Seized During Raid on Flotilla Global r » |
