Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:05:40 GMT
AP - The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents.
US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:06:23 GMT
AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.
Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:03:46 GMT
AP - It was high society inside and high security outside as Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend at an elegant estate in a Hudson River village where several prominent guests were spotted beforehand, but the husband-and-wife-to-be stayed out of sight.
Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:13:19 GMT
AP - Iran's Foreign Ministry says the three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders.
Crews gain ground on wildfire north of Los Angeles
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:07:49 GMT
AP - A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze.
Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:08:22 GMT
AP - To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty.
3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:37:11 GMT
AP - Police used helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee.
Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:09:01 GMT
AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.
Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:10:01 GMT
AP - Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip.
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Deadline deals: Westbrook, Lilly, Ludwick dealt
(AP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:11:47 GMT
AP - Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox.
BP to try well kill Tuesday
(Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:33:07 GMT
Reuters - BP said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling.
Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY
(Reuters)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:46:34 GMT
Reuters - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.
Obama hopes Rep. Rangel can leave "with dignity"
(Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:59:02 GMT
Reuters - President Barack Obama called ethics charges against Representative Charles Rangel "very troubling" on Friday and said he hoped the lawmaker could end his career "with dignity."
Sri Lanka, Hawaii sites get world heritage status
(Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:16:09 GMT
Reuters - Sri Lanka's central highlands and a protected marine area in Hawaii, the only habitats of several endangered plant and animal species, have been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, the U.N. body said on Saturday.
China launches new global positioning satellite
(Reuters)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:30:35 GMT
Reuters - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.
Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report
(Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:06:37 GMT
Reuters - A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony this week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Congress to probe Michigan oil spill
(Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:36:46 GMT
Reuters - A U.S. congressional committee will probe the spill of more than 800,000 gallons (3 million liters) of oil from an Enbridge Inc pipeline in southern Michigan this week, a Michigan congressman said on Saturday.
Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks
(Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:23:48 GMT
Reuters - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism.
Rescuers battle to reach Pakistan flood victims
(AFP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:22:05 GMT
AFP - With roads and bridges washed away, rescuers were Sunday struggling to reach people in northwest Pakistan trapped by the worst floods in living memory which have killed 800 so far.
Russia fires cover 100,000 hectares
(AFP)
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:21:03 GMT
AFP - Forest fires in Russia's Far East region covered 100,000 hectares, an official at the region's forestry department said Sunday.
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