The Hindu | UN Security Council Discusses Israeli Raid on Aid Flotilla Voice of America Photo: AP The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss an Israeli naval raid on an aid flotilla. At least nine passengers were killed, and dozens of others were injured, when Israeli commandos stormed ships bringing ... Where next for under-fire Israel? Israeli Raid Complicates US's Mideast Strategy |
ABC News | Officials warn oil spill may not be capped until August Los Angeles Times BP switches from the top-kill method after the White House expresses 'very, very grave' concerns. The oil company will soon begin a new procedure that, even if successful, may not plug the leak completely. By Jim Puzzanghera, Reporting from Washington ... BP: Oil may continue flowing into Gulf until August BP says crude may continue flowing into gulf until August Government, BP spar over size of oil leak |
Los Angeles Times | Actor and Director Dennis Hopper Dies at 74 ABC News Dennis Hopper, the director, star and writer of "Easy Rider" and an edgy actor in numerous other films, has died at age 74 after a lengthy illness, his production company Easy Rider Productions confirmed. Dennis Hopper honored with ... Dennis Hopper, director of "Easy Rider," dies Dennis Hopper photos: 1936-2010 Hollywood Iconoclast Dennis Hopper Dies at 74 |
The Hindu | BP CEO gives 'top kill' 48 hours in Gulf spill Reuters HOUSTON, May 28 (Reuters) - BP Plc's (BP.L) critical "top kill" effort to smother a gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is making progress, but the company can't c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | How DeWyze won 'American Idol' The Associated Press Simon Cowell was granted his final wish on "American Idol." Lee DeWyze, the bashful paint sales clerk championed early by the biting British judge on the Fox singing contest, was crowned "Idol" on Wednesday over single mother Crystal Bowersox. ... 'American Idol' finale recap: Lee DeWyze crowned next 'Idol' as Simon Cowell ... The Real Idol Leaves the Stage Lee DeWyze wins 'Idol' on Simon's last night |
The Guardian | Obama to send troops, bolster border security Reuters WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek $500 million for security and send up to 1200 National Guard troops to the US-Mexican border, an administration official said on Tuesday, after demands from both ... Obama Sends Guard To The Border Obama to Send Troops to Mexico Border |
Reuters | Seoul shares open 1.2 pct lower on euro zone worry Reuters SEOUL, May 25 (Reuters) - Seoul shares opened lower on Tuesday after losses on W » |
The Hindu | US Was Not Ready For Major Oil Spill W » |
Washington Post | Into Kandahar, Yesterday and Tomorrow New York Times LONDON â€" In the postcards of the mind, it is the starkest of » |
The Guardian | Kentucky's Senate candidate Rand Paul in trouble again Los Angeles Times Fellow Republicans and even his 'tea party' backers steer clear of his remarks on the BP oil spill and civil rights laws. On Tuesday, Rand Paul was the outsider of the moment. On Friday, he was out in the cold. Few Republicans jumped to the aid of ... Paul Remarks Have Deep Roots |
Washington Post | Blair to Leave Intelligence Post After Rocky Tenure New York Times WASHINGTONâ€" President Obama has decided to replace Admiral Dennis C. Blair, whose often tumultuous tenure as director of national intelligence was marked by frequent clashes with White House officials and other spy chiefs in America's ... Exclusive: President Obama To Replace Director of National Intelligence Dennis ... National intelligence director resigning US intelligence chief 'to resign' |
Reuters | Arizona Official Threatens to Cut Off Los Angeles Power as Payback for Boycott FOXNews A member of Arizona's top government utilities agency threw down the gauntlet in a letter to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, threatening to cut off the city's power supply as retribution for the city's boycott of Arizona. ... Ariz. regulator weighs retaliation for LA boycott Arizona Says It Will Pull Plug on LA's Electricity Powerless Arizona Gentleman Threatens to Counter-Boycott California |
New York Times (blog) | Sens. Specter, Lincoln face angry voters in key primaries USA Today Polls are starting to close in Kentucky, one of four states holding key primary elections for Congress that may show the depth of voter anger toward Washington. Our colleagues at the Louisville Courier-Journal were reporting that there could be lighter ... Rainy Turnout in Pennsylvania Pa. House: Special election re » |
The Hindu | Researchers Ponder a Hurricane Hitting the Oil-Slicked Gulf of Mexico New York Times The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season begins June 1, and scientists tracking the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are beginning to think about what would happen if a storm hit the growing slick. A blog about energy, ... Homeland Security Chief Defends Oil-Spill Response |
The Guardian | Tube Offers a 'Limited Success' in Oil Leak, BP Says New York Times NEW ORLEANS, La. â€" An experimental attempt to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico experienced some limited success over the weekend, BP announced Sunday afternoon. Where have you seen the impact of the spill? ... BP Uses Mile-Long Funnel to Siphon Leaking Oil Well BP: Mile-long tube sucking oil away from Gulf well BP fin » |
Globe and Mail | US demands oil spill costs 'clarification' from BP BBC News The US government has demanded immediate clarification from BP over its commitment to pay for costs caused by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The Obama administration said it wanted to be sure BP would honour commitments not to limit payments for ... Some oil spill events from Saturday, May 15, 2010 BP's latest bid to cap Gulf oil leak fails BP will try again on oil siphoning tube: exec |
New York Daily News | Speakers at NRA convention target Washington, midterms CNN The National Rifle Association is an influential organization, with a strong lobbying reach in Congress. (CNN) -- Speakers at the National Rifle Association's annual leadership forum on Friday touted Second Amendment rights and also set their sights on ... Palin speaks to 9000 at NRA convention Sarah Palin at National Rifle Association lobs laughing crowd with 'redneck' jokes Sarah Palin stirs up NRA conventioneers in Charlotte |
New York Daily News | 3 Pakistani men arrested in Times Square probe Houston Chronicle 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. ... Attorney General: Suspects Detained in Times Square Bomb Plot AG: Apparent money tie in Times Square arrests US nabs suspected fund provider in Times Square bombing plot |
Globe and Mail | BP Prepares to Lower 'Top Hat' on Oil Leak W » |
Telegraph.co.uk | LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg's death puzzles her father USA Today The father of Erica Blasberg, the 25-year-old LPGA golfer who was found dead in her Henderson, Nev., apartment on Sunday, acknowledges he may have lost his daughter to suicide. "At first glance it looks like she might have taken her own life, ... LPGA golfer found dead in Vegas-area home had bags packed for tournament Agent: Dead LPGA golfer was packed for tournament LPGA Mourns Death of Pro Blasberg; Police Investigate |
Telegraph.co.uk | Elena Kagan, Supreme Court nominee, is a cautious pragmatist, NOT a radical New York Daily News Conservatives such as Rush Limbaugh have been quick to paint Elena Kagan as an "idealist" and a "radical," but her track record shows that clearly she is not. What do you think about President Obama's selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the ... Kagan, Judaism and the Bible: 'Justice, justice sh » |
Reuters | Factbox: Hydrates stymie oil spill containment box Reuters (Reuters) - Interference from gas hydrates, a natural phenomenon found on ocean floors, has stopped BP's first attempt to significantly stem the flow of crude oil from a blown-out underwater oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP lowered a 98-ton containment ... BP plans to park oil box; unload new equipment Next step to stop oil: Throw garbage at it BP says oil clean-up costs $10 million per day |
Globe and Mail | Oil catcher dome hits snag near leak site: BP exec Reuters Relief platforms and oil recovery ships sit over the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico, 55 miles (89 km) south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana May 8, 2010. ROBERT, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc hit a snag in its efforts to lower a giant ... Gulf oil spill setback: First effort to place dome f » |
Reuters | BP's US Chief to Face Congressional Inquiry Over Gulf Spill Bloomberg May 7 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc's head of US operations will be the first company official to testify before Congress on the explosion and sinking of a drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico when he appears before two Senate panels next ... US Widens Fishing Restrictions in Gulf of Mexico |
Washington Post | Dow Plunges Most Since 1987 Before Paring Losses; Euro Tumbles BusinessWeek May 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest intraday loss since the market crash of 1987, the euro slid to a 14-month low and yields on Greek, Spanish and Italian bonds surged on ... Dow F » |
