Nigeria: Federal judge allows secret police to hold 4 for extra questioning over car bombings

Nigeria: Judge allows 4 held over car bombings

Some lawsuits filed by families of those killed when plane crashed into NY home are settled

Settlements in deadly NY plane-into-home crash

Times Square bomber sentenced to life in prison, warns that ‘war with Muslims has just begun’

Times Sq. bomber sentenced, warns of more attacks

Pakistani immigrant sentenced to life prison term for botched car bombing of Times Square

Times Square attempted bomber gets life sentence

Companies ask judge to postpone until 2012 trial to determine fault in Gulf oil spill

Judge asked to postpone trial for Gulf spill cases

Transocean, US government resolve dispute over how blowout preventer being handled

Transocean, US resolve dispute over key evidence

Environmental worries place scrutiny on wildfire retardant drops in Colorado and the West

Fire retardant drops come under scrutiny in West

Federal judge refuses to throw out lawsuit against federal deepwater drilling moratorium

Judge refuses to toss suit vs federal drilling ban

Pakistan’s failure to convict suspected terrorists is weak link in fight

Pakistan: Lack of terror convictions hurts fight

Federal judge dismisses Oklahoma City bomber’s suit against prison officials

Judge dismisses Oklahoma City bomber’s suit

Federal judge dismisses Oklahoma City bomber’s suit against prison officials over food

Judge dismisses Okla. City bomber’s food lawsuit

Appeals court postpones Sept. 1 hearing on drilling ban, orders judge to probe new moratorium

Appeals court postpones hearing on drilling ban

Texas sues Interior Department over second, ‘unjustified’ offshore drilling moratorium

Texas sues feds over offshore drilling ban

Approaching tropical depression halts drilling of relief well at Gulf spill site for 2-3 days

Tropical depression halts drilling at Gulf well

New Orleans judge picked to preside over more than 300 oil spill lawsuits against BP, others

New Orleans judge to handle most Gulf spill suits

New Orleans judge to preside over more than 300 oil spill lawsuits against BP, others

Gulf oil spill lawsuits go to New Orleans judge

Feds say BP suspending drilling on last 30 feet of relief well until Gulf storm passes

Feds: Storms delay drilling for final BP well plug

Federal drilling chief refuses to pin down date for early end of deep-water ban

Drilling chief won’t pin down date for ending ban

Environmental groups seek federal judge’s removal from La. drilling moratorium case

Groups seek judge’s removal from drilling case

Former Chilean general convicted in 1974 political car-bombing blames CIA for the attack

Chile general convicted in 1974 murders blames CIA

US judicial panel asked to consolidate more than 300 oil spill lawsuits before single court

US panel asked to consolidate oil spill lawsuits

Some oil spill events from Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Some oil spill events from Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Federal judge who tossed out feds’ first deepwater drilling ban refuses to withdraw from case

Judge refuses to withdraw from drilling ban case

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