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- Obama arrives in Gulf for oil spill updates, meetings with residents and local officials
- Marines return to roots with Calif. beach-storming drill amid questions about tactic
- Cap collects some of the Gulf oil gusher, unclear how much; crude washes into Fla.
- Obama postpones trip to Indonesia, Australia for second time as oil spill crisis rages
- Some oil spill events from Friday, June 4, 2010
- Cap collects some of the Gulf oil gusher, unclear how much; should know later Fri.
- Coast Guard: oil being collected by Gulf oil cap, should know later Fri. how much
- Tar balls washing up in growing numbers on Fla. Panhandle, Ala. beaches; as many as 1 per foot
- Tar balls washing up in growing numbers on Fla. Panhandle beaches; as many as 1 per foot
- Former first lady Laura Bush bemoans ‘finger-pointing’ on oil spill, doesn’t blame Obama
- US defense chief Gates says plugging oil leak is beyond military’s expertise, no role seen
- BP exec says some oil is flowing up pipe from new cap atop Gulf well but not sure how much
- BP exec says cap is collecting some oil from well in Gulf, doesn’t know how much
- Traveler beware: Older hotels and motels across US lack fire sprinkler systems
- AP answers your questions on the news, from IMF loan money to vacuuming up spilled oil
- 1979 Ixtoc oil spill suggests there will be no quick fixes for Deepwater Horizon
- ‘Furious’ Obama returning to Gulf for oil spill update; postpones trip to Australia, Indonesia
- BP seats cap on blown-out Gulf well as oil still spews; Obama to make 3rd trip to La. coast
- Despite cold snap, Florida tomato growers end season with unexpected surplus, falling prices
- BP establishes $360M escrow account to pay for Louisiana sand berms to protect against oil
- Investors to quiz BP chief about Gulf spill, liabilities, dividends and if he should keep job
- Live video footage shows cap being placed over Gulf gusher in effort to capture oil
- Coast Guard warned day after rig blast that blown-out Gulf well could leak 336,000 gal. a day
- Oil spill commission co-chairman says panel would have subpoena power to probe Gulf disaster
- Time to put a lid on it: BP works to cap Gulf oil gusher in latest try to capture crude
- Avoid oily-covered beaches, but a few tarballs no hazard; comes off with soap or baby oil
- Globs of oil wash into Mobile Bay, onto beach at Civil War’s Fort Morgan
- Oil frenzy spurs record-setting bids to explore for oil in Neb. Panhandle; schools to benefit
- Gulf oil spill forces choice between environment and economy; not enough booms to go around
- While Obama plans another Gulf visit, govt sends BP a $69 million bill for oil spill cleanup
- Obama ‘furious’ on oil spill, says BP hasn’t responded rapidly enough
- Florida governor says oil sheen spotted within 4 miles of the Pensacola coast
- Anonymous donor offers to pay notorious Northwest teen burglar $50,000 to turn himself in
- Exploration of W.Va. coal mine where 29 men were killed in blast to resume on Monday
- Tarball encounters at beach no health hazard
- Doctor: Family members burned in Alaska plane crash are stable, face long recovery
- Models show Gulf oil reaching North Carolina, heading toward Europe
- Government to bill BP $69 million for oil spill cleanup costs thus far
- BP CEO: company should know in next 12 to 24 hours whether new effort to contain oil works
- APNewsBreak: Feds halt new drilling in Gulf amid criticism for lifting shallow-water ban
- Conn. panel advises tighter licensing, training rules after deadly power plant explosion
- BP cuts pipe with giant shears, plans to lower cap over Gulf oil gusher
- Some oil spill events from Thursday, June 3, 2010
- White House: Obama to return to Gulf Coast Friday to assess efforts to stop oil spill
- Massey Energy says crews may resume exploring W.Va. coal mine where blast killed 29 on Friday
- CEO says BP unprepared for massive Gulf spill; seafloor well pipe awaits cut by giant shears
- CPSC: Maytag recalling almost 2 million dishwashers over fire concerns
- Some Gulf oil spill workers encountering breathing problems, nausea, headaches; cause probed
- BP’s latest underwater experiment in Gulf spill hits a snag, just like the other attempts
- Without evidence of oil spill coverup, experts say US faces hurdles in charging company execs
- AP Exclusive: US spill panel includes climate experts, may tackle broader energy questions
- With 2 experts active in climate issues, spill panel may take big picture look at US and oil
- 8 Afghan civilians killed in crossfire, roadside bombing in restive southern province
- Investigation under way following explosion at bullet-manufacturing plant in Bend, Ore.
- 2 Vancouver, Wash., men overdue on Mount St. Helens’ climb are safely down
- Crews in Okla. working to repair sinkhole that has forced closure of Interstate 44 in Tulsa
- US Trade Representative Ron Kirk cancels trip to APEC meeting after traffic accident in Texas
- Admiral: Coast Guard beefs up staff, resources in eastern Gulf Coast as oil spill spreads
- Searchers: 2 Vancouver, Wash., climbers missing on Mount St. Helens found safe
- More Gulf of Mexico fishing areas declared off limits because of massive oil spill
- Pathologist: Slain Mich. imam was bitten by dog, bites don’t show what happened during raid
- Crews resume exploration of W.Va. coal mine where 29 men died in explosion; cause sought
- UN expert says drone strikes may be war crimes, but CIA unlikely to stop or alter program
- Crews resume exploration of W.Va. coal mine where 29 men died in explosion
- Toxicology report shows 2 off-duty NYPD officers killed in car crash were drunk
- Kindergartner killed when Ohio school bus goes off highway, hits utility pole, flips onto roof
- 2 men plead no contest for 2007 Calif. fire that destroyed 53 homes, injured 6 firefighters
- Pa. congressional candidate hurt in car crash; woman arrested on suspicion of drunk driving
- Alabama governor criticizes Coast Guard boom plan, decisions in Gulf oil spill crisis
- Toxicology report shows off-duty NYPD officer was driving drunk in fatal crash
- Scaffolding collapse causes injuries at college construction site in Binghamton, NY
- Lightning strike in Yellowstone National Park injures 9 people waiting to see Old Faithful
- Obama calls for end to dependence on fossil fuels, roll back tax breaks for oil companies
- Searchers looking for 2 Vancouver, Wash., climbers overdue on Mount St. Helens
- Dangerous gases force investigators to abort first trip inside W.Va. mine
- Obama contends GOP ’sat on the sidelines’ while he tried to fix the economy
- Obama: ‘Roll back billions in tax breaks’ to oil companies, target money to clean energy
- Twitter spoof on BP public relations yields $10,000 donation for Gulf environmental nonprofit
- Wife of Sen. Lugar pleads guilty to DWI in Va.; no jail time for 2009 crash with parked car
- Ohio elementary school student killed as bus flips over onto roof, lands in ditch
- Chartered bus carrying about 35 people flips on side after running off NJ parkway; 6 hurt
- Latest effort to contain Gulf oil spill stalls when saw gets stuck in pipe
- Oil slick drifts close to Fla. beaches as BP works on latest risky bid to reduce Gulf gusher
- Some oil spill events from Wednesday, June 2, 2010
- When do small-gov’t conservatives like big gov’t? When oil threatens gulf states’ economies
- Investigators set to go underground to search for clues in deadly W.Va. mine explosion
- Insurgents launch attack as Afghan peace conference starts
- Risky business: Effort to contain gusher gets riskier with ‘cut and cap’; oil nears Fla.
- Afghan president opens conference to map road to peace, ignoring Taliban threats
- Taliban scorn Afghan national peace conference in Kabul, threatening death to delegates
- 1 dead, 4 hurt after small plane crashes into building near downtown Anchorage, Alaska
- Oil sheen reported about 9 miles off Fla. coast; officials say impact could come Wed.
- BP stock tumbles as feds announce oil-spill probes; work on new attempt to stop gusher begins
- Miss. governor says oil hits the state for the 1st time on barrier island
- As Gulf oil spill grows, so does BP’s liability; $75 billion in market value already wiped out
