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- Carnegie Heroes Fund awards 23 people medals, money for courageous acts that saved others
- Hurricane Celia weakens but still Category 2 storm in the Pacific; TS Darby changes little
- Containment cap reattached, again collecting Gulf oil; will take time for system to ramp up
- Justice Department seeks delay in ruling that overturned drilling moratorium in Gulf
- Oil again spewing in Gulf after undersea robot bumps cap that had been containing some
- Labor secretary: Time to replace federal mine safety agency’s process for ID’ing trouble spots
- Fed report confirms underwater ‘cloud’ of oil extends up to 6 miles from ruptured well in Gulf
- NASA: Easter Baja California earthquake moved border city of Calexico
- Coast Guard: 2 Gulf cleanup workers die; no apparent direct connection to oil spill
- New head of Gulf spill cleanup says he’s concerned Americans are rushing to judgment
- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says new drilling moratorium could have flexibility
- Engineers have to uncap broken oil well in Gulf after robot bumps into machinery
- Home smokey home: Residents happy to return while crews keep fighting N. Arizona wildfire
- NOAA opens 8K square miles of closed waters, making two-thirds of Gulf available for fishing
- Interior Secretary Salazar says new drilling moratorium could have flexibility
- Carbon-dioxide discharge causes alert at California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant
- House votes to giving subpoena power to panel investigating BP oil spill
- Massive floods flatten Brazilian town, kill more than 3 dozen; 600 reported missing
- Correction: USDA-Plane Crash story
- Dell sees revenue growth in line with analyst forecasts
- 62 brown pelicans rehabbed after Gulf of Mexico oil spill released at wildlife refuge in Texas
- NY comptroller moves for lead plaintiff status in investors’ lawsuits against BP in oil spill
- Companies accuse Interior Department of ignoring judge’s order overturning drilling moratorium
- Magnitude-5.0 earthquake reported in Canada, no reports of damage
- House Judiciary Committee approves subpoena for BP documents on claims payments
- At trial, man trapped by NYC crane collapse that killed 7 recalls thinking he would die
- Iowa river museum highlights Gulf oil spill with lifeless aquarium
- Iowa river museum displays aquarium containing no life as comment on Gulf oil spill
- Magnitude-5.5 earthquake reported in Canada, no reports of damage
- Dems look for best way to exploit Barton’s apology to BP for their own political gain
- McChrystal: says he resigned out of his commitment to see the mission in Afghanistan succeed
- Haitian boat captain pleads guilty to human smuggling in deadly 2009 capsizing off Florida
- Crews making progress on Arizona wildfire, 20 percent containment
- Some oil spill events from Wednesday, June 23, 2010
- Brazil: Search on for 600 missing in floods; Death toll rises to 44
- Flagstaff residents allowed to return home as crews make progress fighting Arizona wildfire
- Thick pools of oil wash up along miles of Pensacola Beach in Florida overnight
- Hurricane Celia strengthens to Category 2 storm in the Pacific; TS Darby also gets stronger
- Problem with gas in vent forces BP to remove cap over leaking well that was sucking up oil
- Hoyer urges White House summit with East Coast governors, local officials on oil spill
- More oil now gushing into Gulf after undersea robot bumps venting system on cap
- Some residents allowed to return to homes as crews make progress fighting Arizona wildfire
- Barton keeps job as top Republican on committee after apologizing to GOP members
- BP’s new spill point man doesn’t say if they’ll resume deepwater drilling after moratorium
- Arizona officials to decide on allowing residents back home as crews make progress on wildfire
- APNewsBreak: New offshore drilling director will create internal investigations team
- Tropical Storm Darby forms in the Pacific off coast of Guatemala
- Afghan leaders say firing NATO commander McChrystal over remarks could hurt war effort
- Who gets paid from oil spill fund? Obama’s czar has tough calls on claims far from the Gulf
- Oil overwhelms beachfront property market, even in places where the sand is still white
- Big names celebrate Music City with Faith Hill, Tim McGraw in Nashville Rising benefit concert
- Celia weakens, is downgraded to Category 1 hurricane in Eastern Pacific, stays far from land
- Ansel Adams, Lucas Samaras, Warhol photographs sell big at NYC auction of Polaroid collection
- Crews gaining upper hand on Ariz. wildfire near Flagstaff; Colo. fire burns near Royal Gorge
- Fire prompts shutdown of Utah’s Dugout Canyon Mine near Price
- Interior Secretary Salazar to issue new order seeking to reimpose drilling moratorium
- Ind. residents flee by boat as thunderstorms spew funnel clouds, flash floods across Midwest
- Contractor killed, 2 others injured in shooting accident at Army’s Fort Bragg in NC
- Prosecutor says rigger in NYC crane collapse ignored safety standards
- Governor says pipelines appear to pose bigger threat than wells for oil or gas spill in Mont.
- Scientist says oxygen levels falling within Gulf oil plumes, but levels aren’t dangerous yet
- 1 mechanic dead, 1 hurt after massive dump truck runs over pickup at Arizona copper mine
- Massey Energy sues to strip federal coal industry regulator of power on mine-ventilation plans
- Red motorcycle used in Indiana money manager’s plot to fake death goes up for auction
- Oil execs slam Obama’s 6-month deepsea drilling moratorium, say world needs new oil supplies
- Prosecutor says crane rigger involved in NYC collapse ignored safety standards
- Lawmakers react to federal judge’s ruling blocking White House offshore drilling moratorium
- Public fury over power shortages poses major test for Iraqi leader struggling to keep his job
- Crews try to keep Arizona wildfire from nearby Flagstaff; Colorado fire burns near Royal Gorge
- Vermont nuclear plant says design flaw in underground piping system led to radioactive leak
- White House to appeal judge’s ruling against deepwater drilling moratorium after Gulf spill
- Oil spill puts the Gulf oyster industry on ice; prices are rising, supplies are dwindling
- Brazil scrambles to aid flood victims after 41 killed, 120,000 driven from homes
- Oil execs slam Obama’s 6-month deepsea drilling ban as BP stock sinks to 13-year low
- Judge blocks offshore drilling moratorium imposed by Obama administration after Gulf spill
- Government, industry leaders float new idea to capture oil gushing from Gulf of Mexico
- BP to give proceeds raised by selling leaked Gulf of Mexico oil to wildlife foundation
- Second man pleads guilty in Mass. black church fire set hours after Obama’s election
- NTSB: Driver inattention cause of bus crash that killed 7 tourists on Arizona highway
- House to vote this week on bill giving subpoena power to panel investigating BP oil spill
- Nebraska nuke plant declares low-level emergency state, citing rising Missouri River nearby
- Ind. firefighters pull residents from floodwater, Wis. tornado reported as storms pelt Midwest
- Some oil spill events from Tuesday, June 22, 2010
- Head of $20 billion fund for oil spill victims heads back to Gulf to talk about claims
- Libya’s National Oil Corp supports BP, says spill in Gulf of Mexico has been exaggerated
- Oil execs in London slam Obama’s 6-month drilling ban, say world needs oil from deepsea rigs
- NTSB meets to determine probable cause of bus crash that killed 7 tourists on Arizona highway
- Oil threatens key Gulf algae that provides foraging, nesting grounds for hundreds of species
- BP executive heckled at London oil conference after CEO Tony Hayward pulls out
- Owner of broken Deepwater Horizon rig criticizes Obama’s ban on deepwater drilling
- Abandoning script, ‘Muslim soldier’ details chilling plot to blow up Americans in Times Square
- Trial set to open for rigger accused in NYC crane collapse that killed 6 workers, Fla. tourist
- Gulf Coast residents confused _ and frustrated _ over whether claims payouts should be taxed
- Authorities say wildfire that’s burned 10,000 acres near Flagstaff now 10 percent contained
- Chicago officials say pebbles picked up by high winds broke downtown windows
