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- Imperial Sugar agrees to $4 million in fines for violations linked to deadly ‘08 Ga. explosion
- Federal government asks appeals court to overturn ruling that blocked drilling moratorium
- Imperial Sugar, OSHA reach settlement on fines, safety violations after 2008 Ga. explosion
- Pakistani man alleged to be al-Qaida plotter arrested in Britain on US extradition warrant
- Water restrictions in 2 RI beach towns amid record heat, high demand caused pressure to drop
- Heat island effect: Cities heat quickly, cool slowly, so nights don’t bring much relief
- Unrelenting sun scorches East Coast yet another day as temperatures set to reach 100 again
- Teenage ‘barefoot burglar’ targeted by authorities in Bahamas after plane’s crash-landing
- Officials: NATO airstrike accidentally kills 5 Afghan troops on patrol in eastern province
- Cash-paid deckhands, other laborers hurt by oil spill may lack documentation for BP claims
- States hope roadside signs raise awareness about drunken driving, replace homemade memorials
- Oil seeping into New Orleans’ Lake Pontchartrain latest environmental worry for waterway
- Sheep ranchers in West aim to ease public’s worries after guard dog attacks mountain biker
- ‘It’s just too hot’: Unrelenting sun scorches East Coast, with no respite from heat forecast
- Unrelenting sun scorches East Coast, with no respite from heat forecast, humidity rising
- ‘Like a war zone’: Some NYC residents living behind barricades, checkpoints 9 years after 9/11
- AP IMPACT: Some 27,000 aging, abandoned wells in the Gulf possibly leaking but never inspected
- Teen swept away in creek amid Oklahoma City area flooding; storms also collapse concert tent
- In NYC, Queen Elizabeth praises UN’s aims for peace, then places wreath at ground zero
- Texas governor forms group to improve technology, safety in energy industry after oil spill
- Feel the burn! Extreme heat scraps racing cards, sends ballplayers to the coolers
- East Coast residents seek a respite as temperatures soar above 100 degrees in some cities
- Extreme heat slows or cancels rail travel across much of the rail-reliant Northeast
- New containment vessel halfway linked to oil gusher; no time frame set for pumping to begin
- Two months into the crisis, oil seeps into New Orleans’ Lake Pontchartrain, worrying fishermen
- Mob attacks firefighters, police with fireworks, bottle rockets at complex near St. Louis
- Queen Elizabeth places wreath to pay respects at NYC’s ground zero after speech at UN
- As temps soar above 100 degrees in East, utilities are loaded with record electricity demand
- Easterners seek a respite as temperatures soar above 100 degrees in some cities
- Officials say plane stolen from Indiana, crashed in Bahamas fits pattern of ‘Barefoot Bandit’
- Thousands evacuated from northern Mexico town where authorities fear dam will overflow
- Bill sets up New Hampshire emergency phone message system to keep residents alert
- Oil’s creep brings sheen, tar balls to Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans
- AP Interview: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett hopes Ala beach concert lifts Gulf spirits
- Stormy weather delays hookup of new vessel to collect gushing oil from Gulf well
- British soldier, 3 Afghan police killed in roadside blasts
- Spanish court orders reopening of probe into death of reporter hit by US tank fire in Iraq
- Tar balls hit Texas beach; oil from blown-out ocean well washes up along all 5 Gulf states
- Post-holiday temps soaring in the East; utilities bracing for possible record usage
- Small plane crash near NJ airport kills doctor, 2 relatives after apparent aborted landing
- Mexican state of Coahuila hit by flooding, evacuates hundreds, closes bridge on Texas border
- Small plane crash near NJ airport kills pilot, both passengers after apparent aborted landing
- Florida man who participated in Hoka Hey motorcycle race dies in Alaska crash
- Firefighters contain one Nevada wildfire, report progress on another northeast of Las Vegas
- BP oil gusher touches all Gulf states as officials say tar balls wash up on Texas beaches
- Fla. man dies in Alaska crash during Hoka Hey motorcycle race; wreck marks event’s 2nd death
- Wildlife regulators found potential Gulf oil spills posed low risk to endangered species
- 11 injured at borough fireworks accident in central Pa.; adult, child remain hospitalized
- Texas official says first known tar balls from Gulf oil spill wash up on state beaches
- Federal wildlife agency found oil spills posed low risk to endangered species
- Cleanup effort in Gulf hinges on calm weather, but days of storms seem likely
- Warm air mass in place over Eastern seaboard, bringing humidity and soaring temperatures
- Ill-equipped police lack funds, intel to combat rising militancy in Pakistan’s heartland
- 1 killed, 6 injured in deck collapse at Fourth of July party at Alabama apartment complex
- Firework explodes into crowd at central Pa. Independence Day event, sending 11 to hospital
- BP says it has backup plan if relief well doesn’t kill gusher, but ideas don’t equal guarantee
- Top US Republican senator says success in Kandahar will lead to success in war in Afghanistan
- Rough seas foils giant skimmer ‘A Whale’ gets another chance to prove itself in Gulf
- BP costs for oil spill pass $3 billion; choppy seas delay cleanup efforts along Gulf Coast
- Bellevue Iowa Parade Tragedy
- JFK Airport terminal in NYC reopens after bomb scare that turns out to be false alarm
- Air ambulance crashes just after takeoff from remote West Texas airport, killing all 5 aboard
- Kevin Harvick avoids Daytona carnage, wins wild night race and extends series points lead
- Around the Gulf Coast, oil spill makes Independence Day a time for American introspection
- VP urges fast and peaceful government transition as suicide bombers hit 2 Iraqi cities
- Government will take over spill response information website; Move could happen in days
- Massey Energy sends top-ranking executive into W.Va. mine to help with investigation
- Biden: Main political parties must be in government, leaders must ‘finish what they started’
- From galleons to U-boat victims, ghostly shipwrecks of Gulf risk being caked in sinking oil
- Winds, choppy seas delays some oil spill cleanup efforts along Gulf coast
- Taking on increasingly tough Afghan fight, Petraeus rejects defeatism: ‘we are in this to win’
- Lebanon’s top Shiite cleric, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, dies in hospital near Beirut at 75
- Biden looks to ease tensions between Iraqi rivals, see new gov’t seated before US troops leave
- Giant oil skimmer being tested, offers latest hope to scoop millions of gallons of oiled water
- Gen. Petraeus formally assumes command in Afghanistan; says ‘we are in this to win’
- Kevin Harvick leads RCR charge to win at Daytona
- Andy Najar’s goal helps DC United draw 1-1 with Earthquakes
- Some oil spill events from Saturday, July 3, 2010
- BP drilling of relief wells ahead of schedule, but completion date remains early to mid-August
- Clinton says ’steel vise’ is ’slowly crushing’ global activists, threatening some democracies
- Gulf Coast churches, nonprofits fight for survival amid spill; BP undecided on paying claims
- US judge tries to streamline some oil spill lawsuits; panel to decide handling of others later
- Coast Guard, BP test giant oil skimmer, hope it can scoop millions of gallons of tainted water
- Ship in Boston Harbor runs aground, takes on water and is evacuated; 1 injury among 174 aboard
- New US Air Force satellite to monitor increasing number of satellites, debris in Earth orbit
- Clinton says a steel vise is ’slowly crushing’ global activists, threatening some democracies
- Man charged with manslaughter in fatal boat crash near Statue of Liberty; 1 killed, 2 injured
- Clinton to Moscow: Accept US missile defense system in Europe, no threat to Russian arsenal
- Diver dies in possible underwater explosion while working on Gulf rig, unrelated to oil spill
- Search to resume Saturday for climber missing near Mount Rainier summit
- Man arrested in fatal boat crash near Statue of Liberty; his 3 young kids emerge unscathed
- Los Angeles City Council approves $2.5M payment to fire captains in racial discrimination case
- Bureau of Land Management revises size estimates of wildfire northeast of Las Vegas
- Boat collision kills 1, injures 2 near Statue of Liberty; NYPD investigating
- 2 pleasure boats collide near Liberty Island in NYC, at least 2 injured but conditions unknown
