WASHINGTON - Six teenagers trying to cool off in the hot, humid summer of the Deep South drowned in a swimming accident on a river in Louisiana.
WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS - Oil company BP Plc Tuesday began the long-awaited pumping of mud into the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico - the so-called "static kill" to permanently seal the shaft.
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- Despite oil spill and mortgage fiasco, anti-government mood hampers tougher regulations
- US Coast Guard under fire for chemicals used against BP gusher
- Coast Guard routinely approved use of toxic chemical to break up Gulf oil despite EPA rule
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- Al Gore won’t be prosecuted in sexual assault probe
- Obama calls on Iran to release three Americans
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- House approves bill to crack down on offshore drilling, remove liability cap
- US calls on Iran to release three Americans
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- House takes up bill to crack down on offshore drilling, remove liability cap
- Congress passes bill to make flying safer by requiring more rest, training for airline pilots
- Congress passes bill to make commuter airlines safer after deadly crash last year in New York
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- House passes aviation safety measures in response to 2009 commuter airline crash in New York
- At least 1,122 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001
- Gates pledges aggressive probe into WikiLeaks source
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- Indian American executive pleads guilty to stealing $34 mn
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- Gulf spill lacks transformational punch of 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill
- Obama condoles families of Pakistan air crash victims
- Congress set to act on tougher aviation safety measures in response to 2009 commuter crash
- BP says that in Gulf oil spill, the SEC, Justice Department are looking at securities matters
- Reid unveils pared-down energy and oil bill following collapse of climate legislation
- NTSB says failed signal and poor safety oversight at Metro caused 2009 crash that killed 9
- Reid introducing pared-down energy and oil bill following collapse of climate legislation
- NTSB says failed signal and and poor safety oversight at Metro caused 2009 crash that killed 9
- Feinberg says he will disclose salary BP is paying him to administer Gulf fund
- Fla. tourism official wants media held ‘accountable,’ claims Gulf reporting inaccurate
- NTSB chairwoman: D.C. transit system had systemic safety breakdowns before crash that killed 9
- Travel group seeks $500 million to boost Gulf tourism in wake of oil spill
- NTSB to vote on probable cause, recommendations after hearing findings in DC Metro crash
- NTSB to vote on cause, recommendations in Metro train crash that killed 9 last year
- Man poisons mother’s coffee
- Hundreds of thousands without power in Washington area after storm rips through; 4 dead
- Pentagon scrambles to assess damage done by massive leak of classified battlefield reports
- Hundreds of thousands without power in DC area after powerful storms rip lines; 2 dead
- Hundreds of thousands without power in DC region after powerful storms rip through; 2 dead
- Hundreds of thousands without power in DC metro region after powerful storms rip through
- Cleanup to resume at US oil spill
- House panel seeks documents on safety practices, equipment condition aboard doomed oil rig
- Gulf oil spill affects seafood restaurants nationwide; diners ask if their meal is safe
- ‘Barefoot Bandit’ remains jailed until trial; attorney says he’s just an immature kid
- Senate Democrats focus on Gulf oil spill response after giving up on comprehensive energy bill
- Woman strangles kids because they were autistic
- 19-year-old ‘Barefoot Bandit’ makes 1st federal court appearance in Seattle, doesn’t seek bail
- 19-year-old ‘Barefoot Bandit’ makes 1st federal court appearance in Seattle after 2-year run
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- US attorney: ‘Barefoot Bandit’ extreme flight risk and danger, should be jailed until trial
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- White House official: Obama, family going to Florida’s Gulf Coast Aug. 14 for weekend vacation
- Senate Democrats give up on comprehensive energy bill, focus on Gulf oil spill response
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- Feds defend Tennessee flood response but say communications flaws slowed flow of information
- Three arrested in US for killing Indian student
- After 2 years on the run, ‘Barefoot Bandit’ to make first federal court appearance in Seattle
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- Girl, 16, burned in fatal Alaska plane crash to return to Texas home for long recovery
- Teen girl burned in fatal Anchorage plane crash leaving hospital, heading home to Houston
- ‘Barefoot Bandit’ returns to Washington state after arrest in Bahamas
- House committee approves bill mine safety bill prompted by deadly W.Va. explosion
- House approves bills to improve oil spill clean up, promote new offshore drilling technology
- Gulf oil spill chief says he’s working only for victims but tough decisions must be made
- THE INFLUENCE GAME: Families of people killed in 2009 crash press Congress over safety
- BP gets another 24 hours
- Feds tamp down fears leaky well cap, nearby seepage mean BP’s blown out well is unstable
- BP may pump mud, cement through cap into leaking well, would help ultimate fix of plugging oil
- Vice President Biden to visit Theodore, Ala., on Thursday for oil spill update, meet residents
- Obama spill chief says seepage detected 2 miles from BP’s oil cap coming from another well.
- Kempthorne, Norton tell Congress major oil spill in Gulf beyond what anyone expected
- Kempthorne tells Congress that major oil spill in Gulf was beyond what anyone expected
- Easing winds help crews hold wildfire that scorched 10 square miles in central Washington
- Feds: Oil, gas leaking from cap on BP’s ruptured oil well, but not yet major concern
- Obama spill chief says cap on ruptured BP oil well leaking, but not yet a major concern
- Clinton urges Scottish review of decision to release Lockerbie bomber on humanitarian grounds
- Obama launches new national policy to strengthen management of oceans
- White House spokesman says BP’s ruptured oil well leaking at top, also seeping 2 miles away
- Prosecutors could seek to have Barefoot Bandit _ and mom _ forego movie, book deal profits
- Easing winds help firefighters hold 15-square-mile wildfire near Yakima in central Washington
- BP compensation fund director tells spill victims he’ll be more generous with them than courts
- Feinberg says spill claimants would be ‘crazy’ to bypass his compensation fund
- Fire in Washington state burns 3 homes, endangers others and covers city in smoke
- Fire in Washington state burns home, endangers other houses and covers city in smoke
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