The Hindu | Israeli soldiers kill at least 10 protesters on boat carrying supplies to Gaza Los Angeles Times Israel defends the raid, saying troops had been ambushed. Organizers of the flotilla, who had hoped to break the Gaza blockade, c » |
The Guardian | Next Steps to Confront the Big Spill CBS News Workers clean up oil residue along the beach in Port Fourchon, La., Saturday, May 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (CBS) BP said last evening that its so-c » |
Globe and Mail | Local crews begin Gulf Coast cleanup CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Venice, Louisiana (CNN) -- Local teams in Louisiana will start a cleanup Saturday aimed at protecting coastal marshes while BP continues its efforts to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Plaquemines Parish President ... Analysis: Obama's priority? More than an oil mess In oil spill saga, mysteries of the deep persist BP, not Obama, taking brunt of public's oil spill ire: poll |
Reuters | The Gulf's silent environmental crisis CNN On the Gulf of Mexico (CNN) -- Ten miles off the coast of Louisiana, where the air tastes like gasoline and the ocean looks like brownie batter, Louisiana State University professor Ed Overton leans out of a fishing boat and ... Obama heads to Gulf Coast a second time as oil spill's impact grows BP oil spill: Louisianans want more from Obama ... but more what? US official: Flow of oil from spill has stopped |
ABC News | Obama to Send 1200 Guard Troops to Mexico Border New York Times LOS ANGELES â€" President Obama will send up to 1200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border and increase spending on law enforcement, yielding to demands from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers there that border ... Obama to send more troops to Southwest border region Obama Authorizes Deployment of More National Guard Troops Along Border Obama to send 1200 troops to US-Mexico border |
New York Times (blog) | Lindsay Lohan: Drug Testing, Monitoring Bracelet Ordered ABC News Lindsay Lohan avoided jail today but was ordered to abstain from alcohol, wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet on her ankle and submit to weekly random drug tests as conditions for remaining free on bond. Lindsay Lohan must submit to ... Lindsay Lohan Ordered To Wear Alcohol-Monitoring Bracelet By Judge Lindsay Lohan will have to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet, have weekly ... Lindsay Lohan: I Don't Deserve Prison or Rehab |
Malaysia Star | Obama says diplomacy, military go hand in hand The Associated Press WEST POINT, NY â€" The US must shape a world order as reliant on the force of diplomacy as on the might of its military to lead, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he outlined a foreign policy vision that repudiated the go-it-alone approach forged ... Obama Addresses West Point Grads Obama to West Point grads: Success in Iraq, progress in Afghanistan President Barack Obama to West Point cadets: US needs world » |
Globe and Mail | BP says study due Saturday on size of Gulf spill MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- As the oil major posted a live video of the well pipe gushing oil at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, BP said Friday that estimates claiming the flow of oil is running as high as ten times the ... Obama spokesman defends White House efforts to stem Gulf 'blowout' BP oil spill reaches delicate wetlands of Louisiana BP swamped by criticism; spilled oil keeps coming |
Telegraph.co.uk | Head of Agency That Stripped Landis of Title Is Vindicated New York Times PARIS â€" Floyd Landis's admission that he systematic » |
Reuters | Voters' anger at Washington may overpower any fixes Washington Post The Washington Post's Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza give their analysis of the primary elections that sent incumbents packing and has rattled the establishment. Use this interactive election map to see candidates running in senate, ... Democrats See Hope for F » |
ABC News | Blumenthal Rivals Seize on Claims About Service New York Times Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, a Democrat running for the United States Senate, was attacked on Tuesday by opponents for saying he had served in Vietnam when he actu » |
ABC News | Justices Bar Life Terms for Youths Who Haven't Killed New York Times WASHINGTON â€" The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that juveniles who commit crimes in which no one is killed may not be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The latest on President Obama, his administration and ... Life 'cruel and unusual' punishment for teens, court rules Supreme Court ruling could affect healthcare reform Supreme Court Rules 'Sexu » |
The Guardian | Tube Catches 'Some' Oil From Leak New York Times NEW ORLEANS, La. â€" An experimental attempt to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico experienced some limited success over the weekend, BP announced Sunday afternoon. Where have you seen the impact of the spill? ... BP succeeds in second attempt at inserting tube in damaged oil pipe BP Inserts Tube to Funnel Oil From Leaking Well Oil plumes under Gulf are a toxic double whammy |
The Hindu | Bangkok Street Fighting Continues, Death Toll Mounts Voice of America Street fighting continues in the Thai capital, Bangkok, as anti-government protesters try to push back soldiers who have surrounded their camp. At least 22 people were killed in the last two days and at least 170 wounded. ... Thai PM defends deadly army crackdown in Bangkok Thailand PM Abhisit in pledge to end Bangkok protest More deaths in Bangkok standoff |
BBC News | Obama Rebukes Companies on 'Spectacle' of Spill Blame BusinessWeek (Updates with Obama comments, details on leak, testimony starting in third paragraph. For more on spill, {EXT4 }.) By Nicholas Johnston and Kate Andersen Brower May 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama singled out executives from BP Plc, ... BP Trying to Insert Tube Into Leaking Gulf Oil Pipe Obama shares the 'anger and frustration' over unplugged oil spill Lawmaker questions BP over oil spill estimates |
Reuters | Rogue Thai general who aided 'red shirts' is shot in the head Los Angeles Times Thai Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdipol, better known as 'Seh Daeng,' is shot in the head in an apparent sniper attack in Bangkok. Sawasdipol, 59, is hospitalized. He joined the anti-government 'red ... Red Shirt leader shot, protester killed as Thai unrest continues Red shirt military adviser shot in head in Bangkok Explosions Rock Bangkok After Shooting of Dissident Thai General |
Lawmakers Cite Failure of Safety Measure in Gulf Spill New York Times WASHINGTON â€" As crude oil gushes into the Gulf of Mexico at an alarming rate for the fourth week, a congressional investigation said that a safety mechanism that was supposed to seal an undersea well in the event of a ... BP's murky deep-water future Oil execs under pressure, BP tries latest well fix Mechanical failure blamed in Gulf oil spill |
Globe and Mail | Oil executives shift blame at Senate hearing Washington Post Three big oil and oil service companies » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Sq. Plot, Holder Says New York Times More firmly and publicly than before, senior officials of the Obama administration on Sunday blamed the failed attempt to blow up a bomb in Times Square on the Pakistani Taliban, an accusation that should increase pressure on the ... Obama adviser: Times Square bombing suspect linked to Taliban Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot US-Pakistan ties tested as evidence shows Taliban connection to Times Square ... |
Reuters | 37 Injured in Staten Island Ferry Crash New York Times Dozens of people were hurt when a Staten Island Ferry crashed into a dock at the St. George terminal on Staten Island about 9:30 am Saturday, the authorities said. The ferry was the Andrew J. Barberi, the same one involved in a 2003 ... Sixty injured as Staten Island Ferry boat hits terminal Staten Island Ferry collides with dock, dozens hurt Staten Island Ferry Hits Pier, Injuring Dozens |
Los Angeles Times | Unemployment Inches Up, But Payrolls Pop Forbes The unemployment rate may have risen in April, but Friday's monthly job report was strong, offering an encouraging sign that the US economic recovery possesses real momentum. On Friday the US Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls added 290000 jobs in ... US Added 290000 Jobs in April |
CBC.ca | Giant Container to Collect Leaking Oil New York Times BATON ROUGE, La. â€" With remote-controlled robots a mile underwater unable to seal the gushing well, and with the drilling of relief wells that would » |
msnbc.com | BP stems one of three Deepwater Horizon oil leaks, US coastguard says The Guardian The US coastguard says BP has managed to cap one of three leaks from its stricken deepwater oil well, but the work is not expected to reduce the over » |
The Hindu | Officials search Connecticut apartment of Times Square bomb suspect Los Angeles Times Faisal Shahzad, arrested overnight as he tried to leave the US, is due in court Tuesday. US Atty. Gen. Eric Holder indicates more arrests are possible. A police officer watches pedestrians in a subway station near Times Square on Monday. ... NY plot brings the politics of terrorism to the forefront Gun Found in Bomb Suspect's Car, Sources Say Faisal Shahzad, Times Square bomb plot suspect, just 'minutes' away from Dubai ... |
