Globe and Mail | Obama wants Rangel to end career with dignity CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Obama said he hopes that US Rep. Charlie Rangel can end his career with dignity Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama hopes embattled New York congressman Charlie Rangel can end his career with dignity. ... Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman California Rep. Waters may face f » |
msnbc.com | Arizona immigration law 2010: As SB1070 takes effect, Mexicans say 'Adios ... Christian Science Monitor Arizona immigration law targeting immigrants has already encouraged Mexicans to begin returning home, even as a US judge halted key portions of SB1070 from taking effect. The Mexico government is boosting legal services in Arizona, and shelters in ... Immigration demonstrations kick off in Arizona After Arizona Immigration Decision on SB 1070, What's Next? Mexico Welcomes US Judge's Ruling on Arizona Immigration Law |
Globe and Mail | US braces for blowback over Afghan war disclosures The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Operatives inside Afghanistan and Pakistan who have worked for the US against the Taliban or al-Qaida may be at risk following the disclosure of thousands of once-secret US military documents, former and current officials said. ... WikiLeaks Organization Sparks Controversy Pentagon: Leaked Afghan reports are not top-secret Top US senator: Don't 'overhype' Afghan war leak |
Telegraph.co.uk | Search Widens for Captured US Sailors in Afghanistan New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan â€" As a huge manhunt by Afghan and American forces widened throughout a dangerous region of eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, a Taliban spokesman said that one of two American sailors ambushed ... Taliban Claim Captured US Sailor Is Dead |
Telegraph.co.uk | Oil Rig Alarm Was Not Fully Turned On, Worker Says New York Times KENNER, La. â€" The emergency alarm on the Deepwater Horizon was not fully activated on the day the oil rig caught fire and exploded, triggering the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a rig worker on Friday told a government panel ... Technician: Deepwater Horizon warning system disabled Alarms, detectors disabled so top rig officials could sleep Electrician on BP-Leased Oil Rig Says Fire-Alarm System Was Parti » |
Washington Post | Bernanke Sees No Quick End to High Rate of Joblessness New York Times Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke, shown on Wednesday attending the signing ceremony for the financial overhaul bill, struck a more cautious tone than he did when he last submitted the report, in February. By SEWELL CHAN WASHINGTON â€" The ... Bernanke Says Fed Prepared to Act as Needed to Aid US Growth Bernanke says Fed to act if soft recovery falters US Stocks Tumble Following Bernanke Testimony; DJIA Off 90 |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP Considers New Plan to Permanently Seal Well New York Times As scientists on Monday » |
The Hindu | BP, Obama May Keep Macondo Oil Well Shut Until Final Kill BusinessWeek July 18 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc's use of a tight-fitting cap to shut off oil flowing from its Gulf of Mexico Macondo well may be the solution the company has sought since the undersea gusher was triggered by an explosion three months ago. ... BP, government disagree over keeping well capped BP, federal officials confer on closed gulf oil well cap BP well integrity test may be extended |
Globe and Mail | Critical test to continue Saturday in fight to contain oil spill CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- BP will continue crucial testing Saturday to determine whether a new containment cap will keep stopping oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. On Friday, the containment cap left some, ... Capped BP Gulf well under scrutiny, Obama cautious Gulf well continues to hold Officials C » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Lessons from Exxon Valdez spill have gone unheeded Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
Globe and Mail | Score One for Style as Spain Wins Cup New York Times Andrés Iniesta after the winning goal. His shirt carried a tribute to Dani Jarque, a defender who played with some of the Spanish players on youth national teams. Jarque died last August at age 26. By JERÉ LONGMAN JOHANNESBURG â€" Regulation had spilled ... Spain wins World Cup World Cup 2010: Dutch coach condemns Webb display Iniesta's winner sees Spanish touch overcome brute Dutch force for WCup win |
CBC.ca | Diego Forlan's major impact at WCup USA Today PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) â€" The difference between success and failure in footb » |
Boston Globe | California transit cop found guilty of manslaughter Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A white transit police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Thursday in the videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man that triggered a night of rioting in Oakland, California. ... The right verdict in Mehserle case Officer convicted in Calif. train station killing Oakland crowd marches after Mehserle verdict |
Hovied News | 5.4 Magnitude Quake Rattles Southern California W » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Distraught Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days jail Reuters Actress Lindsay Lohan reacts beside her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley (R) as Judge Marsha Revel rules that Lohan had violated her probation on a 2007 drunken driving charge in Beverly Hills, California July 6, 2010. By Jill Serjeant BEVERLY HILLS ... Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail Sobbing Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating probation, skipping ... |
msnbc.com | Kobayashi Arrested After Joey Chestnut Named Top Dog in Eating Contest Seattle Post Intelligencer Joey "Jaws" Chestnut celebrated the Fourth of July by downing 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Moments later, Kobayashi, who did not compete due to contractual issues with Major League Eating, tried to jump on stage wearing a "Free Kobi" ... Joey Chestnut ate 54 hot dogs to win his 4th straight Nathan's Hot Dog Eating ... After 54 Hot Dogs, the Spectacle Began Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut wins Nathan's July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest |
Reuters India | Large-scale skimmer begins testing in Gulf CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- A ship billed as the world's largest skimming vessel has begun testing its effectiveness in the Gulf of Mexico, a spokesman for its owner, Taiwanese company TMT Shipping, said Saturday. ... Crews Test Giant Oil Skimmer in Gulf of Mexico Giant oil skimmer being tested in Gulf Testing 'A Whale'...Gulf damage claims...Serena reigns at Wimbledon |
The Guardian | What happens to accused spies' kids? CNN Washington (CNN) -- What will happen to the children of the suspects jailed this week on accusations of spying? The four couples imprisoned this week » |
