msnbc.com | Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, will face charges of misusing her office and is expected to contest the claims in a House trial, the second powerful House Democrat to opt for such a public airing in ... California Rep. Waters may face f » |
USA Today | With ruling, battle over Arizona immigration law enters new phase Christian Science Monitor Both opponents and supporters of the Arizona immigration law are confident of winning in the end. By Wednesday's ruling may cool tempers for a while. Maria Ramirez (l.), Joseline Saragoza (c.), and Marcela Saragoza cry as they celebrate a judge's ... Arizona Employers Still Face Immigration Crackdown |
CBC.ca | WikiLeaks Organization Sparks Controversy Voice of America Photo: AP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a press conference in London, 26 Jul 2010. Assange said he believes there is evidence of war crimes in the thousands of pages of leaked US military documents. WikiLeaks is a website that posts ... Congress's response to WikiLeaks: shoot the messenger Top US senator: Don't 'overhype' Afghan war leak US braces for blowback over Afghan war disclosures |
swissinfo.ch | Taliban Claims US Service Member Captured in Afghanistan Voice of America Photo: AP The top US military officer says US forces in Afghanistan are making "a tremendous effort" to find two sailors who disappeared south of the Afghan capital on Friday. US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen spoke at a news ... Search Widens for Captured US Sailors in Afghanistan Taliban: One US service member is dead, other is alive in Afghanistan Taliban Claim Captured US Sailor Is Dead |
Globe and Mail | Tropical Storm in Gulf Halts Spill Response Efforts New York Times A tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico has forced the evacuation of response vessels at the site of BP's blown-out oil well, further st » |
CNN (blog) | Aides: White House trying to distance Obama from Sherrod controversy CNN Washington (CNN) -- White House aides said Wednesday they do not expect President Barack Obama to c » |
Reuters | What It Will Take to Keep the Well Capped Newsweek The spill in the gulf seemed to be under control last Friday. Then came troubling news over the weekend that seepage close to the well could spell big trouble. The government has » |
The Hindu | BP, federal officials confer on closed gulf oil well cap Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
CBC.ca | 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, ... BP Well Tests Show No Signs of Damage After Stopping Oil Flow Gulf well continues to hold Capped BP Gulf well under scrutiny, Obama cautious |
Globe and Mail | BP Begins Test That Could Halt Oil Spill New York Times Dave Martin/AP By HENRY FOUNTAIN ABOARD THE RESOLUTE, 50 miles off Louisiana â€" BP stopped collecting oil from its runaway well on Wednesday afternoon, beginning the process of conducting a critical test that could halt the rush of oil into the Gulf of ... BP starts crucial test on leaking Gulf oil well BP Pauses Test Procedure to Fix Leak on Gulf Well Cap » |
The Guardian | 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 » |
Reuters | BP Removes Cap From Well, Aiming for a Tighter Fit New York Times NEW ORLEANS â€" Crews removed a cap from atop BP's out-of-control well in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, beginning an ambitious engineering effort that could fully contain the huge oil leak but will also make matters worse, ... BP to Increase Leaking Oil Collection Over 2-3 Weeks Oil flows as robots begin new effort to cap leak Some oil spill events from Saturday, July 10, 2010 |
CBS News | LA 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 last year that triggered a night of rioting in Oakland, California, ... Oakland exodus as verdict is read Former BART officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter Attorney says family upset with verdict |
CBC.ca | Arrest made in LA serial killing of 10 people Albany Times Union LOS ANGELES -- A former police mechanic suspected of killing 10 people and stumping detectives for more than two decades was fin » |
Sydney Morning Herald | Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating probation, skipping ... New York Daily News Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan will have to serve 90 days in prison for missing mandatory alcohol education classes. Do you think Lindsay Lohan got a fair sentence? Lindsay Lohan is going to jail for 90 days. A Beverly Hills judge found Lohan violated ... Sobbing Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail, 90 Days of Rehab Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Joey Chestnut ate 54 hot dogs to win his 4th straight Nathan's Hot Dog Eating ... ESPN It probably seems insane to mention a hot dog eating champion in the same breath as four of the most dominant athletes in history. Indeed, that would be insane ... because Chestnut supplanted the man who belongs in that group. ... After 54 Hot Dogs, the Spectacle Began Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut wins Nathan's July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest Kobayashi arrested after Joey Chestnut hot dog win |
The Guardian | Old Mainstay Brings Spain New World Cup Glory New York Times JOHANNESBURG â€" Before this tournament, Spain had never won a World Cup game tied 0-0 at halftime. It had never won four World Cup matches in a row, and it had never reached a World Cup semifinal. A Spain supporter blows the vuvuzela ... World Cup Today Spain struggling to find inner beauty Spain Beats Paraguay 1-0 in World Cup Play; Germany Defeats Argentina 4-0 |
Kansas City Star | Future uncertain for children of accused Russian agents CNN Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley have two sons, who attended a court hearing for their parents Thursday. Washington (CNN) -- What will happen to the children of the suspects jailed this week on accusations of spying? ... In Spy Case, 2 More Are Said to Have Made Admissions Russian spies: Three remaining mysteries Children of accused spies confront identity crisis |
Washington Post | Spy Talk: Marines use Anna Chapman photos as a warning Washington Post US Marines preparing for shore leave in the Seychelles islands were having a standard security briefing this week when they were shown photos of a figure who's been in the news lately: Russian spy suspect Anna Chapman. ... MI5 investigates KGB father of Russian 'spy' Russian experts scoff at » |
