Apr 30 2010
New drilling on hold as Gulf spill oil washes up
(AP)
AP – Oil from a massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico oozed into Louisiana’s ecologically rich wetlands Friday as storms threatened to frustrate desperate protection efforts. The White House put a hold on any new offshore oil projects until safeguards are in place to prevent rig explosions like the one that caused the spill.
Apr 30 2010
New drilling on hold as Gulf spill oil washes up
(AP)
AP – Oil from a massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico oozed into Louisiana’s ecologically rich wetlands Friday as storms threatened to frustrate desperate protection efforts. The White House put a hold on any new offshore oil projects until safeguards are in place to prevent rig explosions like the one that caused the spill.
Apr 29 2010
Massive Gulf oil leak much worse than feared
(AP)
AP – A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than believed and as the government grows concerned that the rig’s operator is ill-equipped to contain it, officials are offering a military response to try to avert a massive environmental disaster along the ecologically fragile U.S. coastline.
Apr 28 2010
Fed likely to sound confident note on recovery
(AP)
AP – Federal Reserve policymakers are likely to deliver a fresh vote of confidence in the staying power of the recovery as signs multiply the economy is strengthening.
Apr 26 2010
Furor grows over Arizona’s illegal immigration law
(AP)
AP – The furor over Arizona’s new law cracking down on illegal immigrants grew Monday as opponents used refried beans to smear swastikas on the state Capitol, civil rights leaders demanded a boycott of the state, and the Obama administration weighed a possible legal challenge.
Apr 26 2010
Furor grows over Arizona’s illegal immigration law
(AP)
AP – The furor over Arizona’s new law cracking down on illegal immigrants grew Monday as opponents used refried beans to smear swastikas on the state Capitol, civil rights leaders demanded a boycott of the state, and the Obama administration weighed a possible legal challenge.
Apr 25 2010
Saviors as tornado hit: A table, a wall, a freezer
(AP)
AP – One prayed to God under a communion table as his church was blown to pieces around him.
Apr 24 2010
2 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured
(AP)
AP – A tornado touched down Saturday in rural Mississippi, killing two people, injuring several others and ripping the tops off buildings, the mayor of Yazoo City said.
Apr 23 2010
Coast Guard: No oil leak from sunken rig off La.
(AP)
AP – No oil appeared to be leaking after a drilling rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said Friday, though officials were trying to contain what spilled from the blast and prevent any threat to the coast’s fragile ecosystem.
Apr 23 2010
Coast Guard: No oil leak from sunken rig off La.
(AP)
AP – No oil appeared to be leaking after a drilling rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said Friday, though officials were trying to contain what spilled from the blast and prevent any threat to the coast’s fragile ecosystem.