National Geographic Month into Gulf spill, fishermen see bleak futureThe Associated PressON THE GULF OF MEXICO — Ron Price guns the outboard motor on his 22-foot fishing boat, racing through an alley in high marsh grass and finally settling into a small oil-soaked bay. The 40-year-old charter boat captain scans the high roseau cane ringing [...]
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Syrupy oil washes into La. marshes for first time
May 20th, 2010
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — The spectacle many had feared for a month finally began unfolding as gooey, rust-colored oil washed into the marshes at the mouth of the Mississippi for the first time, stoking public anger and frustration with both BP and the government…. View full post on AP Top Headlines At 7:25 p.m. [...]
Oil arrives on La. shore, edges into key current
May 20th, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Heavy, sticky oil from a massive monthlong spill was starting to clog Louisiana marshes on the Gulf of Mexico as another edge of the partly submerged crude reached a powerful current that could take it to Florida and beyond…. View full post on AP Top Headlines At 9:27 a.m. EDT
Curfew comes into force in Bangkok
May 19th, 2010
BANGKOK (AP) — A night curfew has come into force in Bangkok, the first declared in the Thai capital since 1992…. View full post on AP Top Headlines At 9:20 a.m. EDT
Thai troops storm into Bangkok protest zone, 3 die
May 19th, 2010
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai soldiers with armored vehicles stormed into a fortified encampment occupied by anti-government protesters Wednesday, breaking through bamboo-and-tire barricades in a major military offensive in the heart of Bangkok…. View full post on AP Top Headlines At 1:05 a.m. EDT
Atty: Video shows police fired into Detroit home
May 17th, 2010
DETROIT (AP) — Police who carried out a raid on a family home that left a 7-year-old girl dead over the weekend were accompanied by a camera crew for a reality television show, and an attorney says video of the siege contradicts the police account of what happened…. View full post on AP Top Headlines [...]
Worry that Gulf oil spreading into major current
May 17th, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Engineers finally figured out how to siphon some of the oil that has been spewing into the Gulf for almost a month, but it could be too late to stop the ooze from reaching a major ocean current that could carry it through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast…. [...]
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