MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER – British Petroleum downplayed the possibility of a catastrophic accident at an offshore rig that exploded, causing the worst U.S. spill in decades along the Gulf coast and endangering shoreline habitat. In its 52-page exploration plan and environmental impact analysis for the well, BP suggested it was unlikely, or...
PHOENIX – Authorities in southern Arizona have found a deputy wounded in a shootout with suspected drug smugglers after a frantic hour-long desert search. Pinal County sheriff’s Lt. Tamatha Villar says the deputy suffered a superficial wound to his abdomen after being shot with...
MORGAN CITY, La. – Officials say an oil drilling rig on its way to a scrap yard has overturned in Louisiana. No injuries have been reported. The overturned rig is unrelated to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that threatens the coast’s...
Democrats pushed forward on an immigration overhaul on Thursday evening with no Republican support, as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) continues to hold out, arguing that the divisive issue will...
Immigration reform is back in the news, thanks to a law recently passed in Arizona, which gives enforcement officials the power to make “reasonable searches” of anyone suspected of...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Los Angeles police are hunting a mystery man who fled as they raided his apartment, leaving behind piles of bogus cash, high-tech counterfeiting equipment and...