1. We are hoping to get word on Sunday on just how well the latest effort to stop the oil leaking on the Gulf of Mexico is going. Crews began forcing mud and debris into the well a few days ago. However underwater images show oil is still coming out.
1. BP's again trying to contain the Gulf oil spill. The company declared failure in its latest attempt to plug the gusher. BP's next step will involve using a remote controlled undersea robots to saw off part of the broken pipe that leads from the we
The UN security council's calling for impartial investigation of Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The statement condomned the acts that have resulted in the loss of at least 9 lives. President Barack O
1. BP says if all goes well, the spewing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico could be contained sometime today. BP is using robots to slice away a broken pipe so engineers can put a cap over the well's opening. At the same time, the Justice Department has
This is AP News Minute. 1. Engineers trying to cap the pipe that's sending oil into the Gulf of Mexico may have to bring in a second saw to finish cutting the pipe. The one theyve been using became stuck in the pipe. Crews are still hoping to free it
Emergency crews are working to link the last in a miles-long chain of booms designed to fend off the oil from reaching the beaches along the Florida Panhandle,the edge of that massive oil slick is only a couple of miles off the coast. Former Illinois
1.BP officials say they expect to know Friday whether the latest effort will contain the Gulf oil spill. Works have been continuing undersea for days now, still officials say if this works, they'll be cleaning up the Gulf for some time. 2. Arizona
1. The government's point man on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the catastrophe will persist well into the fall. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen says the spill will not be contained until the leak at the bottom of the Gulf is fully plugged. 2. Auth
1. Longtime Washington journalist Helen Thomas abruptly retires from the Hearst News Service after her remarks on Israel sparked criticism. Thomas issued an apology but announced her retirement shortly after White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs d
1. The Obama administration says BP has agreed to speed up payments to people and businesses whose livelihoods have been washed away by the Gulf oil spill. Those who have filed damage claims are complaining of delays and skimpy payments. 2. A souther
1. A 16-year-old California girl, who was feared lost at sea while sailing solo around the world, has been found in the Indian Ocean. Rescue boats are now on the rescue of Abby Sunderland. Sunderland radioed that her boat was knocked down repeatedly
1. The Denver Post reports that authorities are investigating whether a fire pit sparked the devastating ten-square-mile wildfire near Boulder. The wildfire that began Labor Day has cost nearly seven million dollars to fight and destroyed 169 homes.
1. A Christian minister in Florida is cancelling plans to burn copies of the Quran on September 11th. The plan drew criticism from President Barack Obama along with religious and political leaders across the Muslim world. 2. Strong winds are keeping
1. The FBI says investigators have found no explosives aboard a Los Angeles-bound Thai Airways flight, in which a bomb threat was found scrawled on a bathroom mirror. All passengers were immediately interviewed once the plane landed and then released
CNN finally made it official today that British tabloid veteran Piers Morgan will be taking over for Larry King. In January, Morgan will take over the chair that King has occupied at CNN for the past 25 years. He says he came to CNN to win, and that
1. A top US commander in Afghanistan is calling on a Florida church to put a stop to a planned Quran burning. The church says it will burn the Islamic holy book (on) September 11th, but General David Petraeus says that will only endanger US troops ov
1. Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a boat. Engineers have lifted the damaged blowout preventer from beneath the sea and are gett
1. Hurricane Earl is getting closer. Residents in North Carolina have been doing last-minute preparations and getting out. The Category 3 storm with 125-mile-per-hour winds is expected to pass close to the Outer Banks overnight on its way to New Engl
1. Hurricane Earl now packs 145-mile-per-hour winds as it continues to churn towards the North Carolina coast. Forecasters are still trying to pinpoint exactly where and if Earl will make landfall. Hurricane warnings and watches have now been posted
1. North Carolina officials are ordering tourists and residents to leave a barrier island that is only accessible by ferry. Hurricane Earl was downgraded overnight. It is now a Category 3 storm with 125 miles per hour winds. Forecasters believe the s
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