AP 2010-07-21

1. BP's experimental cap on its gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico appears (to be) holding. Engineers continue to monitor the well for signs of leaks. 2. New Jersey authorities have called off a search at a partly collapsed parking garage after deter

AP 2010-07-22

1. An administration official says testing will continue as BP and the government disagree over whether the new cap on the well should be removed. BP wants to keep the cap while administration officials say that cap should be removed. They guess meth

AP 2010-07-23

1. Senate Republicans are firing back at the latest criticism from President Barack Obama. He's accusing them of standing in the way of extended unemployment benefits. GOP lawmakers say they will support an extension only if the bill is paid for and

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-19)

1. President Barack Obama will meet with BP executives today for the first time since the Gulf oil spill started. Last night, the president addressed the nation from the Oval Office, saying BP must set aside whatever money is needed to compensate tho

AP 2010-06-22

1. The BP executive who angered Gulf residents by saying he wanted his life back is spending the day at a yacht race in England. A BP spokesperson calls it a rare moment of private time for CEO Tony Hayward. 2. A top US envoy is calling for an indepe

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-21)

1. There has been more sound and fury than substance in today's congressional hearing into BP. The chairman of the oil giant apologized for the spill in the Gulf, but didnt answer many questions. And instead, he didnt have the answers with him. 2. De

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-20)

1. BP CEO Tony Hayward is expected to appear before a House panel today. Hayward plans to tell Congress he's personally devastated by the Gulf oil spill. Hayward says BP has spent nearly 1.5 billion since the rig disaster, and adds BP won't stop unti

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-18)

1. President Barack Obama toured the white sand beaches of the Florida Panhandle Tuesday, vowing to fight the oil spill with (quote) everything we got. The president spoke in Pensacola to wrap up a two-day visit to the Gulf Coast before returning to

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-16)

1. The federal government has given BP until the end of the weekend to find better ways to contain the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists estimate that between about 40 million gallons to 109 million gallons of oil have gushed into the g

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-17)

1. President Barack Obama is promising Gulf Coast residents that the region will be left in better shape than it was before the massive BP oil spill. On a visit to the Alabama Coast, Obama said his administration will do everything it can to make sur

AP 2010-09-03

1. Fourteen US troops have been killed in eastern and southern Afghanistan in the past three days. They include seven American service members who were killed today in two separate roadside bomb attacks. 2. Hurricane Earl is getting stronger, it's he

AP 2010-09-01

1. On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama is calling the city of New Orleans a symbol of resilience and community. He told the crowd at Xavier University Sunday, his administration will stick with the Gulf Coast until t

AP 2010-09-16

1. New wildfire is burning in Colorado. Authorities say it has destroyed several homes. There are other homes nearby in the foothills, but the fire is moving slowly - something firefighters hope to use to get the blaze under control. 2. A plane carry

AP 2010-09-17

1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Egypt for the second round in the latest Mideast peace efforts. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are set to meet at the summit. On Wednesday the summit shift

AP 2010-09-18

1. American Sarah Shroud says shes grateful to Iran's president and other officials for her release from a Tehran prison. Iran is still holding her two hiking companions. Shroud boarded a plane out of the country earlier Tuesday. 2. Warm, dry weather

AP 2010-09-19

1. It was a good night for Tea Party candidates in Delaware. Christine O'Donnell rode a surge of support from Tea Party activists to win the Republican Senate primary. She defeated nine-term Congressman Mike Castle. The winner in the general election

AP 2010-08-23

1. Goodbye Iraq. The final American combat brigade headed over the Kuwait border on the way to the US. President Obama pledged to end combat by August 31st. The departure beats its deadline by nearly two weeks. Fifty thousand troops will remain in no

AP 2010-08-22

1. President Barack Obama says he has no regrets over the comments he made about the right of Muslims to build an Islamic center, blocks away from where the World Trade Center once stood. He was asked about his position during a town hall meeting on

AP 2010-08-21

1. A federal jury found former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich guilty on just one count of lying to federal agents. The judge says he will declare a mistrial on the 23 remaining counts the jury couldn't agree upon. Federal prosecutors say they are

AP 2010-09-20

1. New foreclosure data shows lenders took back more homes in August than in any month since the start of the US mortgage crisis three years ago. Realty Trac says more than 95,000 homes were repossessed, that's a 25% increase from the same time last