TSN | Berdych Stuns Federer in Wimbledon Quarterfinal New York Times WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer remained gracious to the end on Wednesday, waving at the crowd and signing autographs as he departed Centre Court at Wimbledon for the final time this tournament. Roger Federer during his quarterfinal ... Federer knocked out of Wimbledon by Berdych The who, what, where, when, Federer Beaten in Wimbledon Quarterfinals by Berdych |
The Guardian | Kagan Shifts on Disclosure of Legal Views at Hearings New York Times Solicitor General Elena Kagan arrived for the second day of her confirmation hearings on Tuesday. By CHARLIE SAVAGE and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON â€" At the opening of questioning in her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday, ... Senators inquire about Kagan's family, she defends views on Marsh » |
AFP | Supreme Court strikes down ban on handguns Los Angeles Times The court rules in a 5-4 decision that Chicago's ban on handguns is unconstitutional, extending the 2nd Amendment's protections to the state and local levels. By David G. Savage, Tribune Washington Bureau The Supreme Court reversed a ruling upholding ... High Court Rules in Favor of Gun Rights |
CBC.ca | Oil spill efforts ramp up as storm eyed anxiously Reuters The Q4000 multi-purpose oil field intervention vessel (L) and the drillship the Discoverer Explorer (C) burn off material from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead near the disaster site June 24, 2010. GRANDE ISLE Louisiana (Reuters) - The first named storm ... Tropical Storm Alex could be latest problem in spill cleanup Tropical Storm Alex heads for the Gulf of Mexico Oil spill team frets about Tropical Storm Alex |
ABC Online | Gulf oil spill: Could 'toxic storm' make beach towns uninhabitable? Christian Science Monitor Residents fear mass relocations should a hurricane kick the Gulf oil spill onto resort towns. 'Hazmat cards' are a hot commodity among residents, since they could be the key to return. Mark Woodward of Daphne, Ala., looks for tar b » |
Reuters | Gates advocated keeping McChrystal, source says CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates backed keeping Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the job because he was vital to the war effort in Afghanistan, but he was overruled, a senior Pentagon official told CNN's Barbara Starr. ... McCain: Don't Stop With McChrystal, 'We Need a New Team' Right Man for Afghanistan? General Petraeus and General McChrystal: same policy, different face? |
Telegraph.co.uk | Judge who nixed drill ban reported oil investments Houston Chronicle NEW ORLEANS â€" The Louisiana judge who struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has reported extensive investments in the oil and gas industry, according to financial disclosure reports. ... The Judge Behind The Ruling |
Telegraph.co.uk | Gen. Stanley McChrystal coming to Washington to explain anti-administration ... Washington Post KABUL -- The top US general in Afghanistan was summoned to Washington for a White House meeting after apologizing Tuesday for flippant and dismissive remarks about top Obama administration officials involved in ... Top US Commander in Afghanistan Summoned to Washington Gen. Stanley McChrystal, top commander in Afghanistan, ordered home over ... Latest McChrystal developments |
Telegraph.co.uk | China's yuan higher, but dollar holds ground CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Despite China's decision to let its currency float more freely, the dollar did not trade much lower Monday as investors recognized China's move would be gradual. ... Factbox: Winners and losers from a firmer yuan China Currency at Strongest Level in Nearly Two Years WORLD FOREX:Australian, New Zealand Dollars Gain On Yuan Move |
National Geographic | Tell a 'Dad' story this Father's Day Juneau Empire These are wise words for those of us who have ailing fathers, or fathers who have passed away. Do we not think of them as frail, confused or weak? Or if they have passed on, the image of them we seem to retain most often is the one when we last saw ... Happy Father's Day! Here's top 5 quotes Celebrate Father's Day your way! Funny Happy Father's Day: Daughter Quotes, Cards, Pictures |
CBC.ca | BP oil spill caused by 'negligence or misconduct', says drilling partner The Guardian BP has come under further pressure after one of its partners said the oil giant should foot the entire bill for the damage caused by the Gulf of Mexico spill. Anadarko Petroleum, which owns a quarter of the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well, ... Part-owner of Gulf well c » |
The Hindu | 'Tired' Tony Hayward 'savaged' by Congress, say UK media CNN International London, England (CNN) -- British commentators and media have been split by the performance of BP boss Tony Hayward before a Congressional committee investigating the Gulf Coast oil disaster. But while some analysts backed Hayward following Thursday's ... BP Chief Hayward on Hot Seat |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP's Hayward set for Congressional grilling msnbc.com June 17: The chairman of the House panel that will question Tony Hayward this morning said that the BP CEO can expect to be “sliced and diced.†This comes after the oil execs met with President Obama yesterday. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. ... BP Chief: From Oil 'Ninja' to Congressional Hot Seat BP CEO Tony Hayward faces grilling as oil continues to spew BP chief Tony Hayward's statement in full |
CBC.ca | President Obama addresses the nation on oil spill Washington Post In his first Oval Office address Obama explains how the Gulf Coast oil spill should be leveraged on behalf of long-term reform. President Barack Obama is photographed after delivering a televised address from the Oval Office of the White House in ... BP faces backlash from Big Oil rivals President Barack Obama and BP chiefs to discuss spill 'Fierce' Obama to meet BP execs |
Washington Post | Armed US 'Bin Laden hunter' is held in Pakistan BBC News An American man who claimed to have been on a mission to hunt down Osama Bin Laden has been arrested in northern Pakistan, police say. They said that 52-year-old Gary Brooks Faulkner, from California, was detained in the mountains of Chitral district ... American arrested while searching for Osama bin Laden Pakistan arrests American on bin Laden mission Pakistani Police Arrest American Searching For Bin Laden |
The Hindu | Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks about environment' BBC News US President Barack Obama has said the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will have the same impact on the US psyche as 9/11. In an interview with US website Politico, he said the disaster would "shape how we think about the environment... for years to ... Pressure mounts as Gulf oil spill nears BP's Oil Spill Costs Rise to $1.6 Billion |
CBC.ca | Crews search for victims after Ark. floods kill 18 The Associated Press LODI, Ark. â€" A preacher whose church has cared for survivors of the flash floods that ripped through an Arkansas campground and killed at least 18 people anguished over what he would tell them Sunday as rescue teams searched for nearly two dozen people ... Rescuers comb Arkansas wilderness looking for flash flood survivors Garland coach, family survive flooded campground |
Telegraph.co.uk | Dozens missing in rugged terrain after Ark. flood USA Today CADDO GAP, Ark. (AP) â€" Floodwaters that tore through an Arkansas campground, killing at least 16 people, also washed away records of who was there, making the daunting search for dozens of missing in heavily wooded forest even more difficult as ... Relatives fear more people missing after deadly Arkansas floods At Least 16 Killed At Arkansas Campground As Flash Flood Wrecks Havoc Dozens Missing After Arkansas Floods Kill 16 |
CBC.ca | US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean BBC News A 16-year-old US sailor who went missing while sailing solo around the world has been found safe and well. Abby Sunderland's yacht was spotted by an aerial search team in the southern Indian Ocean, midway between Australia and Africa. ... Teenage round-the-world sailor Abby Sunderland found alive Teenage Girl, Sailing Solo, Is Found Boats heading to teen sailor found in Indian Ocean |
CBC.ca | Whitman easily defeats Poizner San Francisco Chronicle State Attorney General Jerry Brown, the former two-term California governor, was the easy winner in the state Democratic gubernatorial race. Meg Whitman, who spent a record-smashing $71 million of her own money to sell herself as a political outsider ... Whitman, Fiorina cruise to victories Whitman on the right, Brown on the left, voters in the middle GOP picks two women to head California ticket |
CBC.ca | I would have fired BP chief by now, Obama says msnbc.com President Barack Obama would have fired BP's CEO Tony Hayward over controversial comments downplaying the Gulf oil spill â€" if the executive had been working for him. During an interview with Matt Lauer on NBC's TODAY to be broadcast Tuesday, ... Obama lambastes BP boss Hayward Gulf spill is an outcome of our addiction to oil Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling |
CNN (blog) | More government hearings on oil spill set for Monday CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The House Committee on Energy and Commerce will open shop on the bayou Monday morning, holding a hearing in Chalmette, Louisiana. The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a field hearing on "Local Impact ... AT A GLANCE: BP Captures More Oil, Spill Consequences Grow |
Reuters UK | Two men with militant ties arrested in NY: report Reuters People are seen in the new JetBlue Airways Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport during a terminal test in New York August 23, 2008. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men were arrested late Saturday at John F. Kennedy International Airport where ... Law enforcement share little about 2 men arrested at JFK airport Report: NYPD Arrests Two NJ Men With Links To Terror Cell Report: Terrorism arrests at JFK...Baghdad bombings |
