But BP's "top kill" method to stanch the spill could also break it wide open.
By Peter Fairley
BP is preparing to launch a procedure as early as Sunday to clog the flow of oil and gas from the month-old Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But the proposed...
US army screening process found wanting as untrained Texan claiming to be a former Marine joins Army Reserve as sergeant
Friday 21 May 2010 15.34 BST
A Texas man with no military experience managed to trick the US army into letting him enter a reserve unit as a noncommissioned officer earlier this year, putting an untrained soldier in a...
Announcing Google TV: TV meets web. Web meets TV.
5/20/2010 10:00:00 AM
If there’s one entertainment device that people know and love, it’s the television. In fact, 4 billion people across the world watch TV and the average American spends five hours per day in front of one*....
The Thai government forced Red Shirt protesters to surrender yesterday, but far from bringing the six-week stand-off to a close, the day ended with downtown Bangkok engulfed in flames, at least six people dead, and hundreds of people cowering in a temple as bullets and grenades rained down...
Smoking is banned in almost all indoor spaces in Illinois, including restaurants and bars. But if a Kane County resident has her way, smokers wouldn't be allowed to light up outside either.
The suburban county's board is considering a ban on smoking outdoors in residential neighborhoods, reports the Daily Herald.
