Friday, July 30, 2010

Incoming BP chief promises help for Gulf region 'for years'

Incoming BP chief promises help for Gulf region 'for years'


Incoming BP chief promises help for Gulf region 'for years'

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley sought to reassure jittery Gulf of Mexico residents today that the massive British corporation will not abandon them once its ruptured well has been permanently sealed.

Grim milestone for U.S. in Afghan war

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:35 AM PDT

Three U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts in southern Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago.

Babies' accused killer was 'secretive'

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:57 AM PDT

A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive but always supportive of her family, according to two of her daughters.

WikiLeaks founder fires back at Gates

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:51 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday he was disappointed by criticism from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates over the release of about 75,000 pages of U.S. documents related to the war in Afghanistan.

Ex-CIA head: WikiLeaks logs a 'tragedy'

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:27 AM PDT

In a 1997 light-hearted comedy, "Excess Baggage," Benicio del Toro (an inadvertent kidnapper) asks Alicia Silverstone (the unintended kidnap victim), "How stupid do you think I am?" Silverstone classically deadpans her response, "How stupid is there?"

Ethics panel charges Democrat Rangel

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:22 AM PDT

The House ethics panel accused veteran Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of House rules involving alleged financial wrongdoing and harming Congress' credibility.

Opinion: Arizona can win on immigration

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 05:28 AM PDT

A district judge on Wednesday preliminarily barred the enforcement of two sections and two subsections of Arizona's new immigration law, SB 1070.

YouTube wants your 15 minutes of fame

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 09:01 AM PDT

Good news for everyone out there who's ever thought to themselves: "A 10-minute video of my cat eating ribs on the kitchen floor is just too short."

DeGeneres exits 'Idol'

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 06:51 AM PDT

Ellen DeGeneres is calling it quits after spending one season with the Fox hit "American Idol," according to a statement from the star and the network.

Drew Carey: How I lost 80 pounds

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 08:12 AM PDT

Drew Carey has been known as a loveable, teddy-bear type as far back as his long-running sitcom "The Drew Carey Show." But, he says, being big was a burden -- and he had to make a change.

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