Sunday, February 26, 2012

BP oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks (Reuters)

BP oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks (Reuters)

BP oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:35 PM PST

Reuters - The trial to decide who should pay for the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been delayed by one week, to allow BP Plc to try to cut a deal with tens of thousands of businesses and individuals affected by the disaster.

American in NYC bomb case will likely face charges (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:25 PM PST

Reuters - Lawyers for an American accused of building a pipe bomb said on Sunday they expected an indictment against him on terrorism and other charges to be unsealed in court this week.

Drought-weary Texans welcome rains, wildflowers (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 03:47 PM PST

Reuters - San Antonio resident Janet Garibay is starting the process of bringing her lawn back from the dead.

'Retirement' missing from vocabulary of NY judges (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:02 AM PST

AP - Some are old enough to recall pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh's tickertape parade. Others can share vivid memories of World War II or the Great Depression.

Democrats on defense in 2012 governors' races (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:28 PM PST

AP - Democrats are playing defense in governors' races in 2012, protecting eight seats — some in conservative states like North Carolina and Montana — while Republicans are safeguarding just four. But one of those is in Wisconsin, where a recall effort against incumbent Scott Walker has emerged as a national test of the confrontational measures many GOP governors have taken to balance state budgets.

Casinos' anti-compulsive bet programs vary widely (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:49 AM PST

AP - As lost weekends go, this one was a doozy.

Pressure builds for civilian drone flights at home (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:28 PM PST

AP - Heads up: Drones are going mainstream. Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have tracked and killed terrorists in the Middle East and Asia are in demand by police departments, border patrols, power companies, news organizations and others wanting a bird's-eye view that's too impractical or dangerous for conventional planes or helicopters to get.

God, family make appearance on Oscar red carpet (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 07:01 PM PST

AP - It wasn't hard to spot Elvis Presley's old co-star on the Oscars red carpet. She was the one wearing the nun's habit.

Spencer wins supporting-actress Oscar for 'Help' (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:42 PM PST

Rob Legato (C), Alex Henning (R), and Ben Grossmann (L) accept the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for their work in the film AP - Octavia Spencer won the supporting-actress Academy Award on Sunday for "The Help," completing an awards-season blitz that took her from Hollywood bit player to star.

Partial list of 84th Academy Award winners (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:51 PM PST

AP - Partial list of the 84th Annual Academy Award winners announced Sunday:

Gulf oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 03:26 PM PST

AP - A judge has delayed the federal trial over the nation's worst offshore oil disaster by a week, saying Sunday that BP PLC was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing scores of lawsuits, according to people close to the case.

Army IDs remains of last missing soldier in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:29 PM PST

AP - The U.S military announced Sunday that it has recovered the remains of the last American service member who was unaccounted for in Iraq, an Army interpreter seized by gunmen after sneaking off base to visit his Iraqi wife in Baghdad during the height of the insurgency.

NYPD monitoring of Muslims enters mayoral race (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:11 PM PST

AP - Potential candidates for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office are taking stands on the New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslim students, ranging from cautious support to a warning about curtailing civil liberties.

Justices weigh foreigners' suits vs. companies (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:48 AM PST

AP - Corporations and human rights groups are squaring off in a Supreme Court fight over whether foreign victims of war crimes, killings and other atrocities can haul multinational companies into American courts and try to prove they were complicit in the abuses and should pay damages.

What you didn't see on TV during the Oscars (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 06:47 PM PST

AP - Even the hundreds of photographers, TV cameras and webcams around the Hollywood & Highland Center can't capture every starry moment of Sunday's 84th annual Academy Awards.

Clinton appeals for all Syrians to abandon Assad (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:29 PM PST

AP - Syrians in the military and business who still support President Bashar Assad should turn against him, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday.
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