Halliburton seeking settlement over Gulf oil spill
BP's cement contractor on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 announced Monday that it is trying to negotiate a settlement ...
Agency: Deadly Ariz. crash involved immigrants
Arizona authorities describe a chaotic scene from a weekend crash involving an SUV packed with 20 immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala as it fled the ...
School resumes in tiny Texas town hit by blast
Teachers waited outside Monday morning like it was the first day of school in this tiny Texas town, hoping that a welcoming handshake or pat on the ...
Correction: Plant Explosion story
In an April 21 story about the explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, The Associated Press misspelled the assistant state fire marshal's name.
3 Doors Down cancels 4 shows following fatal crash
The rock band 3 Doors Down has called off four U.S. appearances following the arrest of the group's bassist, who was accused of driving intoxicated ...
911 calls capture terror of Texas plant explosion
When the first call came in, it was just a fire. Smoke was coming from West Fertilizer Co. and an alarm was sounding, so a woman at a park just across ...
Plane crash survivor Hannah Luce working on memoir
The sole survivor of a plane crash last year in Kansas is working on a memoir. Publisher Atria/Howard Books has told The Associated Press that Hannah ...
Obama going to service for plant explosion victims
The White House says President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas.
China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 188
After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan ...
Search ends for fishermen missing off Texas coast
John Reynolds and the four others aboard the Nite Owl weren't worried when the thunderstorms made it impossible for the commercial fishing boat to ...
Correction: Fishermen Missing-Texas story
In a story April 20 about the missing fisherman off the Texas Gulf Coast, The Associated Press misidentified the crew member who was rescued.
Egypt resumes hot air balloon sightseeing
Egypt resumed hot air balloon sightseeing in the ancient city of Luxor on Sunday, weeks after a fiery accident led authorities to halt the flights.
Police: 3 Doors Down member charged in fatal crash
Bassist Robert Todd Harrell of the rock band 3 Doors Down has been charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after an interstate crash claimed ...
Some residents allowed back home after Texas blast
Stranded families growing weary and frustrated since a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion left them barricaded from their battered homes finally ...
Doctor: Dead bomb suspect had wounds 'head to toe'
A doctor involved in treating the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died in a gunbattle with police says he had injuries head to toe and all limbs ...
Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants
There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded ...
Florida becomes 4th state to sue BP over oil spill
The state of Florida filed a lawsuit Saturday against oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, becoming ...
West official: Some residents can come home
A town official says the area impacted by a fertilizer plant blast is safe and some residents will be allowed to return to their homes. City Council ...
Obama: Boston capture closes out a 'tough week'
President Barack Obama pledged to seek answers for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and acknowledged that the capture of a second suspect ...
Across America, a week of chaos, horror _ and hope
Moment after nail-biting moment, the events shoved us through a week that felt like an unremitting series of tragedies: Deadly bombs. Poison letters.
Florida sues BP on 3-year anniversary of oil spill
Florida's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton on the three-year anniversary of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Pam Bondi filed ...
Quake jolts China's Sichuan, killing 41
A powerful earthquake jolted China's Sichuan province Saturday near where a devastating quake struck five years ago, leaving at least 41 dead and more ...
Texas town grieves for dead first-responders
Buck Uptmor didn't have to go to West Fertilizer Co. when the fire started. He wasn't a firefighter like his brother and cousin, who raced toward the ...
3 years later: oil spill cleanup, study carries on
At first glance, the marshy, muddy coastline of Bay Jimmy in southeast Louisiana appears healthy three years after the nation's worst offshore oil ...
Chile rushes to aid ship in Antarctica after fire
A Chilean military tugboat was heading to Antarctica on Thursday to prevent an environmental disaster by retrieving a Chinese fishing ship that caught ...
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