The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the BP oil disaster or the Macondo blowout) is a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that is the …
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Hundreds feared dead off coast of Libya
Hundreds of people were feared dead on Tuesday after high winds and heavy seas capsized boats carrying African migrants heading for Europe off the coast of Libya. “A tragedy has happened off the Libyan coast with at least two boats …
Fargo Neighborhood Evacuated as Waters Rise
Along the banks of this city, the Red River surpassed its highest level in history Friday morning, forcing the emergency evacuation of one neighborhood before dawn and leading city leaders here, once cheerfully upbeat, to sound far more dire. “We …
NFL players’ boat found off the coast of Florida
Former Washington Huskies coach Rick Neuheisel, now in his second year as UCLA’s head coach, doesn’t remember Marquis Cooper’s hobby: Fishing. What he remembers is hard-working kid with a loving family. Today, Neuheisel is wishing his former linebacker had been …
More than 100 passengers sick on cruise
SAN DIEGO—A Holland American cruise ship returned to San Diego from Mexico after more than 100 passengers contracted the norovirus and became sick. Broadcast reports said about 2,600 passengers were on the MS Oosterdam when the crew declared a “code …