Telegraph.co.uk | GOP senators block debate on finance bill Los Angeles Times The 57-41 vote marks the first showdown over the financial overhaul. Sen. Ben Nelson, a Democrat, voted with the opposition. By Janet Hook, Tribune Washington Bureau Senate Republicans, in a resolute show of unity, delayed consideration of far-reaching ... Senate blocks financial regulation bill Finance Bill Hits Impasse |
CBC.ca | Tornado kills 7 in Mississippi: officials Reuters BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A tornado nearly a mile wide ripped through central Mississippi on Saturday, killing seven people, trapping others in their homes and destroying many buildings, authorities said. Three people died in Choctaw County, ... Tornado kills at least 2 in Mississippi Tornado kills at least 6 in Miss., port wiped off map 6 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured |
Telegraph.co.uk | Key provisions of Arizona immigration legislation Washington Post By AP AP -- Key provisions of Arizona's immigration legislation, signed into law by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday: - Makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illeg » |
Reuters | Oil slick spreads from sunken rig CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A 1-by-5-mile sheen of crude oil mix has spread across the Gulf of Mexico's surface around the area where an oil rig exploded and sank, a Coast Guard lieutenant said Thursday. "This is a rainbow sheen with a dark center," ... Oil Rig Sinks in the Gulf of Mexico Ecological risk grows as Deepwater Horizon oil rig sinks in Gulf Transocean rig loss's financial impact mulled |
Reuters | Steelers reportedly shopping Roethlisberger after NFL hands down six-game ... Los Angeles Times Team officials are talking to clubs with high picks in the upcoming draft, ESPN says. The quarterback's off-field behavior could cost him $2.8 million in salary. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, shown at team practice Monday, was suspended six ... After Ben Roethlisberger suspsension, Vegas lowers Steelers' Super Bowl odds What's Roethlisberger's future in Pittsburgh? Roethlisberger needed reality check, and Goodell delivers it |
CBC.ca | Some flights resume in Europe but new volcanic ash cloud looms Los Angeles Times Air France, Lufthansa and other airlines operate long-haul and shorter flights; Heathrow is opened later. Meteorologists warn of new activity from the Icelandic volcano. By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times Air travel in Europe took a few halting steps ... Airports reopen as airspace restrictions relaxed European Parliament Flights resume in Europe but travel chaos not over |
