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BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as ends rig probe

By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) – BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the disaster. BP published figures on Friday which showed that since it capped the well on July 15, it had spent... Read more

Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico on Thursday, the army said in a press release. Soldiers were sent to the location after an airborne patrol sighted armed men outside a building. Fighting began when the men opened fire on the troops. Three people... Read more

Hurricane Earl closes in on East Coast

By Gene Cherry HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Earl began to strafe North Carolina’s barrier islands with dangerous surf and winds on Thursday as it spun parallel to the U.S. East Coast on a northward trek toward New England and Canada. Earl was downgraded to a Category 2 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson... Read more

No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard

By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said. “The boats and the aircraft on scene cannot see a sheen,” U.S. Coast Guard Captain Peter... Read more

EPA to issue more rules in climate fight

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change, but they will not be as strong as action by Congress, a senior administration official said. The agency “has a huge role to play in continuing the... Read more