Police in Melbourne, Fla., are holding a man over threats he made on Facebook to kill President Barack Obama, reported Florida Today. On Nov. 1, Christopher Castillo wrote on the social network that if Obama were re-elected, he would “hunt down” the president and “watch the life disappear from his…
Oil may now be leaking through seabed floor, blogger says; Memo shows how BP calculates value of human life Update (at bottom): BP caves to Rep’s demand, will maintain live video feed for ‘top kill’ attempt The chairman of the House subcommittee on energy and the environment says that BP…
US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar raised expectations Thursday of what he cast as BP’s make-or-break attempt to contain the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill by filling a ruptured well with mud. As crude oil spread through Louisiana’s fragile marshlands a month after a rig blast triggered the spill, BP…