Archive for July, 2010

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With sweeping federal tax cuts set to expire on Dec. 31, the debate over whether they should be extended could consume Congress — as well as Pennsylvania’s race for U.S. Senate — before the Nov. 2 election….

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Spike Lee has screened his new four-hour documentary on the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him.

The director showed “If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise” at the…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Spike Lee has screened his new four-hour documentary on the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him.

The director showed “If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise” at the…

As the McDonnell administration criticizes the federal government’s effort to intensify Chesapeake Bay restoration, environmental advocates warn that Virginia is failing to reach early pollution reduction goals.

“They’re clearly not on track,” said Ann…

CHICAGO (AP) — Guillermo Campos Ojeda stares blankly at the clouds from the jetliner’s window, mentally retracing the 22 years that he lived in the United States as an illegal immigrant.

His odyssey began in 1988 with an illegal border crossing and…

The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday which would lift the current $75 million liability cap for oil spills while imposing new safety standards for offshore drilling.

Judge James Wynn of North Carolina, President Obama’s nominee for the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, looked to be a safe bet for an easy Senate confirmation. He is a former Navy lawyer and a well-regarded state appellate judge with a moderate record…

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