Seafood restaurants and others are tracking the BP oil spill and trying to glean just how much impact it will have on menu prices and consumer perception.
The prospect of Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper Jr.’s nomination had drawn mixed reactions in Congress, where some argue the position should be for someone from outside the military world.
Visiting the Gulf Coast, President Obama chastised BP for paying billions in dividends while some people whose livelihoods were wrecked by the oil spill were having difficulty getting their claims paid.
AP - Dogged for being too calm in crisis, President Barack Obama unleashed frustration for all to see Friday, warning BP it had better do right by the people whose lives it has wrecked.
AP - President Barack Obama intends to nominate the Pentagon's top intelligence official, James Clapper, as the next national intelligence director despite some objections from Capitol Hill, two senior administration officials said Friday.
AP - The smell of oil hangs heavy in the sea air. Children with plastic shovels scoop up clumps of goo in the waves. Beachcombers collect tarballs as if they were seashells.
As thousands of American soldiers arrive in Afghanistan to expand the war, the Afghan government hopes the conclusion of a national assembly creates the first steps toward political peace.
The Irish flagged cargo ship the Rachel Corrie is expected off the waters of Gaza by Friday evening and those onboard remain determined to deliver their aid directly to the people of Gaza. Israel still says the ship must not pass and will tell it to sail into Ashdod where Israeli authorities will transfer the aid to Gaza overland.
President Barack Obama is set to return to Lousiana Friday -- the president's second trip to the Gulf region in two weeks as the administration works to contain the BP oil spill and stay on top of what has now become a major political issue.