Disasters

Photo timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill crisis
Weeks after the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig exploded, killing 11 and injuring dozens, oil from BP's underwater well continues to spew into the Gulf of Mexico. A moratorium has been placed on offshore drilling by the federal government, and President Obama spoke from the Oval Office promising to repair the damaged coast and punish those responsible for what is now considered the largest offshore drilling spill in U.S. history.
After blasting BP, Obama now faces its leaders
Fresh from admonishing BP before the world, President Barack Obama now gets his moment with the oil company's leaders. It will be on his turf and, he vowed to an angry nation, on his terms.
Obama signs bill to release money for Gulf cleanup
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that makes more money available to the Coast Guard to pay for its response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The body of a Pine River man who wandered away from a group home last month has been found.
A bolt of lightning struck the ship capturing oil from a blown-out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, igniting a fire that halted containment efforts in another setback for the embattled company in its nearly two-month struggle to stop the spill, the company said.
White House: Obama ready to seize claims process
President Barack Obama is reassuring people in Gulf Coast states that he's up to the enormous job of helping them recover from the disastrous oil spill, laying the groundwork for a prime-time speech Tuesday night. His chief spokesman said Obama is poised to seize the handling of damage claims from BP, if necessary.
Gulf Coasters skeptical of Obama and BP's promises
President Barack Obama promised that life would return to normal for people living on the stricken Gulf Coast, and BP said new efforts will more than triple the amount of oil it captures from a ruptured undersea well. But the pledges don't reassure some residents.