BP to release findings of inquiry into oil rig disaster Nearly five months after an explosion aboard an oil rig left 11 dead, BP is expected to release findings of an internal investigation into the Gulf oil disaster on Wednesday.
Officials: Bodies may be Mexican cops Officials in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas have found two bodies that may be those of two men investigating the massacre of 72 migrants in the state.
Feds: Threat on plane bound for LA Authorities have begun an investigation after a threatening message was found scrawled on the lavatory mirror of a Thai Airways plane, the Transportation Security Administration said.
Food illness survivors demand action After the recall of more than 500 million eggs from a salmonella outbreak this summer, food safety advocates and survivors of foodborne illness will call for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that has been in limbo since last year.
Polygamist sect leader nixes extradition Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs will stay in a Utah jail for at least two more months after his attorneys objected to his signing an extradition waiver in a Utah court Tuesday.
Vet who threatened Obama due in court A former soldier arrested after a hostage incident at a Georgia military base is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
UN says it knew of mass rapes earlier The United Nations on Tuesday acknowledged that it first learned of a report of rape in rebel-held territory of the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on July 30, nearly two weeks earlier than it had previously said.
Thousands evacuate as Colo. fire grows A 7,100-acre wildfire burned out of control west of Boulder, Colorado, Wednesday, threatening hundreds of homes, forcing the evacuation of thousands and pressing additional fire crews into action, authorities said.
Fires burn Detroit homes Firefighters in Detroit, Michigan, grappled with 85 fires in a four-hour period Tuesday night, officials said.
Hermine to bring torrential rain Tropical Depression Hermine is expected to dump an onslaught of rain in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri over the next few days.