US justice dept begins BP spill probe

The US Justice Department has started interviewing witnesses as part of the criminal and civil investigation of the oil spill.

Oily tar balls washing up on mainland shores

Mississippi officials reported oily tar balls washing up on their mainland shores..

BP oil spill: leak found in rig weeks before blast

Employee claims he identified a leak in the Deepwater Horizon rig's safety equipment weeks before the explosion.

Waking America From the BP Nightmare

BP CEO Tony Hayward arrives on Capitol Hill June 17 to testify before the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing.

The spill cam, requested by Congress, has brought the horror into homes across the country, as we watch tens of thousands of barrels of oil billowing into the Gulf every day...