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.

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.

BP agrees to $20 billion fund for spill claims

British energy giant BP Plc agreed on Wednesday to President Barack Obama's demand to place about $20 billion in a special fund....

Obama labels oil spill an environmental 9/11

President Barack Obama framed the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as an environmental 9/11 as he began a tour of the region Monday to stem growing political fallout...

Obama Asks Congress for $50B in Emergency Aid

President Obama will address the nation Tuesday night to talk about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill...

Families of deceased:urge President Obama to continue offshore drilling

Families of workers killed in the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion that triggered the Gulf oil gusher urged President Obama to keep drilling yesterday…

Finally: BP Oil Cap, is Working

The official leading the US Government's response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico warned against celebration yesterday as BP claimed to have got a partial grip on the ruptured...