Accidents
BREST, France - A chemical tanker carrying thousands of tons of a gasoline product was being towed toward France's northwestern coast Friday after it collided with another ship, the boat's manager and maritime officials said.
ARUSHA, Tanzania - A hot air balloon carrying tourists over Tanzania's Serengeti National Park crashed this week, killing an American and a Danish tourist and wounding eight others, officials said Friday.
HOUSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice fined BP PLC $15 million on Thursday for Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City refinery, adding to the oil company's troubles as it struggles to clean up the damage caused by its massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A new spill has occurred in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay oil field, the Department of Environmental Conservation said Tuesday.
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- AP source: No charges planned in Conn. chimp case
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