BP to Pay Record Fine of $50 Million for Texas Accident - New York Times
In addition to the record fine, BP has agreed to take immediate steps to protect those now working at the refinery and spend at least $500 million on that effort, according to the Department of Labor’s

Fantasia's Future Could Include Million-Dollar 'Home Wrecker' Lawsuit - ABC News
Fantasia is hospitalized after she was accused of breaking up a marriage. The 2004 "American Idol" winner who is recovering from an accidental overdose of aspirin and sleep medication, is now being called a

Americans Need Local Leadership for the War at Home - Huffingtonpost.com
Dear Mayors of the United States, As you know from the Mayors' Council reports on the hungry and homeless, and your own experience in downsizing our local government, there is a genuine need for more food for unemployed

BP pays 50-million-dollar fine for Texas refinery explosion - Earthtimes
Washington - Oil giant BP Plc has agreed to a 50.6-million- dollar fine for security lapses that led to a 2005 explosion at a Texas oil refinery, the US Labour Department said Thursday. The penalty is the

Million dollar homes find buyers - Birmingham Business Journal
The appetite for million-dollar plus homes grew a little stronger in the Albany, N.Y., region this year. Eight houses costing $1 million or more sold during the first half of this year, compared to six in the first half

Jay Walder, MTA CEO, Ridiculed For Million Dollar Home, Country House In France - Huffingtonpost.com
The transit workers union is ratcheting up a class warfare campaign against MTA Chairman Jay Walder. In the wake of painful service cuts and layoffs, Transport Workers Union Local 100 has already asked Walder to cut his