The judge has not yet ruled on the amount spilled or on whether BP and others acted with gross negligence that led to the blowout — both issues that will figure into Clean Water Act penalties.
At the time of his arrest, Superintendent of State Police Mike Edmondson said information during the course of another investigation suggested Thomas might have been involved in illegal activity.
Jordan Graham pleaded guilty to a second degree murder charge on Thursday (Dec. 12) in the death of her newlywed husband, Cody Johnson, at Glacier National Park.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a Libyan al-Qaida suspect is now in New York awaiting trial on terrorism charges, after a weeklong interrogation aboard a U.S. warship. The suspect, Abu Anas al-Libi, was grabbed in a military raid in Libya on Oct...