Key ships stationed over BP's crippled Gulf well were ordered to evacuate Thursday ahead of Tropical Storm Bonnie, but the leaky cap affixed to the well head will stay closed while they are gone. BP - Mexico - Federal government of the United States - Gulf of Mexico - United States
Severe storms swept across the Northeast and tore through Connecticut's largest city Thursday, downing trees and power lines, shattering windows and toppling church steeples. Connecticut - United States - Electric power transmission - Earth Sciences - Atmospheric Sciences
