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The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in April after exploding in the Gulf. A federal panel has concluded that decisions made to save time and money increased danger. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009 file photo, Fox Networks Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra arrives at the 19th annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)
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Starbucks unveiled its new logo (at right) on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, marking the company's 40th anniversary. Other cups show the company's logo from over the years, from left, 1971, 1987 and 1992. (AP Photo/Starbucks)
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A law enforcement official marks bullet casings in the parking lot Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 outside the Chandler Mall in Chandler, Ariz. following a shooting at the Mall. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Holiday shoppers crowd 34th Street in New York's Midtown on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. Macy's, whose flagship Herald Square store is located at West 34th Street and Broadway, reported on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, that revenue at stores opened at least a year rose 3.9 percent, below earlier estimates. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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George and Sheila Snyder, of Washington, Vt., take delivery of their 2011 Ford Escape in Montpelier. Ford Motor Co. led a resurgence in vehicle sales, reporting a 19 percent jump over 2009 sales Tuesday and increased its U.S. market share for the second straight year. (Associated Press)
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A once-popular nightclub sits abandoned in Cuidad Juarez. The owner said he closed the bar after it was set on fire three times because he refused to pay extortion fees to cartel enforcers. (Associated Press)
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Michael R. Bromwich, chief of the federal agency that overseas offshore drilling, calls Monday's ruling a "significant step." (Associated Press)
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Rep. Steve King. (Associated Press)
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A chain blocks the historic entrance of the Federal Reserve in Washington, in this photo taken Nov. 4, 2009. The capital is a city of magnificent front entrances that people can't enter. On Constitution Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue and Capitol Hill, sweeping marble staircases, sculptures, manicured gardens and ornate doors beckoned citizens of the past. Now most stand empty and sealed, a forbidden welcome. (AP Photo/Cal Woodward)
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Trader Rick Brunetti (right) works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. The Dow Jones rose 93 points. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** In this Dec. 17, 2010, file photo, House Speaker-designate John Boehner, Ohio Republican, talks with media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Two early showdowns on spending and debt will signal whether the 112th Congress can find common ground despite its partisan divisions, or whether it's destined for gridlock and brinkmanship that could threaten the nation's economic health. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, a Time Warner Cable truck is parked in New York. Time Warner Cable Inc. customers from Portland, Maine, to Pensacola, Fla., could lose access to one of their network TV stations 12:00 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, because of a contract dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
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Bank staff, guarded by members of a Special Police Unit, fill cash machines with euro currency in Tallinn, Estonia, on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Estonia was gearing up Friday for historic New Year's festivities as the tiny country becomes the first former Soviet republic to adopt the euro, a symbolic boost for the currency tarnished by the worst crisis in its 12-year history. (AP Photo/Timur Nisametdinov, NIPA)
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Nadya Suleman's eviction is on hold as the man who holds the mortgage discusses a sale with the founder of a porn company. (Associated Press)
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Pierre Werner answers a phone call Dec. 9 at his mother's home in Las Vegas concerning his business license, which was revoked. Mr. Werner's medical marijuana referral business was shut down by authorities. (Associated Press)
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Cars are stuck on unplowed 56th Street in the Borough Park neighborhood of New York's Brooklyn borough on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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FILE - In this Saturday,Sept. 25, 2010 file photo Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly gestures following their game against Stanford in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. According to statistics from the Department of Education, Notre Dame was among the top five biggest spending NCAA schools on their football program in the fiscal year ending June 30 2010, with a budget of $29.4 million. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Chinese technicians man drilling equipment on an oil rig in Paloich. China's interest here is high. Six government officials from the south's oil producing region flew to China earlier in the fall, and analysts say China is trying to improve ties with the south and maintain them with the north. (Associated Press)
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Now-retired Sen. Byron L. Dorgan, North Dakota Democrat, says he "focused like a laser" to complete business affecting American Indians, including long-stalled bills on health care and crime. (Associated Press)
