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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Algerian Hostage Crisis Comes To An End

Comments (0) | 55, 792, Algeria, Algerian Hostage Crisis, AlJazeera, BP, CNN, David Cameron, International, Military Raid, Natural Gas Field, Philip Hammond, President Obama, William Hague

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Max Schwartz
Executive Producer

The hostage crisis comes to an end after another Algerian military raid.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Algerian Hostage Crisis Attack Ends

Comments (0) | Al Qaeda, Al Qaida, al-qaeda, al-qaida, Algeria, Amenas, American hostages, BP, defense secretary, gas field, hostages, International, International, Leon Panetta, panetta

(Creative Commons)

Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

Algeria's military attempted to rescue the hostages is over, although the search for some hostages continues.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Algerian Hostages Reported To Have Escaped

Comments (0) | Al Qaeda, Al Qaida, al-qaeda, al-qaida, Algeria, Amenas, American hostages, BP, defense secretary, gas field, hostages, International, International, Leon Panetta, panetta

Paige Brettingen
Executive Producer

Conflicting reports say as many as 45 hostages have escaped.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Islamic Militants Take Hostages On Algerian Gas Field, Some U.S. Citizens

Comments (0) | Al Qaeda, Al Qaida, al-qaeda, al-qaida, Algeria, Amenas, American hostages, BP, defense secretary, gas field, hostages, International, Italy, Leon Panetta, panetta

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta confirmed Americans are being held hostage (Creative Commons).

Agnus Dei Farrant
Executive Producer

The reported 41 hostages include Americans and are mostly European.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

BP Banned From Striking Government Contracts

Comments (0) | BP, fines, government contracts, grants, Gulf of Mexico, National, oil spill, penalties

(Creative Commons)

Catherine Green
Executive Producer

The latest in a series of punitive measures.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

BP To Pay $4 Billion Settlement For Gulf Oil Spill

Comments (0) | Beyond Petroleum, BP, BP Oil, bp oil spill, BP settlement, Clean Water Act, Gulf of Mexico, Migratory Bird Treaty, National, oil spill, oil spill settlement, Securities and Exchange Commission

The Lower Alabama costal wetlands two months after spill. (Photo: Jim Greenhill/Flickr)

Lauren Foliart
Executive Producer

Agreeing to a criminal plea, BP will pay for the 2010 oil spill over five years.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

BP Reaches Deal Over 2010 Oil Spill

Comments (0) | BP, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Halliburton, National, Transocean

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

The deal is estimated to cost BP $7.8 billion.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Gulf Oil Spill Trial Delayed, Settlement Talks Continue

Comments (0) | billions of dollars, BP, Gulf of Mexico, halibruton, National, oil spill, settlement, trial

Hannah Madans
Executive Producer

The gulf oil spill trial has been delayed a week to allow more time for settlement talks.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

U.S. Final Report: BP Cost-Cutting, Shortcuts To Blame For Gulf Oil Spill Disaster

Comments (0) | April 2010 oil spill, BP, bp oil spill, BP oil spill disaster, deepwater horizon, deepwater horizon oil spill, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Halliburton, Transocean

Staff Reporters

Halliburton, Transocean also faulted in report.

Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Oil Companies Must Invest In Alternative, Safer Fuel Sources

Comments (1) | BP, bp oil spill, environmentalism, Exxon Mobil, oil spills, Opinion, Svenska Aerogel

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Cara Palmer
Staff Columnist

So far this year there have already been four major oil spills, and a few more minor ones.