Damage

Damaged Cezanne Painting Can Be Restored

AP | Posted 04.27.2012

GENEVA — A Swiss art expert says a $110 million painting by Paul Cezanne damaged following a robbery four years ago can be restored. The direct...

Hurricane Damage Gets Worse As Other Disasters Dealt With Better

WSJ | Conor Dougherty | Posted 10.29.2011

By Conor Dougherty of the Wall Street Journal Society has become better at coping with floods, fires and other disasters, yet the damage from hurri...

Bob Graham, William Reilly To Lead Presidential Commission On BP Gulf Oil Spill

AP | ERICA WERNER and KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The White House has tapped former Florida Sen. Bob Graham and ex-EPA Administrator William K. Reilly to lead a presidential commiss...

Low Gulf Oil Spill Size Estimate Could Save BP Millions Of Dollars In Court

McClatchy | Marisa Taylor, Renee Schoof and Erika Bolstad | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- BP's estimate that only 5,000 barrels of oil are leaking daily from a well in the Gulf of Mexico, which the Obama administration hasn't ...

Nashville Floodwaters Recede, Crews Search For Bodies

AP | KRISTIN HALL and SHEILA BURKE | Posted 05.25.2011

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Cumberland River finally began receding Tuesday, exposing mud-caked homes and submerged cars as officials searched door t...

Taiwan Earthquake Strikes: 6.5 Quake Rattles Island

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

TAIPEI, Taiwan — An earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Taiwan on Monday, causing buildings to sway briefly but no casualties or damage...

12 Offshore Rigs, Oil And Gas, Launched In U.S. This Week Despite Gulf Oil Spill

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

HOUSTON — The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 12 this week to 1,518. Houston-based Baker Hug...