BP Pays $7.8 BILLION After 2010 Oil Spill

Back in 2010, when BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, the Gulf of Mexico was filled with millions of barrels of oil. Eleven workers died in the explosion and the oil spread to the coast line, keeping tourists away and nearly destroying the fishing business. Since then, BP has finally gotten word on their punishment. 'The Justice Department accused BP of gross negligence and a culture of corporate recklessness in a federal court filing.' This continues the wasteful government spending, but isn't anywhere near NASA.


http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/15/news/bp-oil-spill-settlement/index.html?hpt=hp_t1&hpt=us_c1

USC Halloween Party Shooting

After an argument escalated in the University of Southern California during a Halloween party, one of the people involved pulled a gun and began shooting. He shot and critically injured the man he argued with while non-severely injuring 3 other people. After the shooting, USC initiated a full scale lockdown. It was only 3 hours before the lockdown was lifted and both suspects were arrested. Neither of the suspects involved are affiliated with the school. Since there's nothing else to say on this subject and I'm 25 words short as of the last sentence, I thought I'd ramble and tell you that I am at 100 words.


http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/01/justice/california-usc-shooting/index.html?hpt=us_c2