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Posted: 11/15/2012 5:08:30 PM EST
U.S. Attorney General speaks about the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill settlement and criminal penalties at 400 Poydras Tower in the Central Business District of in New Orleans, La. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Holder said the settlement and indictments aren't the end of federal authorities' efforts and that the criminal investigation is continuing. Holder says much of the money BP has agreed to pay will be used to restore the environment in the Gulf. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
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Posted: 11/15/2012 5:08:29 PM EST
This undated image provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security shows Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr. A senior agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. government have agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit out of court, according a court record filed Thursday. In a two-sentence notice, a lawyer for ICE Agent James T. Hayes Jr. said the “parties have come to an agreement in principal” to settle the case for $175,000. Hayes’ attorney Morris Fischer, wrote that along with the money, "a formal settlement agreement will be executed within the next several days" that will include other conditions, including Hayes keeping his job. Hayes filed the lawsuit in May and described a "frat house" environment at ICE that humiliated male employees under Barr. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
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Posted: 11/1/2012 12:51:27 AM EST
Indian artists paint leaves along the state highway during a campaign to protect the environment at the Madhubani district of the eastern Indian state of Bihar September 28, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer
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Posted: 10/30/2012 9:10:11 PM EST
People walk through floodwaters in the Rockaways section of New York, October 30, 2012. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Posted: 10/30/2012 2:23:38 PM EST
CORRECTS NAME OF PRIME MINISTER TO JEAN-MARC AYRAULT -- FILE -- In this May, 17, 2012 file photo, French President Francois Hollande, second right, and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, center, pose with women of the cabinet after the first weekly cabinet meeting, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has asked the French equality ministry to set up a series of 45 minute workshops, where politicians are given examples of sexism in daily life and with the aid of slide-shows taught how to avoid sexist stereotypes in political communication. First row from the left: Housing Minister Cecile Duflot, Women's Rights minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine, Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, right. second row from the left: Deputy Justice Minister delphine Batho, Deputy Education Minister George Pau-Langevin, Sports Minister Valerie Fourneyron, Culture Minister Aurelie Filippeti, Family Affairs Dominique Bertinotti, State Labor Minister Marylise Lebranchu, Environment Minister Nicole Bricq. Top from the left: Minister for Small Business and the Digital Economy Fleur Pellerin, Deputy minister in charge of French citizen living abroad and French speaking countries Yamina Benguigui , second right, and Elderly People Minister Michele Delaunay. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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Posted: 10/30/2012 2:09:24 PM EST
Cars navigate water on a downtown street in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Bethany Beach, Delaware, October 30, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Posted: 10/30/2012 2:09:24 PM EST
Cars navigate water on a downtown street in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Bethany Beach, Delaware, October 30, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Posted: 10/30/2012 2:09:24 PM EST
Cars navigate water on a downtown street in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Bethany Beach, Delaware, October 30, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Posted: 10/30/2012 1:42:02 PM EST
A man plays fetch with his dog in a flooded parking lot before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Scituate, Massachusetts October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy began battering the U.S. East Coast on Monday with fierce winds and driving rain, as the monster storm shut down transportation, shuttered businesses and sent thousands scrambling for higher ground hours before the worst was due to strike. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)
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Posted: 10/30/2012 1:42:02 PM EST
A man plays fetch with his dog in a flooded parking lot before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Scituate, Massachusetts October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy began battering the U.S. East Coast on Monday with fierce winds and driving rain, as the monster storm shut down transportation, shuttered businesses and sent thousands scrambling for higher ground hours before the worst was due to strike. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)
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Posted: 10/30/2012 1:42:02 PM EST
A man plays fetch with his dog in a flooded parking lot before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Scituate, Massachusetts October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy began battering the U.S. East Coast on Monday with fierce winds and driving rain, as the monster storm shut down transportation, shuttered businesses and sent thousands scrambling for higher ground hours before the worst was due to strike. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)
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Posted: 10/30/2012 10:43:31 AM EST
FILE - In this May, 17, 2012 file photo, French President Francois Hollande, second right, and Prime Minister Jean-Luc Ayrault, center, pose with women of the cabinet after the first weekly cabinet meeting, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has asked the French equality ministry to set up a series of 45 minute workshops, where politicians are given examples of sexism in daily life and with the aid of slide-shows taught how to avoid sexist stereotypes in political communication. First row from the left: Housing Minister Cecile Duflot, Women's Rights minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine, Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, right. second row from the left: Deputy Justice Minister delphine Batho, Deputy Education Minister George Pau-Langevin, Sports Minister Valerie Fourneyron, Culture Minister Aurelie Filippeti, Family Affairs Dominique Bertinotti, State Labor Minister Marylise Lebranchu, Environment Minister Nicole Bricq. Top from the left: Minister for Small Business and the Digital Economy Fleur Pellerin, Deputy minister in charge of French citizen living abroad and French speaking countries Yamina Benguigui , second right, and Elderly People Minister Michele Delaunay. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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Posted: 10/29/2012 6:26:51 PM EST
U.S. Airways baggage terminals are covered in plastic to shield them from Hurricane Sandy at the Philadelphia Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 29, 2012. All arrivals and departures from the airport were cancelled as a result of the storm. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Posted: 10/29/2012 5:36:09 PM EST
The storm surge pummels the coastline in Milford, Connecticut
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Posted: 10/29/2012 5:36:09 PM EST
Waves crash over Eric Mongirdas as the storm surge caused by Hurricane Sandy pummels the coastline in Milford, Connecticut October 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Posted: 10/29/2012 5:36:09 PM EST
Waves crash over Eric Mongirdas as the storm surge caused by Hurricane Sandy pummels the coastline in Milford, Connecticut October 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Posted: 10/29/2012 5:36:09 PM EST
A woman tries to take cover from rain in Hoboken while Hurricane Sandy approaches New Jersey, October 29, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Posted: 10/29/2012 5:36:09 PM EST
A woman tries to take cover from rain in Hoboken while Hurricane Sandy approaches New Jersey, October 29, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Posted: 10/29/2012 5:36:09 PM EST
A woman tries to take cover from rain in Hoboken while Hurricane Sandy approaches New Jersey, October 29, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Posted: 10/29/2012 2:59:44 PM EST
Waves crash over Eric Mongirdas as the storm surge caused by Hurricane Sandy pummels the coastline in Milford, Connecticut October 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
