Phoenix Gold builds near term cash flow potential with robust economics for Blue Funnel - proactiveinvestors.com
28 May 2012, 12:09 am
Phoenix Gold (ASX: PXG) is enhancing its near term cash flow prospects with the delivery of strong financial returns from a recent Mining Study at its Blue Funnel Gold Project in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia, which is being assessed ...

End is near for Rick Nash, Blue Jackets as trade discussions set to resume - YAHOO!
27 May 2012, 9:50 am
Getty ImagesIn my eyes, the unofficial end for Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets wasn't when the captain made his trade "suggestion" but when GM Scott Howson made that fact public after failing to deal Nash at the trade deadline. It was a response to ...

NM fire forces evacuation near ghost town; Colo. crew battles new fire along Utah border - Washington Post
26 May 2012, 3:17 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Residents near a privately owned New Mexico ghost town were ordered Saturday to evacuate as a blaze in the Gila National Forest continued to burn erratically, as Colorado crews took to fighting a new fire along the Utah ...

Pakistan officials: Missiles from US drone kill 4 suspected militants near Afghan border - Washington Post
26 May 2012, 12:04 am
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — An American drone fired two missiles at a bakery in northwest Pakistan Saturday and killed four suspected militants, officials said, as the U.S. pushed on with its drone campaign despite Pakistani demands to stop.

Florida brush fire temporarily closes Interstate 4 near Disney World - CNN
25 May 2012, 5:01 pm
(CNN)-- A brush fire near Disney World prompted authorities to bar traffic in both directions along a major central Florida highway for several hours at the beginning of the busy Memorial Day weekend, a police spokeswoman said. Large plumes of ...

Oil holds near 2012 low - AP - msnbc.com
25 May 2012, 2:31 pm
The price of oil held near the lowest levels of the year on a quiet Friday ahead of the holiday weekend. Benchmark U.S. crude on Friday added 20 cents to finish the week at $90.86 per barrel in New York while Brent crude rose by 28 cents to end at $106.83 ...

Cost of fighting Hewlett Fire near Fort Collins to top $2.9 million - Denver Post
25 May 2012, 10:42 am
The cost of fighting the Hewlett fire northwest of Fort Collins is estimated to exceed $2.9 million, but the true cost of the fire's environmental damage is still being assessed by experts in the field. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Steve Segin ...

Killing of alligator near Fort Worth wasn't self-defense, authorities say - Dallas Morning News
25 May 2012, 7:43 am
A fisherman who said he fatally shot an 11-foot alligator after being attacked could have to pay $5,300 after game wardens concluded that the animal was not killed in self-defense, Texas Parks and Wildlife officials said Thursday. Patrick Miller ...

Federal forecasters predict a near-normal hurricane season - USA Today
24 May 2012, 3:15 pm
The federal government is predicting a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic this year: anywhere from four to eight hurricanes. Overall, NOAA predicts that nine to 15 named tropical storms are likely. Tropical storms have top wind speeds ...

near-Normal Hurricane Season Seen in Atlantic, U.S. Says - Bloomberg
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season may be near normal, producing nine to 15 named storms before it ends Nov. 30, said Gerry Bell, lead hurricane forecaster at the U.S. Climate Prediction Center. Of those storms, four to eight are expected to ...