The civil suit will determine the degree of BP's responsibility for the oil spill two years ago, which will help determine the size of damages.

Enrique Peña Nieto is now officially the country's new president, but he must tackle internal opponents and systemic issues of corruption and cronyism.

After the BP spill, the multi-billion-dollar Gulf Coast seafood industry was shut down. Now, two years later, things are looking up — at least for shrimpers.

2010's Gulf oil spill put almost 5 million barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Where did it all go?

Violent protests continue today in Libya. After reports of mass killings of anti-government protesters, the United Nations top human rights office…

An oil rig exploded about 90 miles south of Vermilion Bay, Louisiana, Thursday, sending all 13 of its crew members into the water. In a statement,…