Runaway mountainside fires raged across Cape Towns southern peninsula in South Africa for a third day on Tuesday and officials warned they could take several days to extinguish.
BP double dipped by taking a total of more than $33 million from an Ohio compensation fund and insurers to clean up leaks from underground storage tanks, according to the states attorney general.
Federal disaster assistance officials have begun reaching settlements with more than 1,000 Hurricane Sandy victims who allege they were unfairly denied flood insurance claims or paid too little for them.
The billionaire left the world guessing on Saturday by reiterating that the Omaha, Neb.-based companys board has the right person for the job without identifying the executive in the document.