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Deals of the Hour / June 20, 2010, 4:10 pm

Bicyclist killed in Waukesha County crash with car

June 20, 2010 5:42 p.m. | Town of Summit — A bicyclist was killed after being hit by a car about 10:30 a.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 18 in Waukesha County. Police released few details about the accident, including any ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-20T22:43:27Z)

Strengthening winds in the mix for U.S. Open leader Johnson

PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - Strengthening afternoon winds could be a major factor at Pebble Beach on Sunday when U.S. Open leader Dustin Johnson tees off in the final round with a three-shot lead. Although the ... (Source: FOX News 2010-06-20T22:43:27Z)

Far offshore, crews drill into Gulf to stop oil

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO - Fly by helicopter above the patchy wetlands along the Mississippi River Delta and past the floating boom and skimmers that have failed to protect the Gulf Coast from the worst oil spill in U.S ... (Source: CNBC 2010-06-20T22:29:08Z)

CCNY 1942

I graduated from Stuyvesant High School with an average sufficient to get me into CCNY – The City College of New York. The college had two branches, both in Manhattan. The downtown branch at 23 rd Street was a business ... (Source: Salon 2010-06-20T22:50:37Z)

UPDATE 3-Hurricane Celia forms in Pacific off Mexico

MEXICO CITY - Hurricane Celia, the first hurricane of the 2010 Pacific season, formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico Sunday but was headed away from land, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A Category 1 ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-20T21:39:02Z)

Woods shoots 66, gets in the hunt at US Open

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Forget fist pumps. When Tiger Woods watched his putt on No. 17 roll in - a putt he later admitted was "a joke" - he raised his right arm and extended his index finger high in the air. No. 1 ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-20T22:36:18Z)

Kewaskum teen hospitalized after diving accident

June 20, 2010 5:52 p.m. | A Kewaskum teenager rescued from a public swimming area after being underwater for more than a half-hour was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa Sunday afternoon, police ... (Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010-06-20T22:43:27Z)

BP estimates oil spill up to 100,00 bpd in document

BURAS, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc estimates that a worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be about 100,000 barrels of oil per day, according to an internal company document released on Sunday ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-20T23:04:56Z)

About 36,500 Still Without Power After Storm

About 36,500 electricity customers are still without power Sunday evening following a thunderstorm that slashed through the Chicago area during rush hour Friday afternoon , with 70 mph winds toppling hundreds of trees ... (Source: CBS 2 Chicago 2010-06-20T22:36:18Z)

US exec must clean up oil spill and BP's image

LONDON (AP) -- BP's new strategy to clean up its image and the Gulf Coast is to hand the job from its British CEO, widely criticized for tone-deaf comments and yachting amid the crisis, to one of its top-ranking ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-20T22:07:40Z)

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