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BP said a mile-long tube was funneling crude Sunday from a blown well to a tanker ship after three days of wrestling to get the stopgap measure into place on the seafloor. Meanwhile, scientists have found huge plumes of oil lurking under the surface of the water.

Officials said Monday they've started capturing some of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico -- marking the first time in more than three weeks that any of the company's strategies have worked to slow the flow.

Frustration over the thick, oozing crude tainting Gulf Coast marshland has been building in the month since the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Oil companies blame one another, state and local officials say the federal response has been lacking, and ordinary residents have expressed outrage over the impact on their home states.

The Justice Department asks a federal judge to drop all charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska. Last fall, a jury convicted Stevens of seven counts of lying on his Senate disclosure form. Allegations of prosecutorial misconduct delayed his sentencing.

Even with a music scene that's been churning out stars for decades, Detroit has yet to find a way to make "Motor City" a music city.

The long-awaited return of Tiger Woods to the golf tour was announced this week. Woods will play in his first tournament in eight months next month. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis talks about professional golf's dire need for the return of its biggest star.

Charities are always looking for new ways to raise funds, and for some, reaching out electronically with tools like Twitter and YouTube is a perfect match. But nonprofit groups are finding that some of these new fundraising methods need to be handled with care.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about the surge of the omicron variant and the Biden administration's plan to combat its spread.

No injuries were reported in Sunday's attack on the city of Irbil, which marked a significant escalation between the U.S. and Iran. Iran said it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria.

Zucker, CNN's top executive, says he failed to disclose the relationship when it began, as the company requires. Instead, it emerged during an inquiry into former CNN host Chris Cuomo.