The delicate work of removing and replacing a cap over the gushing oil well on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico has started. BP officials said Saturday that undersea robots were preparing to take off ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A cap was back in place on BP's broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico after a deep-sea blunder forced crews to temporarily remove what has been the most effective method so far for ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Scientists huddled Tuesday to analyze data from the ocean floor as they weigh whether a leaking well cap is a sign BP's broken oil well is buckling. Oil and gas started seeping ...

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While engineers test the pressure of the cap fitted to stop the hemorrhaging of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, questions still linger about what will happen next. Host Guy Raz speaks with NPR's Richard ...