Two people have contracted flesh eating bacteria in Sarasota County, Florida in the last month.

Kenneth Feinberg, administrator for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, said in a news release Saturday that he is responding to criticism from residents and businesses that the payments have been too slow and too small.

The deal is to resolve thousands of claims that the temporary shelters exposed Gulf Coast storm victims to potentially dangerous fumes.

The libertarian-thinking candidate, who has a devoted following among supporters of his small government views, is running in his third White House campaign.

Somali pirates have seized an Egyptian cargo ship with 28 crew members on board

The chairman of BP says he's sorry for speaking clumsily after saying at the White House that the energy giant cares about "small people" hurt by the Gulf oil spill.

Korn frontman Jonathan Davis says the daily images of the spill are hard to watch and Korn is sending a message.

Under current law, the liability is capped at $75 million.

Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen issued the invitation in a letter Thursday to BP's chairman, Carl-Henric Svanberg.