Oregon police have reopened an investigation into an allegation that former Vice President Al Gore had “unwanted sexual contact” with a massage therapist in 2006.

Hurricane Alex has made landfall with winds of 105 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. It was centered about 100 miles south of the Texas-Mexico border.

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BP has been trying to shut down an internal safety watchdog agency it set up under congressional pressure four years ago, according to sources close to the office and a leading congressman.

BP’s efforts to contain the largest oil spill in U.S. history are being disrupted by towering waves churned up by Hurricane Alex, company officials say.