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BP continues to move forward with restructuring plans, as Bob Dudley prepares to begin his tenure as the company's CEO. It announced the creation of a new safety and risk unit today.

After a conversation with a retired Supreme Court justice, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduces legislation that would allow the Supreme Court to use retired justices when an active justice recuses himself or herself from a case.

An artist from Allentown, Pennsylvania, made a life-sized bust of actor Kevin Bacon out of bacon bits. It is for sale now, on eBay. All proceeds will go to charity.

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will announce his resignation from the Obama administration tomorrow, to run for mayor of the city of Chicago, NPR has confirmed.

Frito-Lay was excited to unveil a bag that could be composted, but consumers reacted strongly to the packaging, which is much louder than its plastic predecessor. The company has decided to make the old version available again.

This morning, two major media companies made major leadership changes. Jonathan Klein, CNN's president, will be replaced by his colleague from CNN HLN; Jeff Zucker, CEO of NBC Universal, plans to leave his post this year.

For the first time in almost two decades, the U.S. Army has revised its rulebook for intelligence, in response to WikiLeaks and other unauthorized leaks.

On Oct. 12, the state-of-the-art vessel was attacked by two al-Qaida operatives, piloting a small boat filled with explosives. The incident killed 17 U.S. sailors.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the slurry was not as dangerous as the government initially believed. Environmental groups disagree with his assessment.

When independent scientists came forward with higher estimates, the White House "pushed back hard," NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.