Feds make first BP spill arrest; James Cameron wants to mine asteroids; California to vote on death penalty; and more.

The Slatest: April 24, 2012 Feds Make First Arrest in Connection With BP Spill A former engineer is charged with destroying evidence, suggesting the company was intentionally underreporting the scope of the disaster. READ FULL STORY Group Plans To Mine Asteroids for Gold and Silver James Cameron and two top Google executives are involved in the project as advisers.  READ FULL STORY California Voters To Decide Fate of Death Penalty Advocates have placed an initiative on the November ballot that would spare the 725 inmates currently on death row. READ FULL STORY Pentagon Launches New Spy Agency Defense officials say they want to refocus their intelligence efforts on global threats like Iran and China. READ FULL STORY Witnesses Detail Breivik's Oslo Bombing The downtown blast was the first in a pair of twin terror attacks that killed 77. READ FULL STORY Facebook's Revenues, Profits Slide The company's less-than-stellar quarter comes as it preps for its much-hyped IPO next month. READ FULL STORY Feds Said To Be Investigating Wal-Mart Bribery Scandal The allegations were first described publicly in a weekend story in the New York Times. READ FULL STORY Gingrich Hints at Possible Campaign Exit The former House speaker suggests that he'll need a strong showing in Delaware to stay in the race. READ FULL STORY Advertisement From Slate: Income Inequality: Is the Problem the Top 1 Percent or the Bottom 60 Percent? Weigel: The New Romney Spokesman Who Deleted Everything Interesting From His Twitter Feed A History of The Simpsons Dissing the Fox Network Do Women Really Want the NFL's $700 New York Giants Handbag? Weigel: So What if Fox News' Steve Doocy Misquoted Obama? The Meaning Was Unchanged. Are TV Catchphrases Poised for a Comeback? Those Wires on Lampposts Aren't What You Think They Are Help! My Kid Sister Is Making Sex Tapes. More from The Slatest: Group Plans To Mine Asteroids for Gold and Silver Feds Make First Arrest in Connection With BP Spill California Voters To Decide Fate of Death Penalty Facebook's Revenues, Profits Slide Pentagon Launches New Spy Agency Feds Said To Be Investigating Wal-Mart Bribery Scandal Gingrich Hints at Possible Campaign Exit Witnesses Detail Breivik's Oslo Bombing Sanford City Rejects Police Chief's Resignation John Edwards' Trial Kicks Off With Witness Revelation

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