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Claims against BP contractors dismissed at trial

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge conducting a trial to assign fault for the nation's worst offshore oil spill dismissed claims Wednesday against a BP contractor and a company that made a key safety device on the drilling rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, triggering the catastrophe.



Arizona bill ties restroom use to birth gender

PHOENIX  — Arizona lawmakers have jumped in to the national debate over the rights of transgender people with a bill being debated Wednesday that would make it illegal for people to use public restrooms not associated with their birth gender.


Obama vows unwavering support for Israel

JERUSALEM — Renewing U.S. support for the difficult "work of generations," President Barack Obama assured Israel on Wednesday that his administration would pursue an elusive Mideast peace that would allow residents of the Jewish state to live in peace and free from the threat of terror.


Landmark gun bills signed in Colo.

DENVER  — Gov. John Hickenlooper signed bills Wednesday that place new restrictions on firearms and signaled a change for Democrats who traditionally shied away from gun control debate in Colorado - a state with a moderate streak and pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance.