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BP supervisor pleads guilty to misdemeanor in 2010 oil spill

NEW ORLEANS – Manslaughter charges were dropped Wednesday against a BP supervisor responsible for safety aboard the rig where an explosion killed 11 workers in 2010, and he pleaded guilty to...

Senate GOP health law repeal delivers wins to party’s wings

WASHINGTON – Republicans said it was time to end “the pain and hurt” of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul as they pushed Wednesday toward Senate passage of legislation dismantlin...

U.S., NATO discuss Russia’s military role in Syrian war

BRUSSELS – The United States and its NATO allies struggled Tuesday to come up with a clear message to send Russia at a time of conflicting concerns in Europe and the Middle East. ...

Obama wants climate deal to have teeth

GOP leaders say U.S. won’t be legally bound by any final agreement

U.S. pledges aid to help island nations

PARIS – President Obama pledge support Tuesday to island nations whose very existence is threatened by climate change, citing his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii with the declaration: “I a...

Nation Brief

FBI processes record number of gun checks WASHINGTON – Black Friday set a record for the number of firearms background check requests received by the FBI. The FBI sa...

Head of Chicago police out over shooting

Mayor says public lost trust in leadership

Transportation spending bill heads for vote

WASHINGTON – The House and Senate have reached agreement on a five-year, $281 billion transportation bill that would increase spending to address the nation’s aging and congested highways an...

Facebook CEO marks baby’s birth with big donation

SAN FRANCISCO – Talk about birth announcements: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife said they’ll devote nearly all their wealth – roughly $45 billion – to good works in celebration of ...

World Briefs

Paris attack suspect arrested in France PARIS – A woman was arrested Tuesday in a Paris suburb for suspected links to an intermediary to the only man charged in connection the Par...

U.S. to send more ground troops to Iraq

Assault force will target Islamic State

Pipe bomb explodes in Istanbul, wounding 5 at rush hour

ISTANBUL – A pipe bomb left on a highway overpass near an Istanbul subway station exploded Tuesday, wounding five people, a local official said. The blast caused some panic in the city, whic...