By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule advances President Joe Biden’s commitment to environmental justice by delivering critical health protections for communities
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox faces another trial for slander this week in Italy that could remove the last allegation against her, nine years after Italy’s highest court threw out her conviction for the killing of her 21-year-old British roommate. The case involves alleged slander against a Congolese bar owner.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Lauren Fox and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — House lawmakers are returning to Washington to a contentious issue this week – an effort to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a major and controversial law that allows warrantless surveillance of foreigners but also sweeps up the communications of American citizens. House
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations migration agency says 38 migrants are dead and 22 others have been rescued from a shipwreck off Djibouti on a popular route to Yemen. Rescue teams searched for six other migrants who were thought to be on board. Djibouti is the main transit
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL and RAF CASERT Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s highest human rights court has ruled that its member nations must better protect their citizens from the consequences of climate change. Tuesday’s decision was a landmark ruling that sided with a group of Swiss women against their government in a case that
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — Thousands of visitors to northern New England communities in the path of the total solar eclipse were told to pack their patience for the trip. In some areas, they needed it for up to 12 hours after the event started, inching their way
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG and MATT OTT Associated Press Wall Street shifted toward modest gains early Tuesday as markets remain focused on U.S. inflation reports later this week and what it could mean for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% before the opening bell and futures for the
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries. The book is widely regarded as a classic work of dystopian literature about the oppression of women,
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio. The company said Tuesday that the agreement, if approved by the court, will resolve all class action claims within a 20-mile radius from the derailment
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Officials say the driver of a semitrailer-truck rammed a police vehicle in southwestern Michigan, crashed it into a home, tried to flee and was fatally shot by an officer. The scene unfolded after St. Joseph Township officers responded to a request Monday evening to check on the welfare of
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Israel have announced tit-for-tat trade barriers as relations between them further deteriorate amid the war in Gaza. Turkey announced Tuesday that it was restricting exports of 54 types of products to Israel with immediate effect. Israel responded by saying it was preparing a ban on products from Turkey. Relations
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N.’s atomic watchdog says an explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine poses no direct threat to its safety. However, it said the episode Tuesday underscored the “extremely serious situation” at the facility that repeatedly has been caught in
Continue ReadingBy Katie Polglase, Zahid Mahmood, Ibrahim Dahman and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Jihad Abu Watfa was standing in the rubble along a dark stretch of coastal road southwest of Gaza City when he saw Israeli military tanks approaching. He began recording on his phone just as a heavy barrage of gunfire flashed before his eyes.
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia issued a searing indictment of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership in a new letter sent to her Republican colleagues on Tuesday, according to a copy shared with CNN, in a significant escalation of her rhetoric as she tries to build support for potentially ousting Johnson. While Greene does
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three Tanzanian soldiers have been killed and three others injured after a mortar shell landed near their camp in eastern Congo, where they’re deployed under the the banner of a regional bloc to help quell violence. It’s unclear who was responsible for the
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A rare, blind mole, about which scientists know relatively little, has been spotted and photographed in Australia, Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa – an indigenous organization that deploys rangers – said as it announced the “incredible news.” The northern marsupial mole was spotted in Martu Country, an area in northern Western Australia
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of protesters demanding the restoration of the monarchy in Nepal have clashed with riot police in Kathmandu. Supporters of the former King Gyanendra, who was removed from power in 2008, attempted to crash through police barricades onm Tuesday in a bid to reach the offices of the prime minister and
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian president says his country is close to signing a deal on the purchase of 12 French Rafale multi-purpose fighter jets in what would mark a shift from its traditional arms supplier Russia. President Aleksandar Vucic spoke on Tuesday during his two-day visit to Paris and talks with French President Emmanuel
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL and RAF CASERT Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s highest human rights court has ruled that its member nations must protect their citizens from the consequences of climate change. Tuesday’s decision was a landmark ruling that sided with a group of 2,000 Swiss women against their government in a case that
Continue ReadingBy TY ONEIL Associated Press PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — It’s shaping up to be a long wildfire season, with Texas already seeing its largest blaze in recorded history and firefighters becoming overwhelmed with recent blazes in Virginia. Just in the first three months of the year, more than 2,669 square miles (6,912 square kilometers) were
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