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By JOHN SEEWER and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Federal environmental regulators on Tuesday took charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill. The Environmental Protection Agency told Norfolk Southern to take all available measures to clean

By KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ annual Carnival season entered its ebullient crescendo Tuesday with thousands of revelers gathering in the French Quarter and lining miles of parade routes in a citywide Mardi Gras celebration underpinned this year by violent crime concerns and political turmoil. Celebrations began before dawn in

By RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say the quick apprehension of two youths after a Temple University police officer was fatally shot led to the arrest of a suspect just hours later. The school says 31-year-old Officer Christopher Fitzgerald is the university’s first police officer killed in the line of

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely Tuesday to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter in a terrorist attack. In two and a

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government has vowed to improve its online security in response to a spate of emailed bomb hoaxes that have caused widespread disruption since mid-October. Officials have described the threats as an act of terrorism, suggesting a possible link to the NATO member’s pro-Ukrainian

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two groups advocating for abortion rights say they’re ready to submit fall ballot language for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing Ohioans’ access to reproductive care. Abortion opponents vow to fight the effort. The measure is to be submitted to Republican Attorney General Dave Yost Tuesday. It

The Associated Press The owner of the Russian private military company, Wagner, has accused Russia’s defense minister and chief of general staff of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition. Yevgeny Prigozhin accused them of trying to destroy his force. Emotional statements from Prigozhin and his fighters highlight long-brewing tensions between the Russian military and

SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say a 44-year-old woman was killed after crashing to the ground while skydiving. Police in Sallisaw say Heather Glasgow of Poteau died at a hospital after the fall on Saturday. The department says witnesses told investigators that Glasgow’s parachute had opened, but she was spinning and did not

By The Associated Press Russia said Tuesday it will respect the caps on nuclear weapons under the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the U.S. even after President Vladimir Putin suspended Moscow’s participation in the pact. The Russian Foreign Ministry also noted that Russia will continue to exchange information about test launches of ballistic

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle City Council members are preparing to vote on whether to add caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws. If approved, Seattle would become the first city in the United States to do so. The proposed ordinance, being considered Tuesday, is a contentious issue, especially among the nation’s

By AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Joe Biden, returning on Tuesday to the Polish castle where he spoke shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, said the war had hardened Western resolve to defend democracy around the globe. He warned that there were “hard

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in Guatemala to protest a court’s decision not to allow an indigenous candidate to register for the country’s June 25 presidential elections. Protesters blocked at least 15 local highways Tuesday, demanding that the leftist candidate be allowed to run for president and vice president. Thelma Cabrera was

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You can forgive John Larroquette for thinking he’d entered a time machine when he stepped onto the sound stage of the rebooted NBC sitcom “Night Court.” The sets for the arraignment courtroom, chambers and hallways where he had first made people laugh as prosecutor Dan

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Some of Venice’s smaller canals have practically dried up due a prolonged spell of low tides, frustrating boat crews and bewildering tourists. The prolonged stretch of ebb tides is linked to a lingering high-pressure weather system over much of Italy, experts say. Since the canals essentially serve as streets in car-less

OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a maintenance worker was killed in explosion at an Ohio metals plant that sparked a large fire and sent more than a dozen people to hospitals, with at least two in critical condition. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office says 46-year-old Steven Mullins, of North Ridgeville, died from

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will visit Namibia and Kenya this week as part of a United States push to step up engagement with Africa. President Joe Biden told African leaders at a summit last year that the U.S. is “all in” on the continent’s future. He promised

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper. And now some restaurants are betting they’ll do the same for their favorite meals. Large chains like Panera and P.F. Chang’s as well as neighborhood hangouts are increasingly experimenting with the subscription

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island congressman David Cicilline is stepping down this summer to lead his home state’s largest funder of nonprofits. Cicilline on Tuesday announced he will be president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, effective June 1. The Democrat is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to revive an ACLU lawsuit challenging a portion of the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international email and phone communications.  The justices on Tuesday left in place an appeals court ruling against the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia. The organization said that the National Security

MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency says it has appealed Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and is seeking a four-year ban. WADA is objecting to a finding by a Russian tribunal that Valieva bore “no fault or negligence” in the case. Her positive test overshadowed