AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-police-religion-army-dc-wire-789d896da58c438268d7c8047b130ce4Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-police-religion-army-dc-wire-789d896da58c438268d7c8047b130ce4Click to copyRelated topicsThe U.S. Park Police and Secret Service violently routed protesters from Lafayette Square last month without apparent provocation or adequate warning, immediately after spoke with Park Police leaders, according to an Army National Guard officer who was there. The account of National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco challenges the Trump administration’s...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-police-religion-army-dc-wire-789d896da58c438268d7c8047b130ce4Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-police-religion-army-dc-wire-789d896da58c438268d7c8047b130ce4Click to copyRelated topicsThe U.S. Park Police and Secret Service violently routed protesters from Lafayette Square last month without apparent provocation or adequate warning, immediately after spoke with Park Police leaders, according to an Army National Guard officer who was there. The account of National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco challenges the Trump administration’s...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/global-trade-politics-health-public-health-ap-top-news-83eb8baf3c1533d9535f28e7145813c9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/global-trade-politics-health-public-health-ap-top-news-83eb8baf3c1533d9535f28e7145813c9Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration, a rule to limit the use of a toxic industrial compound in consumer products, according to communications between the White House and Environmental Protection Agency.The documents...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/global-trade-politics-health-public-health-ap-top-news-83eb8baf3c1533d9535f28e7145813c9Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/global-trade-politics-health-public-health-ap-top-news-83eb8baf3c1533d9535f28e7145813c9Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration, a rule to limit the use of a toxic industrial compound in consumer products, according to communications between the White House and Environmental Protection Agency.The documents...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-environment-politics-f335db392caae2729636b01910f4055aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-environment-politics-f335db392caae2729636b01910f4055aClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday gutted an that compelled the country’s coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards, a move designed to limit future regulation of air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants.Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/health-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-environment-politics-f335db392caae2729636b01910f4055aClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/health-ap-top-news-virus-outbreak-environment-politics-f335db392caae2729636b01910f4055aClick to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday gutted an that compelled the country’s coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards, a move designed to limit future regulation of air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants.Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/climate-ap-top-news-health-gina-mccarthy-elections-7b5ec8e0002f3dce6bf88edde92dcb6cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/climate-ap-top-news-health-gina-mccarthy-elections-7b5ec8e0002f3dce6bf88edde92dcb6cClick to copyRelated topicsSix former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs called Wednesday for a “reset” at the agency after President Donald Trump’s regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers that ranges from renouncing political influence in regulation to boosting .The current administrator,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/climate-ap-top-news-health-gina-mccarthy-elections-7b5ec8e0002f3dce6bf88edde92dcb6cClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/climate-ap-top-news-health-gina-mccarthy-elections-7b5ec8e0002f3dce6bf88edde92dcb6cClick to copyRelated topicsSix former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs called Wednesday for a “reset” at the agency after President Donald Trump’s regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers that ranges from renouncing political influence in regulation to boosting .The current administrator,...WW…

close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: President Joe Biden underscored U.S. support for Ukraine on Friday in his first call to that country’s leader following reports of Russian troop movements on its eastern border.Biden in his conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy affirmed “unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s ongoing...…close This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To orderpresentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distributionto colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire aboutpermissions/licensing, please go to: President Joe Biden underscored U.S. support for Ukraine on Friday in his first call to that country’s leader following reports of Russian troop movements on its eastern border.Biden in his conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy affirmed “unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s ongoing...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-indirect-talks-nuclear-program-a6558ac21b600cb7a3c8542f18a7aeceClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-iran-indirect-talks-nuclear-program-a6558ac21b600cb7a3c8542f18a7aeceClick to copyRelated topicsThe United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations with intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into compliance with an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.The announcement marks one of the first bits of tangible progress in...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-indirect-talks-nuclear-program-a6558ac21b600cb7a3c8542f18a7aeceClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-iran-indirect-talks-nuclear-program-a6558ac21b600cb7a3c8542f18a7aeceClick to copyRelated topicsThe United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations with intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into compliance with an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.The announcement marks one of the first bits of tangible progress in...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-indirect-talks-nuclear-program-a6558ac21b600cb7a3c8542f18a7aeceClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-iran-indirect-talks-nuclear-program-a6558ac21b600cb7a3c8542f18a7aeceClick to copyRelated topicsThe United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations with intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into compliance with an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.The announcement marks one of the first bits of tangible progress in...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-indirect-talks-nuclear-program-a6558ac21b600cb7a3c8542f18a7aeceClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-iran-indirect-talks-nuclear-program-a6558ac21b600cb7a3c8542f18a7aeceClick to copyRelated topicsThe United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations with intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into compliance with an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.The announcement marks one of the first bits of tangible progress in...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-climate-climate-change-xi-jinping-1135c0a543afdbb500f0a10498eb5406Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-climate-climate-change-xi-jinping-1135c0a543afdbb500f0a10498eb5406Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes will help shape, speed up and deepen global efforts to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuel pollution, administration...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-climate-climate-change-xi-jinping-1135c0a543afdbb500f0a10498eb5406Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-climate-climate-change-xi-jinping-1135c0a543afdbb500f0a10498eb5406Click to copyRelated topicsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes will help shape, speed up and deepen global efforts to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuel pollution, administration...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-jamal-khashoggi-united-states-eada17b53d9924c5175b84990f5e0477Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-jamal-khashoggi-united-states-eada17b53d9924c5175b84990f5e0477Click to copyRelated topicsPresident Joe Biden defended his decision to waive any punishment for in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, claiming that acting against the Saudi royal would have been diplomatically unprecedented for the United States.Biden, in an ABC News interview that aired Wednesday, discussed his administration’s decision to exempt...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-jamal-khashoggi-united-states-eada17b53d9924c5175b84990f5e0477Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-politics-jamal-khashoggi-united-states-eada17b53d9924c5175b84990f5e0477Click to copyRelated topicsPresident Joe Biden defended his decision to waive any punishment for in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, claiming that acting against the Saudi royal would have been diplomatically unprecedented for the United States.Biden, in an ABC News interview that aired Wednesday, discussed his administration’s decision to exempt...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-russia-sanctions-navalny-poisoning-0e3a655e6a60b2f95be0f241b21ff4fcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-russia-sanctions-navalny-poisoning-0e3a655e6a60b2f95be0f241b21ff4fcClick to copyRelated topicsThe Biden administration sanctioned seven mid-level and senior Russian officials on Tuesday, along with more than a dozen businesses and other entities, over on and his subsequent jailing.The measures, emphasizing the use of the Russian nerve agent as a banned chemical weapon, marked the Biden administration’s first sanctions against associates of...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/us-russia-sanctions-navalny-poisoning-0e3a655e6a60b2f95be0f241b21ff4fcClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/us-russia-sanctions-navalny-poisoning-0e3a655e6a60b2f95be0f241b21ff4fcClick to copyRelated topicsThe Biden administration sanctioned seven mid-level and senior Russian officials on Tuesday, along with more than a dozen businesses and other entities, over on and his subsequent jailing.The measures, emphasizing the use of the Russian nerve agent as a banned chemical weapon, marked the Biden administration’s first sanctions against associates of...WW…