内容摘要：The outages impacted much of Houston’s northern suburbs and stretched eastward into Galveston.

The outages impacted much of Houston’s northern suburbs and stretched eastward into Galveston.

John Bateman, a wildlife professor, releases a spotted salamander he had caught Friday, March 21, 2025, in Mendon, N.Y. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)John Bateman, a wildlife professor, releases a spotted salamander he had caught Friday, March 21, 2025, in Mendon, N.Y. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)

The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’sfor working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas atMASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is discriminating against a school district that refuses to get rid of its

and could face a Justice Department investigation or risk losing federal funding, President Donald Trump’s top education official said Friday.U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, on a visit to Massapequa High School on Long Island, said an investigation by her agency has determined that state education officials violated Title VI of the federal civil rights law by banning the use of Native American mascots and logos statewide.

The department’s civil rights office found the state ban is discriminatory because names and mascots derived from other racial or ethnic groups, such as the “Dutchmen” and the “Huguenots,” are still permitted.

McMahon described Massapequa’s chiefs mascot as an “incredible” representation of Native American leadership as she made the announcement backed by dozens of students and local officials in the high school gymnasium.The stakes are high given the size of the U.S.-EU trading relationship. Although the trade partners don’t have a free trade agreement like the one the U.S. has with Mexico and Canada, some $1.8 trillion in goods and services cross the Atlantic in both directions each year.

EU Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho told a news conference that von der Leyen and Trump agreed to “fast-track” the negotiations. The result of the call means that “there is a new impetus for these negotiations, and we will take it from there ... from our side, we always said we were ready to make a deal.”The EU has offered Trump a “zero for zero” deal in which tariffs would be removed on industrial goods including automobiles, but the U.S. administration has said it will not lower tariffs below a 10% baseline imposed on almost all its trading partners. Trump has also announced tariffs of 25% on steel and automobiles.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren, known for staging elaboratein sumptuous settings like the horsey Hamptons or amid his vintage car collection, took it down a notch for a more intimate show Thursday in a Manhattan gallery space.