

Schools close as smog-laden India capital considers lockdown


By SHEIKH SAALIQ and SHONAL GANGULY NEW DELHI (AP) — Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the smog-shrouded Indian capital and neighboring states invoked harsh measures Wednesday amid considerations of a lockdown in New Delhi to combat worsening air pollution. India's top court is deliberating on the lockdown — a first of its kind in the country to stem pollution