Curfews bring calm to Paris as France cracks down on weekend rioters

PARIS (AP) — Paris returned to calm on Tuesday after its first quiet night since a weekend marred by France's worst rioting in years, as authorities imposed curfews in several cities in an effort to prevent another round of rioting and looting.At least 2,400 people were arrested after rioters in cities across France on Saturday clashed with police, set cars on fire, stormed public buildings and engulfed a historic city hall in flames, during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools.On Sunday evening, small groups set fire to trash bins, bicycles and other objects in the streets and looted businesses in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other cities.In the capital, a curfew ran from 11 p.m. on Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, and a police helicopter circled over Place de la République overnight, a central point in the weekend clashes, sweeping the square with a searchlight to check that the order was being respected.Early Tuesday morning, workers used a crane to