Aug 19 Nice is the latest French town to ban burkinis By Associated Press The city of Nice, still shaken by last month's deadly extremist attack, has joined a growing number of French resort towns to ban the body-covering burkini swimsuit. Continue reading
Aug 12 French mayor of Cannes bans 'burkini' swimwear By Harry Zahn A beachgoer in Cannes, France, can now be fined and asked to leave the beach if caught wearing a "burkini,” a full-body swimsuit preferred by Muslim women. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 3:10 News Wrap: Obama renews case for TPP; more DNC resignations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama renewed his case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal both presidential candidates have disavowed. Also, the Associated Press reports that the Democratic National Committee’s chief executive has resigned and that other staff… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: ISIS claims throat-slit slay of Catholic priest in France By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the brutal throat-slit murder of a Catholic priest during morning Mass in France’s Normandy region. The two attackers were later shot dead. Also, in Australia, Prime Minister [Malcolm… Continue watching
Jul 26 Islamic State takes credit for French church attack By Laura Santhanam The Islamic State took credit for an attack on a church in Rouen, France, after two men killed an 84-year-old Catholic priest and were then shot dead by police. Continue reading
Jul 24 Countries hit by terror attacks may face 'extreme vetting,' Trump says By Associated Press Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is asserting that countries like France that he says are compromised by terrorism may be subjected to the "extreme vetting" he proposes as a deterrent to attacks in the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 16 Islamic State claims responsibility for Bastille Day truck attack By Corinne Segal The Islamic State claimed responsibility Saturday for the Bastille Day truck attack that killed more than 80 people in Nice, France. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 6:30 French ambassador says death truck driver wasn't religious, had no known ISIS ties By PBS News Hour French Ambassador Gerard Araud says that, so far, there is no known ISIS ties to Mohamed Bouhlel, the man who drove the death truck in Nice, killing more than 80 people. Nor was he on the list of radicalized people… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 6:14 In an instant, a joyous Bastille Day celebration becomes murderous nightmare By PBS News Hour Nice was a city in shock Friday after the Bastille Day truck attack that left more than 80 dead. "I don't feel safe. Not for me, not for my family. Not for my children," said one mom. As investigators dug… Continue watching
Jul 15 Two Americans killed in Nice, France attack By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Two Americans are among the dead from France's Bastille Day attack. Continue reading