Jun 08 Watch 2:44 News Wrap: New York City begins gradual reopening In our news wrap Monday, New York City began a gradual reopening for up to 400,000 workers after months of pandemic restrictions. At its peak, COVID-19 killed more than 500 people a day in New York; the number is now… Continue watching
Dec 24 Notre Dame won’t hold Christmas services for 1st time since French Revolution By Associated Press The Paris landmark was too deeply damaged by this year's fire to host Christmas services. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 7:27 France united in grief over Notre Dame fire but divided in how to respond By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson In April, the world watched in horror as flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral, the beloved Gothic symbol of Paris dating to the Middle Ages. Now, seven months later, a debate swirls over how to repair the structure, which lost its… Continue watching
Aug 19 Work resumes on Notre Dame Cathedral after fears of lead contamination By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Cleanup teams swept, sprayed and vacuumed neighboring streets Monday to scrub away any lead left over from the April blaze that decimated Notre Dame's roof and toppled its spire. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 8:00 British artisans preach patience for France’s Notre Dame restoration Like Notre Dame in Paris, Britain's York Minster cathedral has dominated its landscape for centuries, boasting similar architectural characteristics and offering hope for recovery from a devastating inferno. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant visits York to see how artisans there rebuilt… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 3:45 A French historian on how the Notre Dame fire should shape collective crisis response Protesters took to the streets of Paris and other French cities over the weekend, asking why billionaires and the government have rushed to the aid of Notre Dame Cathedral instead of the millions of people confronting economic hardship. French historian… Continue watching
Apr 20 Yellow vest anger burns in France, fueled by Notre Dame fire By Angela Charlton, Michel Euler, Associated Press French yellow vest protesters set fires along a march route through Paris on Saturday to drive home their message to a government they see as out of touch with the problems of the poor: that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame… Continue reading
Apr 19 Donations for Notre Dame anger yellow vest protestors By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Protestors felt outraged when, in just a few hours, billionaires pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore the damaged cathedral. Continue reading
Apr 18 Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire, police say By Elaine Ganley, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press A judicial police official said investigators made an initial assessment of the cathedral Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 18 France pays tribute to firefighters who saved Notre Dame By Elaine Ganley, Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press As the ceremonies took place, construction workers hurriedly secured key sections of the fire-weakened cathedral, including an area above one of its famed rose-shaped windows. Continue reading