World Sep 13 Eiffel Tower to go dark earlier as Paris saves energy By Nicolas Garriga, Barbara Surk, Associated Press
Nation Jun 29 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Death toll rises to 53 in Texas after migrants were found in abandoned truck In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll rose to 53 in San Antonio, Texas, after migrants were found in an abandoned truck, the Supreme Court allows an Army veteran to sue Texas over claim that burn pits in Iraq…
Arts Dec 15 Paris marks bloody mary cocktail’s 100th birthday Harry's Bar in Paris is celebrating the 100th birthday of the bloody mary, the vodka-tomato juice cocktail believed to have been invented at the iconic watering hole in 1921. By Alex Turnbull, Associated Press
Nation Sep 17 5 Stories: World’s largest carbon capture plant goes online, Paris landmark goes undercover and other stories you missed The world’s largest carbon capture plant is up and running in Iceland, workers fulfill artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s posthumous dream of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in fabric and school districts across the country face bus driver shortages. Check out… By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin
World Sep 15 2015 Paris attacks suspect claims deaths of 130 people was ‘nothing personal’ Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of one another at several locations around Paris on Nov. 13, 2015. By Lori Hinnant, Associated Press
Sep 08 Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks By Lori Hinnant, Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Associated Press Nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of one another at several locations around Paris on Nov. 13, 2015, leaving 130 people dead and hundreds wounded. Continue reading
Sep 03 5 Stories: A new 4-legged whale fossil, why China is limiting online gaming for kids, and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin Egyptian researchers unearth a four-legged whale fossil, the EPA bans a pesticide linked to neurological problems in kids and China limits kids under 18 to three hours of online gaming a week. Check out these stories and others you might… Continue reading
Aug 23 Josephine Baker is first Black woman given Paris burial honor By Associated Press Plans are underway to reinter the remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker at the Pantheon monument in Paris. The late entertainer who is a World War II hero in France will be the first Black woman to get… Continue reading
Jul 16 Eiffel Tower reopens and now requires COVID passes By Deborah Gouffran The "Iron Lady" of Paris was ordered shut in October as France battled its second virus surge of the pandemic. It opened to the public Friday with "Welcome" messages flashing in multiple languages. Continue reading
Jun 26 Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers By Frances D'Emilio, John Leicester, Associated Press Authorities have banned Istanbul Pride events since 2015, citing public security, and more recently, COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The Cumhuriyet newspaper said at least 25 people were detained. Continue reading