Aug 09 Police arrest suspect in car attack that wounded six French soldiers By Corinne Segal French police have arrested a suspect in a car attack that wounded six French soldiers on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Continue reading
Jul 11 Paris and Los Angeles poised to host upcoming Summer Olympics By Amber Partida Los Angeles and Paris are poised to host the Summer Olympics within the upcoming decade, the International Olympic Committee unanimously said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 19 French police block off area near Champs-Elysees By Laura Santhanam The police action occurred in the area's shopping district. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: Attack puts Paris on high alert, days before the election By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Paris remains on high alert after a gunman killed one policeman and wounded two more before killing himself. The attack comes just three days before voting begins in France’s presidential election. Also, President Trump reignited… Continue watching
Apr 20 Gunman dead in Paris after killing one officer, injuring two others By Erica R. Hendry One police officer was killed and two others were injured Thursday in a shooting in central Paris. The gunman appears to have died in an encounter with police, local media reported. French police tweeted that the suspect fired… Continue reading
Mar 18 Paris Orly Airport attacker wanted to kill, die for Allah By Nicolas Garriga and John Leicester, Associated Press A suspected Islamic extremist attacked a French soldier Saturday morning at Paris' Orly Airport and wrested away her assault rifle, a French prosecutor said. Continue reading
Feb 03 Louvre Museum attacker in life-threatening condition, French prosecutor says By Michael Rios A French soldier shot and wounded a man Friday as he rushed the area outside the museum with a machete shouting “God is great” in Arabic. Continue reading
Dec 10 State of emergency in France may be extended By Kamala Kelkar Saying the terrorism risk in France remains high following the Paris attack last November that left 130 dead, France’s Prime Minister on Saturday said the government will extend its state of emergency to protect next year’s election. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: House passes government funding bill By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the House approved a bill to fund the government through April. It includes disaster relief for Louisiana and aid for the contaminated water system in Flint, Michigan. Despite its passage, members of both parties complained… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 7:26 For this witness, Paris attack flashbacks and an altered view of humanity By PBS News Hour Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the deadliest attacks in Paris since the Second World War, carried out by ISIS militants. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant follows up with a witness to the attacks, Mark Colclough, a British-Danish psychotherapist, to get… Continue watching