Thomas Adamson

FILE – Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani looks on during a press conference at Rome’s Capitoline museums, Wednesday, June 13, 2007, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Valentino Maison foundation. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Paris mourns Valentino, the last titan of couture’s golden age

January 20, 2026 at 6:50 p.m.

Valentino Garavani’s death cast a long shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, with front-row guests and industry figures mourning the passing of one of the...

French actress Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero she brought back from Mexico, as she arrives at Orly Airport in Paris, France, on May 27, 1965. (AP Photo)

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist dies at 91

December 28, 2025 at 9:42 a.m.

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has...

People wait at the entrance of the Louvre museum as employees were set to vote on whether to extend a strike that shut the world’s most visited museum, as unions protest chronic understaffing, building deterioration and recent management decisions Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Strikes and a $100 million heist push the Louvre into historic crisis

December 18, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

The ongoing strike at the Louvre is no longer just a labor dispute. It has become a test of how securely, credibly and competently the world’s most visited museum is...

Unionists demonstrate at the entrance of the Louvre museum after employees have voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens

December 17, 2025 at 8:16 a.m.

Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, though the attraction partially opened Wednesday to allow visitors to...

FILE – Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux, right, walks past as police officers block an entrance to the Louvre after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels, in Paris, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

“Fedora Man,” as users dubbed him, was cast as an old-school detective, an inside man, a Netflix pitch — or not human at all. Many were convinced he was AI-generated.

Riot police officers patrol as people queue to enter Le Louvre museum Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist admit their involvement

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have “partially” admitted their participation and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world’s most visited museum, a...

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Ex-thief says he warned Louvre of security weaknesses around crown jewels

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

Days after thieves took just minutes to steal eight pieces of the French crown jewels from the Louvre, a former bank robber says he warned a museum official of glaring...

Visitors queue to enter the Louvre museum three days after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took off with French crown jewels in daylight heist

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines, just three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century.

A basket lift used by thieves is seen at the Louvre museum Sunday Oct.19, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Alexander Turnbull)

Thieves steal Napoleonic crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, thieves smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

FILE – French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to speak after attending a video conference with members of the so-called “coalition of the willing”, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 at the Fort de Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni, Pool, File)

France’s prime minister is ousted as the nation drifts into turmoil

September 9, 2025 at 9:53 a.m.

Another prime minister gone. Another crisis unfolding. In France, what once shocked is now routine.

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