PARIS (AP) — The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning to crowds under its glass pyramid — even as France reeled from one of the highest-profile museum thefts in living memory just days earlier at the famed museum. The smash-and-grab that unfolded just 250 meters (270 yards) from the Mona Lisa and has prompted a national reckoning, with some […]
North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, less than a week before the leaders from around the world were meeting at a summit in South Korea. It was the communist country’s first missile test since May 8 and its fifth ballistic missile launch this year, according to reports. It marks the first time North […]
An individual crashed a car into the Secret Service security gate outside the White House on Tuesday night. The incident occurred at 10:37 p.m. at the security checkpoint located at 17th and E. St NW, near the Eisenhower Executive Officer Building, according to reports. The crash caused a temporary lockdown in the area. The driver […]
Colombian President Gustavo Petro suggested Tuesday’s acquittal of the country’s former president Alvaro Uribe could open the door to sanctions from the United States given the Trump administration’s support for the right-wing leader. Alvaro had been found guilty in July of bribing a paramilitary witness to lie about alleged links to him, but a Colombian […]
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger is calling in some high-profile reinforcements for the final stretch of her campaign: former Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Bill Nye, the latter best known from his television show, “Bill Nye the Science Guy.” The pair will join Spanberger for a rally Tuesday night in Charlottesville as the […]
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro sharply criticized her predecessor, Matthew Graves, for failing to prosecute the majority of arrests in the nation’s capital, vowing to restore law and order and hold young offenders accountable. Speaking on Fox News Tuesday, Pirro said her office is taking an aggressive new approach to crime after […]
The previously convicted felon who allegedly planned to commit a mass shooting at an airport in Atlanta on Monday now faces three federal charges. Billy Cagle is being charged with attempted violence at an international airport, interstate communications containing threats to injure the person of another, and possessing a firearm after having been convicted of […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday took a shot at former President Barack Obama’s presidential library in Chicago, saying the construction project is “stuck” because “only women and DEI” are building it. Construction for the Obama Presidential Center has been ongoing since its groundbreaking ceremony in September 2021. Finally nearing completion, the project is expected to […]
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Special Counsel announced on Tuesday that he withdrew from his Senate confirmation hearing after losing too many Republican votes over his leaked texts. Paul Ingrassia was scheduled to testify in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday, but Senate Majority Leader […]
Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears is trying to reframe weeks of negative ads from Democrat Abigail Spanberger with a new six-figure statewide ad that reframes the controversy over the viral “I’m speaking” clip and other attacks. “They pick your worst day,” the ad begins, interspersed with audio from Spanberger’s own spot. “I’m speaking now,” […]
