The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to the iconic Mona Lisa, abruptly shut its doors on Monday in France for a few hours after staff members launched a spontaneous strike to protest unmanageable working conditions and surging visitor numbers. Frustrated tourists, many of whom had their Paris trips planned for months, were left […]

A federal judge ordered the National Institutes of Health on Monday to restore hundreds of grants terminated by the agency based on concerns about diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. Judge William Young of the District of Massachusetts ruled that the program cuts were discriminatory on racial, gender, and sexual orientation grounds. His ruling requires nearly […]

Actor and activist Javier Bardem denounced both the treatment of immigrants in the United States and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, urging governments to act with “decency” and “humanity.” Appearing alongside The View co-hosts Ana Navarro, Sara Haines, and Whoopi Goldberg, Bardem emphasized the moral imperative to uphold basic human values. “We can’t stop talking […]

Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) confronted Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on Monday evening after his controversial online posts about the political assassination and attempted murder of Minnesota state lawmakers. Lee downplayed and joked about what authorities say were politically motivated shootings over the weekend by Vance Boelter, who was charged Monday with a half-dozen federal crimes, […]