Paris

It was anything but quiet in Autun, France in 1508, some 300 km south of Paris. The sounds of small,scurrying feet could be distinctly heard. It was a problem but nothing the reach of medieval and eccliastical law could not handle. Crops were being eaten and…

Boris Johnson is insisting Britain will leave with or without a transition deal on Oct. 31 although a majority in parliament have previously tried to prevent a so-called no-deal Brexit. WPA Pool/Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on France and…

Bobigny (France) (AFP) - A customer shot a waiter dead at an eatery on the outskirts of Paris, apparently enraged at being made to wait for a sandwich, a source close to the investigation said Saturday. The waiter's colleagues called police after he was shot…

Paris (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron hosts his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday for a rare visit, with Paris hoping to nudge Moscow towards steps to help end the conflict in the east of Ukraine. Putin is seldom invited by major Western …

The English language contains many “French” terms: fries, manicures, braids, toast and the très sexy “French kiss.” While all of these have compelling backstories, the “French kiss” origin question is particularly interesting. Indeed, why do we call this kin…

A continuous soundtrack overhead brings the command post to life, playing recordings of sounds often heard during the war: a haunting wail of the air raid siren; shrill, strident rings of old-fashioned telephones; calls from members of the Resistance; the cli…

A Swedish court has found A$AP Rocky quickly of assault after the Harlem rapper attacked a man on the streets of Stockholm in June but wont face jail time after being handed a suspended sentence. The rappers two co-defendants, Bladimir Corniel and David Risp…

At just under 6 feet wide and about 8 feet long, this medieval thoroughfare is reported to be the skinniest street in the city of Paris (so narrow you can almost touch both sides with outstretched arms). The name, Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche, translates in English …

A mysterious bronze death mask of French Emperor Napoleon offers a macabre glimpse into his death in exile on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena. The mask was cast from a mold taken shortly after Napoleon’s death, according to New Orleans gallery M.S. …

NEW YORK (AP) The Latest on the death of Jeffrey Epstein (all times local): 9:20 p.m. A person familiar with operations at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself says one of the two people guarding him the night he died wasn't a correctional …