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The Louvre Has a New $12M Embarrassment

Tour guides allegedly reused tickets, bribed security staff over a decade

(Newser) - Visitors may have passed through the Louvre's glass pyramid with valid tickets—but, prosecutors say, many of those tickets were being swiped again and again. French authorities have charged nine people, mostly Chinese nationals, with running a decade-long scam that allegedly cheated the Louvre out of more than $12...

Cops Fatally Shoot Man With Knife at Arc de Triomphe

Police say man who tried to attack officer had been convicted in Belgium on terror-related charges

(Newser) - A man wielding a knife and scissors was fatally shot by police in Paris on Friday when he tried to attack an officer during a ceremony at the city's Arc de Triomphe monument, officials said. The suspect, a French national born in 1978 who'd previously been convicted in...

Grok Deepfake Probe Just Got More Serious in Paris

Prosecutor's office carries out raid on X.com's offices there amid deepfake, algorithm accusations

(Newser) - French officials are taking a much closer look at X.com. The Paris prosecutor's office said on Tuesday that its cybercrime unit, with assistance from Europol, has raided the offices of Elon Musk's social media platform there as part of a probe launched in January, per CNN . Prosecutors...

Picasso Painting Could Be Yours for Just $120

Global raffle via Christie's aims to raise nearly $13M to fight Alzheimer's

(Newser) - Owning a Picasso usually takes a fortune. This time, it will take about $120 and a whole lot of luck. France's Alzheimer's Research Foundation is raffling off a 1941 Pablo Picasso painting, "Tete de Femme," valued at nearly $1.2 million. Anyone can buy a ticket...

French Palace Employee Accused of Stealing Tableware

Staffer allegedly listed unique Sèvres porcelain on online marketplace Vinted

(Newser) - An employee trusted to care for the French president's finest tableware is accused of quietly selling it off online. French police have arrested a silver steward at the Élysée Palace, along with two alleged accomplices, on suspicion of stealing porcelain and silverware from the presidential residence and...

Louvre Workers Double Down on Their Strike

Union employees at Paris museum complain of understaffing, building deterioration

(Newser) - Employees at the Louvre voted on Wednesday to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum. Union workers were protesting chronic understaffing, building deterioration, and recent management decisions—pressures intensified by a brazen crown-jewels heist in October. The decision came during a morning general...

The Louvre Just Cannot Catch a Break

Workers vote to strike in another blow to the Paris museum

(Newser) - Workers at the Louvre Museum voted Monday to strike over working conditions and other complaints, dealing another blow to the Paris museum after an embarrassing jewelry heist in October. The CFDT union said the vote was taken at a meeting of 400 workers on Monday morning and that they decided...

France Boosts Holiday Market Security Amid Terrorism Fears

Interior minister warns of 'very high' terror threat

(Newser) - France is ramping up security around Christmas markets after Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned of a "very high" terrorist threat, referencing previous attacks on holiday markets in Germany and Strasbourg . In a directive sent to regional leaders Wednesday, Nunez told state officials to treat Christmas markets as potential targets...

At the Louvre Post-Heist, 'It's Time for Action'

Paris museum is boosting its security with 100 cameras, anti-intruder systems

(Newser) - The head of the Louvre said on Wednesday that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark after last month's stunning crown jewels heist. The cameras—some 100 of them—will be up and running by the end of next year, while anti-intrusion...

Viral 'Fedora Man' at Louvre Heist Is Teen Tourist

Teenager in vintage attire accidentally becomes internet sensation

(Newser) - A viral photo of a mysterious "fedora man" at the scene of the recent Louvre heist sparked wild online speculation—was he a detective, an accomplice, or even a digital fake? The truth is more everyday: he's a 15-year-old from the Paris suburbs with a fondness for vintage...

Paris Will Let 30 People Have Burial Plots Near Dead Celebs

Lottery winners must restore neglected headstones, then can buy a plot

(Newser) - In a city known for its famous residents, even in death, there's now a lottery for a spot in one of Paris' most storied cemeteries—close to legends like Jim Morrison and Chopin. Those who oversee the Pere Lachaise, Montparnasse, and Montmartre cemeteries are offering a rare chance for...

Louvre Thieves 'Surely Were Not Ocean's Eleven'

In the movie, 'you don't get caught'

(Newser) - A brazen daylight raid on the Louvre last month was initially seen as a heist worthy of Ocean's Eleven, but prosecutors say the thieves weren't the criminal masterminds they initially seemed to be. The suspects, all from the northern suburbs of Paris and described by prosecutors as "...

Some Up In Arms as Shein Moves Into Paris

Fast-fashion giant opening Nov. 1 inside BHV

(Newser) - Shein will have a physical presence in Paris beginning Saturday, and even the mayor is dismayed—Anne Hidalgo called the opening "a betrayal of Paris' values." The Chinese fast-fashion behemoth will open within the historic Paris department store BHV, a retailer with roots stretching back 170 years. The...

Police Arrest 5 More Linked to Louvre Heist

France's crown jewels remain missing

(Newser) - French authorities have arrested five more people in connection with the daring heist at the Louvre that saw more than $100 million in crown jewels vanish. One of the newly detained suspects is believed to have been at the scene, according to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, who spoke to RTL...

Critics Slam Bataclan Series for Being 'Indecent'

They don't love that TV drama was filmed at site of terror attack, though some survivors are OK with it

(Newser) - The director behind a new TV drama re-creating the 2015 Bataclan terror attack is pushing back against claims that filming inside the Paris concert hall was "indecent." Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, who took home an Oscar for best documentary feature in 2002 for Murder on a Sunday Morning, argues...

10 Could Face Prison Over Brigitte Macron Rumors

Defendants in Paris trial accused of spreading false claims about first lady's gender

(Newser) - Ten people are facing trial in Paris after being accused of harassing France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, online over a conspiracy theory falsely claiming she was born male. The trial is the latest development in a broader legal campaign by Brigitte and President Emmanuel Macron, who have also filed...

Police Make Arrests in Heist at the Louvre

At least two suspects detained, one of them at the airport, say authorities

(Newser) - The details are still developing, but French authorities have made arrests in last weekend's incredible heist at the Louvre, reports CNN . What's known so far:
  • French media say two suspects, both around age 30, were detained on Saturday evening, per the BBC .
  • The Paris prosecutor's office says
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President's Daughter Returns Home After 185 Years in Paris
President's Daughter Was in
Unmarked Grave for 185 Years
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Oct 25, 2025 1:00 PM CDT

President's Daughter Was in Unmarked Grave for 185 Years

Eliza Monroe Hay, who died destitute in 1840, will be reinterred in family plot in Virginia

(Newser) - A chance discovery in a college archive has reshaped one of American history's oldest family stories and brought a president's daughter home after nearly two centuries abroad. Retired teacher Barbara VornDick was digging through old letters at the College of William & Mary in Virginia when she found...

Picasso Portrait, Long Unseen but Undimmed, Sells at Auction

'We have a painting that is exactly as it was when it left the studio,' expert says

(Newser) - A vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar that had remained out of view for more than eight decades sold at auction on Friday for more than $31 million. Painted in July 1943, "Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (Dora Maar)" depicts Maar...

Latest Hit on French Museums: a $700K Gold Heist
Woman, 24, Charged in
Paris Museum's Gold Heist
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Oct 21, 2025 10:37 AM CDT

Woman, 24, Charged in Paris Museum's Gold Heist

This one was at the National Museum of Natural History, before the one at the Louvre

(Newser) - Amid the ongoing search for thieves who struck Paris' Louvre on Sunday, French prosecutors have some good news to announce: an arrest in last month's break-in at Paris' National Museum of Natural History. A 24-year-old woman from China stands charged with stealing roughly 13 pounds of gold nuggets from...

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