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Louvre heist suspects to be charged, jewels not recovered: Paris prosecutor

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(PARIS) -- The Paris public prosecutor reported on Wednesday that investigators are making "major progress" in solving the brazen Oct. 19 Louvre Museum heist and said two suspects in custody will be charged with "organized robbery."During a news conference on Wednesday, Laure Beccuau, the... Read More.

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm strikes Cuba after tearing through Jamaica

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.After tearing across Jamaica on Tuesday, Melissa is now a Category 3 hurricane as it pounds Cuba... Read More.

Jamaica has a history of dealing with powerful hurricanes

Wednesday, October 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon as a Category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph -- the most powerful hurricane to strike the Caribbean island nation and one of the strongest on record in the... Read More.

Deadline nears for charging 2 suspects as lawmaker rips Louvre security

Tuesday, October 28 by ABC News

(PARIS) -- As a deadline fast approaches to either charge to release two suspects in the $102 million Louvre jewel heist, the president of France's Senate Culture Committee said the museum is "not up to standard" for guarding it against other bandits.The Paris prosecutor... Read More.

Navy helicopter, fighter jet both go down in South China Sea: Navy

Monday, October 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Navy helicopter and a fighter jet, both conducting routine operations from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, went down in the South China Sea about 30 minutes apart Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a statement.The U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea... Read More.

French police arrest 2 Louvre jewel heist suspects amid manhunt

Sunday, October 26 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- French authorities arrested two men in relation to last week's major jewel heist at Paris' Louvre Museum, the French National Police confirmed to ABC News, amid a nationwide manhunt for the perpetrators.One suspect was arrested at 10 p.m. on Saturday at Paris... Read More.

Trump’s U-turns on Russia and Ukraine, and the significance of new sanctions: ANALYSIS

Saturday, October 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- For the first time in his presidency, Donald Trump this week imposed new sanctions on Russia in an attempt to push Vladimir Putin to stop his nearly four-year war in Ukraine.The sanctions target two of Russia's largest oil companies and their... Read More.

Volcano dormant for 700,000 years could soon resume activity, scientists say

Friday, October 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A volcano that has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years could be gearing up for a massive explosion, according to new research.Scientists have measured signs of unrest at the Taftan volcano in eastern Iran, near the Afghanistan border, despite... Read More.

Company who made lift used in Louvre heist goes viral with social post

Friday, October 24 by ABC News

(PARIS) -- When Alexander Boecker and his wife, Julia Schwartz, woke up last Sunday morning, the first headlines were not what they expected.One of their company’s machines -- a Boecker AgiLo furniture lift -- had been used in a jewel heist at the Louvre... Read More.

Over 150 pieces of evidence collected from scene of the Louvre heist

Friday, October 24 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Investigators have collected more than 150 trace samples, including fingerprints, bits of DNA and other silent evidence, from the scene of the Louvre heist, a source close to the Minister of the Interior in France has told ABC News.The samples are now... Read More.

Author: ABC News

Louvre heist suspects to be charged, jewels not recovered: Paris prosecutor

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Storm strikes Cuba after tearing through Jamaica

Jamaica has a history of dealing with powerful hurricanes

Deadline nears for charging 2 suspects as lawmaker rips Louvre security

Navy helicopter, fighter jet both go down in South China Sea: Navy

French police arrest 2 Louvre jewel heist suspects amid manhunt

Trump’s U-turns on Russia and Ukraine, and the significance of new sanctions: ANALYSIS

Volcano dormant for 700,000 years could soon resume activity, scientists say

Over 150 pieces of evidence collected from scene of the Louvre heist

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