COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — President Barack Obama implored the next generation of American military leaders Thursday not to give in to isolationism or pull back from U.S. leadership in the world, drawing a contrast with a foreign policy vision laid out by Donald Trump, then learned a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet crashed moments after flying over the service academy graduation ceremony.
The F-16 was piloted by an officer from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, according to the Air Force. Maj. Alex Turner ejected safely from the plane, which went down in a rural area near Peterson Air Force Base. No one was injured and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
PARIS (AP) — The rising waters of the Seine overflowed riverbanks, roads and rail tracks across Paris on Thursday, forcing authorities at the Louvre to do something they have not done in generations: hurriedly move precious artworks to higher ground.
Water levels at the famous river that winds through the French capital are expected to peak Friday sometime about noon. Paris police upgraded their flood warning Thursday to "orange" — the second-highest level — for areas near the Seine, which means they believe the floods could have "a significant impact" on buildings and people.
