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Man in fake explosives vest killed amid high Paris tension

PARIS (AP) — A man wearing a fake explosives vest and wielding a butcher knife was shot to death by police outside a Paris police station Thursday, jolting an already anxious French capital with a new dose of fear as the nation grimly marked a year of terror that started with

composer

French conductor, composer Pierre Boulez dies at 90

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Pierre Boulez, the former principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic who moved between conducting, composition and teaching over a long career that made him one of the leading figures in modern classical music, has died at age 90. Boulez, who had been unable to conduct recently

terrorism

Belgians arrest 10th suspect in Paris attack probe

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a 10th person in connection with last month's bloodbath in Paris and said six others had been detained and questioned over a suspected plot to stage new attacks in Brussels during the holidays. Law enforcement officials said there

crime

Two suspected of plotting terror attacks arrested in Belgium

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities arrested two men on suspicion of planning Islamic State-inspired terror attacks in Brussels during the holidays, the federal prosecutor's office said Tuesday. The investigation revealed "the threat of serious attacks that would target several emblematic places in Brussels and be committed during the

terrorism

Air France passengers arrive in Paris after Kenya bomb scare

PARIS (AP) — Overwhelmed with relief, Air France passengers arrived in Paris safely a day after a fake bomb forced them into an emergency landing and evacuation in Kenya. Passenger Marine Gorlier of the French town of Melun cried as she met family members Monday at Charles de Gaulle Airport. "

Massachusetts

Back from Paris, Boston enviro chief sees opportunities

BOSTON — Boston's new environmental commissioner called the Hub an example of why cities need to take an active role in addressing their own climate concerns and believes the city could gain from the new international climate change deal. Shortly after his appointment by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Environmental

terrorism

Geneva police hunting 4 suspects said to have IS ties

GENEVA (AP) — Working on a tip from the CIA, Geneva police were hunting for at least four suspects allegedly linked to the radical Islamic State group and believed to be plotting a "specific" attack in the city, Swiss officials said Thursday. As city police raised their security alert

Faith

Hanukkah in Paris: a time to celebrate life, express unity, and be proud

What do Jan. 7 and 9, 2016, mean to you? Unless these dates have some personal significance to we who live in the relative security of the United States, these dates probably conjure up nothing significant in our minds.