Sam Schechner

People embrace Friday outside the bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where a fire likely started by sparklers and incandescent candles killed at least 40 New Year's Eve revelers and injured over 100. For video describing witness accounts of the bl

The Louvre Museum was closed Monday after staff began a rolling strike to demand better working conditions and improvements to deteriorating infrastructure—including better security.

PARIS—The Louvre Museum was closed Monday after staff began a rolling strike to demand better working conditions and improvements to deteriorating infrastructure—including better security. The closure comes nearly two months after the Louvre heist, in whi... See more