First skyscraper in central Paris in 53 years hits construction milestone

The new skyscraper has been topped out more than a decade after it was first proposed for the French capital.

Paris' Invalides is more than Napoleon's tomb. For 350 years, it has been a home for war wounded

Built in the 17th century under King Louis XIV, the National Institution of Invalides houses dozens of residents — among them military veterans, Holocaust survivors and civilian victims of conflicts ...

Socialist Grégoire becomes Paris mayor as the far right wins Nice in key municipal elections

Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire has won the Paris mayoral race, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital's mayor.

Searching Paris for Ben Franklin, America’s ‘Least-Dead’ Founder

The aging statesman braved rough seas and arduous carriage rides to reach Paris, where he persuaded the French to back the ...