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The crew of chainsaw-wielding thieves who brazenly robbed The Louvre of priceless jewels in the highest-profile museum theft in living memory may have been hired by a collector, officials said. Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said authorities are investigating whether the heist was commissioned by a collector. “We’re looking at the hypothesis of organized crime,” she told BFM TV, adding that it could be professionals working on spec for a buyer. Video shows one of the suspected Louvre jewel thieves brazenly cutting through a glass case using a mini chainsaw before making off with the loot during Sunday’s heist at the…

An Alabama father and his two young daughters were killed after their plane crashed deep in the wilderness of Montana. The small plane carrying pilot Mark Anderson, 62, and his daughters, Lainey, 22, and Ellie, 17, went down on Friday at around 4:30 p.m. in a remote area of Bob Marshall Wilderness, People reported. Powell County Sheriff Gavin Roselles wrote in a press release that radar contact with the aircraft was lost over a remote section of the 1.5-million-acre Bob Marshall Wilderness, prompting the deployment of air resources from Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls for a search that…

Dozens of popular online games, apps, and websites — including Roblox, Snapchat, Amazon, and Ring — have experienced widespread server outages linked to Amazon’s cloud network. Reports of outages began flooding in from the United Kingdom around 3 a.m. EST, according to Downdetector, which tracks online service disruptions. Dozens of popular online games, apps, and websites — including Roblox, Snapchat, Amazon, and Ring — have experienced widespread server outages linked to Amazon’s cloud network. Downdetector Downdetector has recorded more than 2,000 outage reports from Roblox users, over 3,000 from Snapchat, and roughly 2,000 related to Ring and Amazon.com access. Fortnite,…

A piece of metal shrapnel from an “explosive ordnance” that detonated overhead prematurely struck a law enforcement vehicle in California on Saturday, during an event attended by Vice President JD Vance. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed the incident in a press release shared with Fox News Digital. It took place near Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps base in San Diego County. The shrapnel was fired while CHP officers supported a traffic break along I-5, the same day that Vance visited Camp Pendleton to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the US Marine Corps. It is unclear when exactly the incident occurred on Saturday.…

President Trump chastised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an explosive, closed-door meeting at the White House on Friday, warning the leader that President Vladimir Putin would “destroy” Ukraine if he wanted to, according to a report. The three-hour sit-down — which came a day after Trump held a call with Putin — devolved into a “shouting match,” with Trump “cursing all the time,” people familiar with the matter told The Financial Times. Sources told the outlet that Trump also dismissed maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisting Zelensky surrender the Donbas region to Russia. Trump (L) speaks with Ukraine’s President…

President Donald Trump said on Sunday night he would raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation, escalating a feud that stems from the US military’s strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs in the region. Earlier in the day, Trump called Colombian President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug leader,” while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said US forces had attacked a vessel associated with a Colombian rebel group. Petro said the boat belonged to a “humble family,” not a rebel group, while his government called Trump’s remarks offensive. President Donald Trump looks on while speaking to members of…

The San Jose Sharks have apologized for displaying a message on the Jumbotron appearing to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the team’s Hispanic heritage night. “SJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE !! GET’EM BOYZ !” the message read during the first intermission of the team’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the SAP Center in San Jose Saturday night. The post immediately sparked outrage from those in attendance — many heard booing in response — as the Sharks were holding their ninth annual celebration of Hispanic heritage on what they call “Los Tiburones Night.” The San Jose Sharks apologized for…

President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff — the pair largely responsible for Trump’s Israel-Hamas peace deal — provided rare insight into how the administration is trying to disarm the terror group and reestablish secure leadership in war-torn Gaza. Kushner and Witkoff explained how they brokered the 20-point deal and what the next steps are on the Sunday episode of “60 Minutes” ahead of their trip to Israel on Monday. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner appeared on “60 Minutes” together to discuss the ongoing peace deal work in Gaza. CBS Kushner warned…

When Patrick Roy took over behind the Islanders’ bench and guided them into the 2024 playoffs, much of the reason was a dramatic improvement in the defensive zone. Roy, at the time, overhauled the team’s systems, implementing a primarily man-to-man system that stressed what he calls “second quick” — adding another defender on the wall to force a turnover. It worked wonders, and the Islanders went from being one of the worst defensive teams in the league in the first half of the season to one of the best in the second. Five games into Roy’s second full season as…

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews packed the streets and sidewalks for blocks around the Israeli consulate in New York City on Sunday to protest issues including a potential end of an exemption for religious students from compulsory service in Israel’s military. The protest at the consulate, a block from the United Nations campus in Manhattan, illustrated the complex relationship between Israel and segments of the large population of very religious Jews in New York and its suburbs. The two influential, and often rival, grand rebbes of the Satmar community both called on adherents to participate in the demonstration. The protest occurred…