Howe financed an ambitious plan for rural reconstruction: the creation of a model community known as "Washingtonia".

Jazz Interpretations of the French Impressionist Musical Revolutionaries Erik Satie and Claude Debussy article by Larry ...

In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French ...

In 1830, Muhammad Ali Pasha, the governor of Egypt, issued a decree gifting the twin obelisks of the Luxor Temple to France.

France has officially implemented a ban on the production and sale of PFAS chemicals, often called ‘forever chemicals,’ starting January 1st. The law stipulates that from January 2026, the production, ...

A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" goes into force on Thursday. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...