Eleanor Beardsley

Section Branding Header Content Greetings from Trouville-sur-Mer, a beach town little changed since Monet painted it Primary Content The Normandy beach town of Trouville-sur-Mer is just a two-hour train ride from the center of Paris, but it feels a world ... See more

Harvard will pay $53 million to settle multiple lawsuits filed by families of those whose body parts may have been stolen from the medical school’s morgue, the school announced in a letter to the community on Monday. The settlement also includes a pledge ... See more

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: It hit 104 degrees today in Rennes in the Brittany region of northwestern France. That is a place known for cool, rainy summers, but not this summer. Europe is now in its fifth heat wave of the season. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports ... See more

ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: We begin tonight's program in Europe where wildfires continue to burn, devastating large swaths of the continent. Overnight, two Greek firefighting helicopters collided just outside of Athens. Two crewmembers died. Meanwhile, in France,... See more

Southwest France has seen wildfires in the past. But the fires that raged last week and scorched 100,000 acres are something new to the region. Copyright 2026 NPR Southwest France has seen wildfires in the past. But the fires that raged last week and scor... See more