Louise Schiavone

Parisian authorities believe they now have in custody the four people who executed the broad daylight robbery of crown jewels from the Louvre last month.

The last of the four was apprehended a few days ago.

Police say he has a record that includes six criminal convictions.

He's facing new charges of robbery by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy.

I'm Louise Schiavone and PR News, Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.

In Wednesday's now fatal shooting of one of two National Guardsmen in downtown Washington, D.C., the charge is now first-degree murder.

Police say Ramanula Lakanwal, one of thousands of refugees from Afghanistan, had driven across country to launch the ambush attack.

Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe and Specialist Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard were critically injured at the time.

Beckstrom has now died.

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrissey said that Beckstrom was a treasure.

Governor Morrissey spoke to ABC affiliate WJLA-TV.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will have a new acting chief starting in December.

NPR's Michael Copley reports the shakeup comes ahead of a report that's expected to recommend sweeping changes at the department that manages federal disaster response.

Just before a second round of peace talks, Russia hit Kyiv with drone and missile attacks, according to officials in Kyiv.

They say dozens were hurt and at least two people were killed.

Ukraine says it is committed to negotiating a ceasefire based on the latest U.S.

proposal.

NPR's Eller Beersley reports that Kyiv is under intense pressure from all sides.

In Hong Kong, the death toll is now at 128 after firefighters located dozens more bodies in a massive apartment complex fire.