Thomas Adamson, Author at Valley News

Yellow vests protesters set a burricade afire on the Champs Elysees avenue Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Paris. French yellow vest protesters clashed Saturday with riot police near the Arc de Triomphe as they kicked off their 18th straight weekend of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

French protesters set fires, smash shops in Paris riots

by Thomas Adamson Associated Press, and Angela Charlton Associated PressMarch 16, 2019

PARIS — French yellow vest protesters set life-threatening fires, smashed up luxury stores and clashed with police on Saturday in the 18th straight weekend of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron. Large plumes of smoke rose above the…

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 file photo, Karl Lagerfeld poses for photographers prior to the start of a press conference, in Rome. Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the last 50 years, has died. He was around 85 years old. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Lagerfeld’s legacy: Youthful designs, elaborate showmanship

by Thomas Adamson AP Fashion WriterFebruary 19, 2019

View of the apartment building after a fire broke Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 in Paris. Paris' deadliest fire in over a decade claimed 10 lives, sending fleeing residents to the roof to escape the flames that engulfed their apartment building before dawn Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Apartment inferno kills 10; deadliest Paris fire since 2005

by Thomas Adamson Associated Press, and Lori Hinnant Associated PressFebruary 5, 2019

A demonstrator holds a flare on a barricade on the Champs-Elysees avenue during a demonstration against the rising of the fuel taxes, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 in Paris. French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in Paris Saturday, as thousands gathered in the capital and staged road blockades across the nation to vent anger against rising fuel taxes and Emmanuel Macron's presidency.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French Clash With Police Over Fuel Taxes

by Thomas Adamson Associated PressNovember 24, 2018

French Police officers and emergency service members work at a supermarket during an incident in Trebes, southern France, Friday March 23, 2018. French counterterrorism prosecutors are taking charge of the investigation after a man went on a rampage, carjacking a vehicle, killing three people including a police officer and taking hostages at a supermarket, before being shot to death by police. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Extremist Slain, 3 Dead After Rampage in Southern France

by Thomas Adamson Associated Press, Samuel Petrequin Associated Press, and Renata Brito Associated PressMarch 23, 2018

Paris Marks Anniversary of Attacks

by Thomas Adamson Associated PressNovember 13, 2016