Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has steadily worked her way to becoming an integral part of the NPR Europe reporting team.
A man and a woman, both in their late 30s, were charged with organized crime and being an accomplice, respectively. In total, four people have been charged in connection to the brazen theft.
Two suspects in the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris have been arrested, French officials say. They were apprehended thanks to video surveillance footage and DNA left at the scene.