A petition for a national homage to Brigitte Bardot - who died on Sunday - attracts more than 23,000 signatures.

French politicians were divided on Monday over how to pay tribute to the late Brigitte Bardot who, despite her screen legend, courted controversy in later life with her far-right views.

New tax filings reveal that Bill Gates donated $7.9 billion last year to ex-wife Melinda French Gates’ own philanthropy, Pivotal Ventures. The news comes roughly a year and a half after French Gates resigned from the Gates Foundation, which they founded together, to focus on her own advocacy.

Brigitte Bardot, whose later years were marked by animal rights campaigns and far-right political sympathies, has died at the age of 91.

Since its start, the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures has been bringing French back to the French Quarter. This month, the couple behind the nonprofit, known as Nous, celebrated a newly renovated space in that historic district. With a Champagne toast, of course.

Brigitte Bardot, legendary French actress and animal rights activist, has died at age 91, according to a statement from her foundation obtained by CNN.

French 1960s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot has died at age 91. Bardot became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist.

New Year’s Eve festivities will likely look a little different in New Orleans this year, especially on Bourbon Street and in the French Quarter. Plus, a park popular for fireworks watching is closed this year.

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The French government is acquiring two Saab GlobalEye platforms, with an option for two more, to maintain a credible and deterrent airborne radar