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Former AP German-language service head Ulrich Renz, who covered Nazi trials, dies at 90

Nov. 14, 2024 13:56 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Ulrich Renz, a former head of The Associated Press German-language service who also covered the trials of leaders of the Auschwitz death camp in World War II, has died at the age of 90. Renz died Monday, according to Peter Gehrig, a close friend for 50 years and a...

Self-described Nazi becomes first person jailed in Australia for performing outlawed salute

Nov. 08, 2024 02:36 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A self-described Nazi became the first person in Australia to be sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed salute when he was ordered by a magistrate on Friday to spend one month behind bars. Jacob Hersant, 25, is also the first person in Victoria...

Nazi-looted Monet artwork returned to family generations later

Oct. 09, 2024 15:49 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On the eve of World War II, Nazis in Austria seized a pastel by renowned impressionist artist Claude Monet, selling it off and sparking a family’s decadeslong search that culminated Wednesday in New Orleans. At an FBI field office, agents lifted a blue veil...