The protester faked a disability to get close to the painting before throwing a pastry at it, smearing cream on its glass case. The painting was not damaged.

Activists from Ukraine and elsewhere in Eastern Europe staged the demonstration hours before European leaders were set to begin a summit in Brussels.

Rescuers worked to recover the bodies at the site of the crash in the Himalayas.

Hundreds of people gathered in the parking lot behind Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, to honor the victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas speaks from Uvalde, Texas, after canceling an in-person appearance at the National Rifle Association's annual convention.

A top Texas state police official said there was 'no excuse' for a decision by the local police not to breach the classroom where students were trapped with the gunman for more than an hour.

Three days after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, admitted that law enforcement made several missteps when trying to stop the gunman.

Students who were in the classroom with the gunman called 911 several times, according to the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Texas law enforcement officials hold a news conference three days after a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, said the legislation put forward in response to the mass shooting in Buffalo, would have strengthened the government's efforts to combat domestic terrorism.