Paris attack suspect arrested in France

PARIS – A woman was arrested Tuesday in a Paris suburb for suspected links to an intermediary to the only man charged in connection the Paris attacks, according to two officials close to the investigation.

The officials, who requested anonymity to talk about the ongoing investigation, told The Associated Press that the woman, whose name wasn’t revealed, is the partner of the intermediary.

The intermediary, 25, whose name hasn’t been made public, had been arrested earlier on Tuesday in his home in Malakoff, south of Paris, by counterterrorism police. A few hours later, police went with the suspect to search another apartment in Saint-Denis and arrested his partner who was there. The man and his partner have been taken into custody west of Paris.

His partner was arrested in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris.

Poland offering bonuses for kids

WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s new government has approved a program of family bonuses that is intended to reverse the declining birth rate.

The government of Prime Minister Beata Szydlo on Tuesday approved a program under which families will get monthly bonuses of $124 for every child beyond the first. The poorest families will be receiving bonuses for all children.

The program, which had been promised during this year’s electoral campaign, will be submitted to public debate and will require parliament’s approval. It could take effect in April.

The funding is to come from cutting VAT tax evasions and from new bank and supermarket taxes.

Associated Press