Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. When French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the Olympic village on Thursday, he will see a formerly run-down area transformed into an international hub for the Paris Games.
The village sits in the suburb of Saint-Denis, known in the sports world as the home to the Stade de France where France's national soccer and rugby teams play.
But the area itself is one of France's poorest, and it saw rioting last year after a police officer fatally shot a teenager of north African descent in another Paris suburb.PARIS OLYMPICS SECURITY PLANS WERE NOT STOLEN IN REPORTED COMPUTER THEFT, OFFICIALS SAY The July 26-Aug.
11 Paris Games and the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics that follow may help raise prospects and leave a lasting legacy — for locals and for the environment.