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Reporters In Paris Recall Deadly Attacks Across The City

7:41pm November 13, 2015

Associated Press reporter Andrew Smith was in his apartment with his family when he heard chaos erupt at a theater nearby. Samuel Petrequin of the AP is at the stadium where an explosion occurred.

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French President Declares State Of Emergency After Paris Attacks

7:40pm November 13, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency after the attacks that have left up to 60 dead, French media say. President Obama called the attacks an "outrageous attempt to terrorize civilians."

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Putting The Paris Attacks In Context After The Shootings At 'Charlie Hebdo'

7:18pm November 13, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Time Magazine reporter Vivienne Walt who is based in Paris. She helps put Friday's attacks into context after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January.

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President Obama Condemns Attacks In Paris

7:16pm November 13, 2015

by Scott Horsley

NPR has the latest information on the attacks in Paris. President Obama spoke this evening saying "once again we've seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians."

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Hostage Situation Ends At Concert Hall In Center Of Paris

7:09pm November 13, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Police stormed a concert hall in Paris where a number of people were being held hostage. French media described a scene of carnage inside.

Kurdish peshmerga forces enter the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar on Friday after pushing out the Islamic State. The town is home to the Yazidi minority; many displaced members of the group say they are wary of returning home. They fear they could still be

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ISIS May Be Gone, But Yazidis Fearful Of Returning To Their Iraqi Town

6:18pm November 13, 2015

by Alice Fordham

As their hometown is freed from ISIS, Yazidis remain wary of returning and of their future in Iraq. Thousands of their men and women are still missing or were killed by the extremist group.

International Governing Body Suspends Russian Track And Field

5:40pm November 13, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russia has been provisionally suspended by international track and field's governing body. The decision could keep Russian athletes out of next year's Olympic Games in Brazil.

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At Least 18 Dead In Series Of Attacks In Paris

5:35pm November 13, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

At least 18 people have died in attacks at a bar and a concert hall in Paris. There are also reports of explosions near the French National Stadium where France was playing Germany in a soccer match.

'I Started Over': Checking In On Salvadoran Migrants In The U.S.

5:35pm November 13, 2015

In July 2014, NPR's Kelly McEvers spoke with Rosy, a Salvadoran immigrant who arrived in Los Angeles with her two children and is seeking asylum in the U.S. NPR checks back in on Rosy and her family.

After Retaking Sinjar, Iraq, How Kurdish Forces Can Prevent ISIS' Return

4:18pm November 13, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Jessica Lewis McFate, research director at the Institute for the Study of War, about what needs to be done after ISIS is kicked out of a city to keep it from coming back.