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NPR has the latest on the attacks in Paris that have left up to 60 people dead. We revisit the Charlie Hebdo attack in January and the similarities to today's events.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks Paolo Bevilacqua who was in a shop near a concert hall that was under siege in Paris.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Bruce Hoffman about the attacks in France. He's the head of the national security program at Georgetown University.

Paris is on lock down Friday night after a series of bombings and gun attacks that killed more than 100 people at six separate scenes, including a Cambodian restaurant and a soccer stadium.

As France copes with shocking violence, the death toll from Friday night's attacks is not yet final and details are beginning to emerge about the attackers.

French President Francois Hollande is blaming the Islamic State for the attacks overnight in Paris, and the group has claimed responsibility. The large-scale terrorist attack against an international target would mark a departure for the militant group.

NPR's Scott Simon recalls the Cold War fears of his youth and wonders at how much has changed. The terror remains, but today it takes a starkly different form: surprise attacks on innocent civilians.

The morning after the Paris attacks, there are a lot of questions about what this moment means for France. French political scientist Nicole Bacharan discusses the mood in France on Saturday.

Before baseball became the national pastime, cricket used to be America's favorite sport. One ambitious executive thinks it will be again. He's backing a multicity, all-star tour to make it happen.

ISIS has now claimed responsibility for major terrorist attacks in France, Egypt and Lebanon. This could galvanize its enemies to take stronger action against the extremist group, some analysts say.