Everything We Know About the Paris Attacks, the Alleged Attackers, and the Bloody Aftermath

Gabrielle Bluestone · 11/16/15 02:35PM

Around 9:20 p.m. Central Europe Time, a series of seemingly coordinated attacks broke out simultaneously across the city of Paris. By the time authorities were in control of the situation, at least 132 people were dead, with hundreds more injured. Here’s everything we know so far about the attacks, the alleged attackers, and the aftermath of the deadliest night in recent European history.

New Hero Alert: The Boy in This Barbie Commercial

Rich Juzwiak · 11/16/15 02:16PM

What is more fierce: a Moschino Barbie or a young boy with a fauxhawk enthusing about a Moschino Barbie? Luckily, you do not have to choose—both are in the commercial above for the $150 doll. But if you did have to choose, always bet on the kid with the fauxhawk gagging, “Moschino Barbie is so fierce!” It’s progress. It’s just common sense.

Taylor Berman · 11/16/15 02:04PM

The governors of 17 states, including Florida, Arizona, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Illinois, have joined their cowardly colleagues in Louisiana, Michigan, Alabama, and Texas in trying to prevent Syrian refugees from settling in their states.

Report: Charlie Sheen to Announce He's HIV Positive

Gabrielle Bluestone · 11/16/15 01:30PM

According to reports, Charlie Sheen will go on the Today show tomorrow to announce he’s been diagnosed with HIV—just one day before a National Enquirer report discussing his sex life is scheduled to drop.

Birther Congressman: Canadian-Born Ted Cruz Will Restore America's Soul

Jay Hathaway · 11/16/15 01:08PM

Iowa Congressman Steve King continued to raise doubts about Barack Obama’s place of birth long after the president released his longform birth certificate. As late as last year, he was still asserting that wherever Obama may have been born, he was “not raised with an American experience.” Which is presumably why King just endorsed a real American—Canadian-born Ted Cruz—for president.

Belgian Man Identified as Mastermind of Paris Attacks

Gabrielle Bluestone · 11/16/15 08:23AM

French officials tell the AP that the man who organized the Paris attacks was a Belgian jihadi who claims he was almost captured but ultimately let go during a manhunt earlier this year.