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11-12-15 8:30 AM newscast

Toussaint, a central figure in the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues scene during the 1950s and '60s, died in Spain on Monday. He was 77. Originally broadcast in 1988.

James White is an indie drama about a slacker dealing with the death of one parent and the decline of another. NPR film critic Bob Mondello says it's both intimate and intense.

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."

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.

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

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.

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.

NPR has the latest on the attacks in Paris. There are reports that at least 100 people were found dead inside a concert hall after police diffused a hostage situation there.

NPR talks with Jean Charles Brisard, a French counterterrorism expert, for analysis of the attacks earlier tonight in Paris.