TERRORISTS TRIED TO BRING FRANCE TO HER KNEES. INSTEAD, SHE STOOD UP Charlie Hebdo editorial director Stephane Charbonnier once said , "I prefer to die standing than living on my knees." And he did. Twelve people, including Charbonnier, were killed today in Paris when gunmen shouting Islamic phrases stormed the offices of the French satirical newspaper weekly. A manhunt is underway for the shooters. Three of the suspects have been identified. Prosecutor Francois Molins said the attackers shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is great") and the "prophet is avenged." You may remember the magazine making waves in 2012, when it published crude cartoons of prophet Mohammed . Following the predictable uproar, the French government was forced to close embassies, consulates, cultural centers and schools in about 20 countries. This is what we know about the people who were killed today. Thousands jammed a public square in Paris to show support for the victims, Twitter used #JeSuisCharlie "I am Charlie" in solidarity, Muslim groups worldwide condemned the attack, President Obama offered France support, and satirists around the world vowed to never stop using humor to tell the truth.
JAMEIS WINSTON IS GOING PRO The Jameis Winston era at Florida State is coming to an end. Winston, the school's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback who celebrated his 21st birthday on Tuesday, has decided to skip his remaining two years of eligibility and enter the 2015 NFL Draft. Winston said in a statement today that "I reached this very difficult decision after careful consideration and long thought, realizing how difficult it would be to say goodbye to my family at Florida State." On the same day, Winston's rape accuser filed a federal lawsuit against Florida State, alleging the school violated her rights under Title IX.
NOW WE KNOW WHERE MRS. HUXTABLE STANDS And she isn't mincing her words. Bill Cosby's TV wife is speaking out about the sex abuse allegations that have dogged him since the end of 2014. Phylicia Rashad, who played Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show , told a reporter she thinks the controversy is a well-coordinated smear campaign. "Forget these women," she said. "What you're seeing is the destruction of a legacy. And I think it's orchestrated. I don't know why or who's doing it, but it's the legacy. And it's a legacy that is so important to the culture ... Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV, and it's worked. All his contracts have been canceled." Cosby is staying silent.
IT'S SO COLD IT'S CAUSING 'EARTHQUAKES' Time to snuggle. That's what you do when it feels like 50 degrees below zero in parts of Minnesota. Or when the morning's wind chill brings temps of 30 degrees below zero to Chicago. Or when New Orleans is forecast to dip to 25 degrees tonight. Or when it's so cold it's actually causing tiny "earthquakes" in St. Francois County, Mo. (The frost quakes are known as cryoseisms.) The nation is freezing from a massive swath of bitterly cold air. Wind chill warnings, watches, or advisories were in place for about 190 million people today, all the way from Montana to Maine to Florida. List of things we implore you not to leave the house without: Hat with earlaps. Long johns. Face mask.
DIVERS TAKE EERIE UNDERWATER PICS OF AIRASIA WRECK The tail section of the crashed AirAsia flight was found in the Java Sea today. Divers spotted and managed to photograph the debris of the jetliner that went down more than a week ago with 162 people aboard. The photos show an upside down letter "A" on the wreck, and what looks like the AirAsia logo. The discovery of the tail section of Flight 8501 is good news, because that's where the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, the black boxes, are located. So far, 40 bodies have been found. |
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| Compiled by Alia E. Dastagir. Contributing: John Bacon, David Jackson, Doug Stanglin, Maya Vidon-White, Arienne Thompson, Maria Puente, Roger Yu, Jane Onyanga-Omara, Kim Hjelmgaard, Katharine Lackey, USA TODAY; Mary Bowerman and Jessica Durando, USA TODAY Network; Rachel Axon, Safid Deen, USA TODAY Sports |
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