Eleanor Beardsley

April 15 will mark the first anniversary of the fire that ripped through the cathedral. The Paris archbishop says he wants to send a "message of hope" through a small Good Friday service.

In a country that consumes 10 billion baguettes every year, "If the bakeries started closing, people would be unnerved," says Paris baker Tony Doré. His boulangerie now stays open seven days a week.

French bakeries are staying open during the crisis because freshly baked bread — including, of course, the baguette — is essential to life in France.

Twenty patients were transported from the hard-hit eastern region of France, where hospitals are operating at overcapacity, to the western Loire Valley, where facilities still have plenty of beds.

A 73-year-old French woman in confinement in Chamonix recalls her Jewish father, who survived World War II hiding out in a nearby village. Others sent him smoke signals to warn when Nazis were near.

Europe is seeing rapid increases in the number of patients infected with coronavirus, with Spain particularly badly hit. French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered a complete shutdown.

Americans on vacation or studying in Europe are rushing to get back to the U.S. before transatlantic flights are cut back because of President Trump's new travel restrictions.

People in France share everyone's concerns about dealing with coronavirus — but thanks to the country's universal health care, the French don't have to worry about paying for tests or treatment.

Film director Roman Polanski says he won't attend the French equivalent of the Academy Awards after outrage over his history of sexual abuse. He said the ceremony was turning into a "public lynching."

A lack of snow in the Alps is causing headaches for French ski resorts. Some lower altitude resorts have shut runs or even closed permanently. Others are resorting to unusual methods to bring in snow.

The race for mayor of Paris is in turmoil after President Emmanuel Macron's preferred candidate pulled out over a sexting scandal. But the French aren't condemning the man, a married father of three.

French prosecutors are opening an investigation after figure skating champion Sarah Abitbo accused her former coach of sexually assaulting her as a teenager.

Rail workers have led the transit strike that has hobbled France for more than a month. They're protesting against plans to reform the government pension system.

France's president wants to overhaul the country's retirement systems. Despite strike hassles, a slight majority of the French still support the labor movement against a reform they don't trust.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with NPR correspondents Deb Amos, Eleanor Beardsley and Daniel Estrin about the global reactions to the targeted killing of Qassem Soleimani by the United States.

The rail strikes in France protesting planned changes to the national retirement system are now the longest in recent memory — and unions are calling for wider disruption.

Facing a weeks-long mass transit strike, French President Emmanuel Macron spelled out his vision for the country in his New Year's Eve address to the nation.

Roman Polanski's new film is called J'Accuse. It's about the notorious miscarriage of French justice that was the Dreyfus Affair. But some are asking about Polanski's own reckoning with justice.

Union protests in France now include cutting off power to some 150,000 customers. President Emmanuel Macron says he is firm in his intention to overhaul the nation's pension system.

In France, protests and strike actions against the government's plan to restructure the retirement system have continued, with much of the anger focused on President Emmanuel Macron.