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Buyers Rush to Snag New Charlie Hebdo Issue

There were long lines at Paris newsstands that had copies of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which lost eight staff members in a militant Islamist attack on its offices last week. The latest edition, published Wednesday, features a caricature of a weeping Muslim Prophet Muhammed holding a sign that reads "I am Charlie" under a headline reading "All is forgiven." All across the city, copies of the magazine sold out within minutes. One kiosk near...

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