Jan 05 FBI says driver behind New Year’s truck attack visited New Orleans twice before By Jack Brook, Stephen Smith, Sara Cline, Associated Press The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses, an FBI official said Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 2:18 Jimmy Carter honored in his home state of Georgia on first day of memorial events By William Brangham, Kaisha Young, Gerard Edic The nation’s farewell to former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in his home state of Georgia, launching six days of memorial events for the 39th president. The Carter family, joined by crowds of mourners, came together to honor the life… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 5:17 As New Orleans recovers from terror attack, locals ask how warning signs were missed By William Brangham, Laura Barrón-López, Lorna Baldwin, Sam Weber, Mary Fecteau It’s the first weekend since an ISIS-inspired Texas man killed more than a dozen people in New Orleans and silenced a city known for its joyous atmosphere. Officials and residents are asking what can be done to better protect their… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: Freezing winter storm front begins moving across the U.S. In our news wrap Saturday, millions of Americans are bracing for a winter storm that will send temperatures plunging, new clues could soon emerge about the cause of last week’s deadly passenger plane crash in South Korea, and Biden awarded… Continue watching
Jan 04 Bone-chilling winter storm turns roads perilous in central U.S. before moving east By Heather Hollingsworth, Brian Witte, Associated Press Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days. Continue reading
Jan 04 New Orleans attacker reserved truck weeks ago, had suspected bomb materials at home, officials say By Jim Mustian, Jack Brook, Stephen Smith, Sara Cline, Associated Press The man who rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the vehicle used in the deadly attack more than six weeks earlier, law enforcement… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 5:49 News Wrap: Judge orders Trump to appear for sentencing in hush-money case In our news wrap Friday, the judge in Donald Trump's hush-money case in New York ordered him to appear for sentencing on Jan. 10, South Korean authorities are considering their next steps after failing to detain impeached President Yoon Suk… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 6:37 ‘They’re not going to run us off’: French Quarter begins return to normalcy after attack By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane, Sam Weber, Mary Fecteau The city of New Orleans is inching back to normalcy after the New Year's Day truck attack that killed 14 in the famed French Quarter. Laura Barrón-López reports on how the area’s residents are coping with the tragedy and what… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 8:11 Why Biden cited national security concerns as he blocked a Japanese bid to buy U.S. Steel By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Biden said he would block the sale of one of America’s most iconic companies to a Japanese firm. In December 2023, Nippon Steel announced it would buy U.S. Steel for more than $14 billion. Nick Schifrin discussed the president's… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 9:20 America is preparing for a manufacturing renaissance. Will there be enough workers? By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Previously, we took viewers inside a community college program that is training the manufacturing workers of tomorrow. In the second part of our coverage, we hear from employers about their efforts to recruit new talent and whether a manufacturing renaissance… Continue watching