Jan 01 Driver kills 15 New Year’s revelers in New Orleans truck attack, FBI doesn’t believe he acted alone By Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Kevin McGill, Jack Brook, Associated Press Authorities say a driver wrought carnage on New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing 10 people as he rammed a pickup truck into a crowd before being shot to death by police. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Most of Puerto Rico in blackout could take 2 days to repair In our news wrap Tuesday, Puerto Rico is spending New Year's Eve in a blackout that could take two days to repair, a military appeals court ruled against Defense Secretary Austin's attempts to throw out plea deals for three 9/11… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 2:57 Death of New York man beaten by corrections officers sparks outrage and protests By Laura Barrón-López, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas, Leila Jackson, Accalia Rositani There is growing outrage over the death of Robert Brooks, an inmate in a New York state prison who was brutally beaten by more than a dozen corrections officers. Activists say it's part of a larger culture of violence within… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 7:21 How the expanded playoff and unprecedented money is reshaping college football By William Brangham, Mike Fritz The College Football Playoff, which was recently expanded to 12 teams, is pouring money into the sport in ways never before seen. ESPN is reportedly paying more than $1.3 billion to televise these games and some players are now receiving… Continue watching
Dec 31 Police identify woman burned to death inside New York City subway By Associated Press The woman, Debrina Kawam, was from Toms River, a township on the Jersey Shore, according to the NYPD. Continue reading
Dec 31 Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement 8 years after split By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history. Continue reading
Dec 31 Jimmy Carter mourned in his tiny hometown and around the world By Russ Bynum, Sharon Johnson, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from his small hometown of Plains, Georgia, and around the world. Continue reading
Dec 31 Former PBS and CNN anchor Aaron Brown dies at 76 By Jim Salter, R.J. Rico, Associated Press Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, has died. Continue reading
Dec 31 Blackout causes nearly all of Puerto Rico to lose power on New Year’s Eve By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution says it appears the outage was caused by a failure in an underground power line. Continue reading
Dec 31 Military appeals court rejects Defense secretary’s order nullifying 9/11 plea deals By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The decision puts back on track the agreements that would have the three men plead guilty to one of the deadliest attacks ever on the United States in exchange for being spared the possibility of the death penalty. Continue reading