Jan 01 Watch 6:08 Examining possible security lapses in New Orleans attack By Laura Barrón-López For a closer look at how things unfolded from a security perspective in the New Orleans attack, Laura Barrón-López spoke with Juliette Kayyem, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and faculty chair of the Homeland Security… Continue watching
Jan 01 WATCH: Biden says New Orleans attacker posted video indicating he was inspired by ISIS By Associated Press A driver behind the wheel of a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of New Orleans revelers on Bourbon Street early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people in what the FBI is investigating as an act of… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Power in Puerto Rico largely restored after widespread New Year’s Eve outage In our news wrap Wednesday, power in Puerto Rico has been restored after an island-wide outage struck on New Year's Eve, one person is dead after a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas,… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 6:53 Jimmy Carter’s work promoting global public health remembered as core piece of his legacy By William Brangham, Ian Couzens President Jimmy Carter channeled his work on the world stage through his non-profit Carter Center for more than four decades after leaving the White House. One of his key achievements was the near-eradication of Guinea worm disease that once affected… Continue watching
Jan 01 Barriers to stop vehicle attacks were in the process of being replaced in New Orleans By Christopher Weber, Jeff Martin, Kevin McGill, Associated Press Bollards were in the process of being replaced and some were apparently not engaged on New Year’s Day when a motorist rammed a pickup truck through a crowd of revelers, killing ten people in New Orleans. Continue reading
Jan 01 Power restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after major blackout By Amanda Pérez Pintado, Associated Press Electric power has been restored to nearly all affected customers across Puerto Rico after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve. Continue reading
Jan 01 Camping fuel, fireworks found in bed of Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump tower in Las Vegas By Ty O'Neil, Associated Press Authorities say person person died and seven more people were injured when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Jan 01 Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed after deadly truck attack in New Orleans By Brett Martel, AP Sports Writer The College Football Playoff quarterfinal in New Orleans has been postponed a day after a truck plowed into a New Year’s crowd about a mile away from the site of the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame. Continue reading
Jan 01 The notable lives we lost in 2024 By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, actress Maggie Smith and hall-of-fame baseball player Willie Mays are among some of the notable people who died this year… Continue reading
Jan 01 WATCH: FBI identifies driver in New Orleans attack, believes he may have had help By Associated Press Authorities say a man driving a pickup truck sped through a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter district early on New Year’s Day, killing 10 people and injuring more than 30. Continue reading