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
Jan 01 Colorado veterans and conservatives clash over psychedelic therapy By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Colorado becomes the second state to allow psychedelic therapy this week after two years of rulemaking. Continue reading
Jan 01 New Orleans New Year's Day ramming is the latest attack to use a vehicle as a deadly weapon By Associated Press Police say a person who drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of people celebrating the new year in New Orleans was hell-bent on creating carnage. Continue reading
Jan 01 Honolulu fireworks explosion kills 3, injures at least 20 more By Associated Press Authorities say two people died and another 20 were injured in a New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood. Continue reading