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WATCH: FBI says driver responsible for deadly New Orleans rampage acted alone in act of 'terrorism'

By Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Jack Brook, Associated Press

Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI's counterterrorism division, said Thursday that the evidence now shows that Shamsud-Din Jabbar was solely responsible for the attack and professed allegiance to the Islamic State.

AI, housing and other top issues for state lawmakers in 2025

By Hannah Grabenstein

As the new Congress goes to Washington, state lawmakers, too, will be starting fresh with a new slate of priorities.

Legal challenges delay election result for North Carolina Supreme Court seat

By Stephanie Sy, Matt Loffman

It's been nearly two months since Election Day, but control of a seat on the North Carolina state Supreme Court is being held up in the courts. As Stephanie Sy explains, the trailing candidate is asking for more than 60,000…

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Trump says he is planning to attend Jimmy Carter's funeral

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump says he's planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter.

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.

Russian and Iranian groups sanctioned over U.S. election disinformation

By David Klepper, Associated Press

Treasury officials announced the sanctions Tuesday, alleging that two organizations sought to stoke divisions among Americans before November's vote.

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.

Kyrsten Sinema is leaving Congress and has a few things to say

By Lisa Desjardins

She is known for her fast mind, bipartisan approach and colorful fashion, a symbol of her independence, defiance of Washington norms and her unapologetic, “this-is-me” attitude.

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.