Nation Jan 06 Remembering the victims of the New Orleans terror attack By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris
Politics Jan 06 Biden to speak, meet with families in New Orleans following the French Quarter attack that killed 14, injured 30 Biden on Monday will visit the city where an Army veteran drove a truck into revelers in the French Quarter, killing 14 and injuring 30 more. By Colleen Long, Associated Press
Politics Jan 05 How a Fox News report fueled false claims by Trump and others about the New Orleans suspect The suspected driver in the New Year’s truck attack in New Orleans was a U.S. citizen and U.S. Army veteran. But within hours of the deadly attack, President-elect Donald Trump, Republican leaders and social media influencers speculated that he had… By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact
Nation Jan 05 FBI says driver behind New Year’s truck attack visited New Orleans twice before 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. By Jack Brook, Stephen Smith, Sara Cline, Associated Press
Nation Jan 04 Watch 5:17 As New Orleans recovers from terror attack, locals ask how warning signs were missed 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… By William Brangham, Laura Barrón-López, Lorna Baldwin, Sam Weber, Mary Fecteau
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 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 New Orleans inching toward normalcy while mourning New Year’s rampage victims By Jim Mustian, Kevin McGill, Jack Brook, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Street performers and football fans returned to New Orleans streets as the city inched back toward normalcy while mourning victims of the deadly New Year's rampage in which an Army veteran plowed a pickup truck into revelers. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 8:09 FBI says New Orleans attacker acted alone but was inspired by ISIS By Laura Barrón-López, Karina Cuevas Answers are beginning to trickle out in the deadly New Year's truck attack in New Orleans. Officials revised the death toll to 14 victims plus the suspect. They also gave more details about his activities in the hours before the… Continue watching
Jan 02 Aspiring nurse, football star, single mother and father of 2 among those killed in New Orleans attack By Associated Press Officials have not yet released the names of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. Continue reading