Jan 02 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. Continue reading
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 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 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 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 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