Jan 14 Biden prepares to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba in deal to free political prisoners By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Senior U.S. administration officials, who on Tuesday previewed the announcement on the condition of anonymity, said "many dozens" of political prisoners and others considered by the U.S. to be unjustly detained would be released by the end of the Biden… 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 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 Watch 4:49 What inspires veterans or service members to carry out violence and extremism? By Nick Schifrin Law enforcement says there is no evidence of any connection between the New Orleans truck attacker and the man who drove a Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas, but their military service overlapped. So is there a pattern that we… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 7:58 New Year's celebrations turn to horror as death toll rises in New Orleans attack By Laura Barrón-López, Azhar Merchant, Courtney Norris, Dan Sagalyn, Ryan Connelly Holmes A deadly attack in New Orleans early New Year’s Day killed at least 15 people and left dozens injured after a man driving a truck barreled through the city's French Quarter. Authorities say they found an ISIS flag and weapons… Continue watching
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
Nov 23 What to know about the House bill that could punish nonprofits over alleged 'terrorist' ties By Beth Gazley, The Conversation The House passed a bill Thursday that would empower the Treasury Department to eliminate the tax-exempt status of any nonprofit it deems to be supporting terrorism. A scholar of nonprofits, local governance and civil society explains the outcry over this… Continue reading
Oct 09 FBI arrests man for plotting Election Day attack in the U.S. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City told investigators after his arrest Monday that he had planned his attack to coincide with Election Day next month and that he and a co-conspirator expected to die as martyrs, according to charging… Continue reading
Aug 09 Authorities arrest 3rd person over foiled conspiracy targeting Vienna Taylor Swift concerts By Philipp-Moritz Jenne, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The main suspect planned to target onlookers gathered outside Ernst Happel Stadium with knives or homemade explosives during the concert on Thursday or Friday. Continue reading