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New Orleans attack latest: Police don’t believe any other suspects involved, sources say
Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — The FBI and New Orleans police no longer believe there are any other suspects involved in the New Year’s truck attack on Bourbon Street that [Read More…]
How to lower your carbon footprint after the holidays
Tim Leedy/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Christmas season is one of the most carbon-intensive holidays of the year, experts say. The carbon footprint of the holiday season — from eating [Read More…]
Federal prosecutors investigating former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey
Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors are investigating former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, who has been suspended following sexual misconduct allegations. Investigators showed up [Read More…]
Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion investigation leads police to Colorado, sources say
Authorities are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel in Nevada, Jan. 1, 2025. Obtained by ABC News. (LAS VEGAS) — Authorities investigating the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck on Wednesday [Read More…]
New Orleans attack suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s divorce filings point to financial difficulties
Undated photo of Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Via FBI. (NEW ORLEANS) — The man suspected of carrying out the New Year’s attack in New Orleans, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, had a checkered marital history punctuated by multiple divorces and [Read More…]
Commerce Department seeks to secure drone technology, supply chain from China, Russia
Richard Newstead/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Commerce Department on Thursday proposed a rule to secure the technology and supply chain of drones from foreign adversaries, including the potential ability of China and Russia to remotely access and [Read More…]
Simone Biles named Sports Illustrated 2024 Sportsperson of the Year
(Tom Weller/VOIGT/GettyImages) (NEW YORK) — American gymnast Simone Biles has added another title to her resume. The 11-time Olympic medalist was named Thursday by Sports Illustrated as its 2024 Sportsperson of the Year. The honor [Read More…]
Will 2025 be a better year to buy a house?
(Phillip Spears/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Homebuyers eager to forget this year’s housing market may ring in 2025 with an extra dash of zeal. A rapid rise in home prices has coincided with stubbornly high [Read More…]
In brief: Apple TV+ announces free promotion weekend and more
The streaming service Apple TV+ will be available to use for free during a special promotion in January, Apple has announced. During the first weekend of January, from the 3rd to the 5th, Apple TV+ [Read More…]
‘So beautiful and full of life’: What we know about the victims of the New Orleans attack
nazarethman/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — A young mother teaching her son to read. A former college football player “on top of the world” living in New York City. An 18-year-old aspiring nurse. A father of [Read More…]
Las Vegas police looking for links between Cybertruck blast and New Orleans attack
Authorities are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel in Nevada, Jan. 1, 2025. Obtained by ABC News. (LAS VEGAS) — Authorities are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion on Wednesday outside [Read More…]
10 injured in shooting outside Queens music venue, suspects at large, NYPD says
Members of the New York Police Department discuss a shooting in Queens, New York, at a press conference on Jan. 2, 2025. Via NYPD. (NEW YORK) — Ten people were shot after several men opened [Read More…]
New Orleans attack updates: Suspect ‘inspired by ISIS,’ was military veteran
Carsten Rehder/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — An Army veteran who was “hell-bent” on killing as many people as possible drove a rented pickup truck around a parked police car serving as a [Read More…]
Biden to award Presidential Citizens Medals to 20 recipients, including Liz Cheney
(Official White House Photo by Erin Scott) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden plans on Thursday to announce 20 recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal. According to the White House press release, this award is given [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 1/1/25
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONMagic 96, Pistons 105Bulls 107, Wizards 125Pelicans 108, Heat 119Jazz 103, Knicks 119Nets 113, Raptors 130Mavericks 99, Rockets 110Hawks 120, Nuggets [Read More…]
Kristen Stewart, Steven Yeun inherit the Earth in new trailer for ‘Love Me’
Bleecker Street Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun are a buoy and a satellite in the new trailer for Love Me. The film, which is the debut feature from writers and directors Sam and Andy Zuchero, [Read More…]
What we know about Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect in the New Orleans attack
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS, LA) — The suspect in a deadly attack on New Year’s revelers in New Orleans has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen and U.S. Army veteran from [Read More…]
What we know about the victims of the New Orleans attack
WGNO (NEW ORLEANS, LA) — Family members and friends have begun identifying the 15 people who died in the truck-ramming attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was [Read More…]
Police investigating vehicle explosion at Trump hotel in Las Vegas
KTNV (LAS VEGAS) — Authorities are investigating a vehicle explosion and fire on Wednesday outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel in Nevada. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said it was investigating a fire at [Read More…]
Sugar Bowl postponed to Jan. 2 after New Orleans deadly truck-ramming attack
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS, LA) — The annual Sugar Bowl has been postponed one day in the wake of the truck-ramming attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street that left at least [Read More…]