• Biden says investigators looking for links between New Orleans attack, Las Vegas incident
    (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday law enforcement is investigating whether there are any links between a New Orleans truck attack that killed 15 people and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel Las Vegas. “We’re tracking the explosion of a Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas,” […]
  • What is the Islamic State, and what attacks has it inspired by offshoots and lone wolves?
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say they recovered the stark black banner of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter Wednesday, killing 15 people. The investigation is expected to look in part at any support or inspiration that driver […]
  • A fireworks explosion in the Honolulu area has killed 3 people and injured at least 20
    HONOLULU (AP) — A New Year’s Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically injured 20 others , authorities said. The accident occurred just before midnight outside a home, the Honolulu Fire Department said in a statement. The neighborhood is near Honolulu’s international airport and a joint U.S. Air […]
  • US Treasury’s sanctions office hacked by Chinese government, Washington Post reports
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions office was hacked by the Chinese government, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed officials. The department earlier this week disclosed in a letter to lawmakers that Chinese state-sponsored hackers stole documents in what Treasury called a “major incident.” (Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by Scott […]
  • An aspiring nurse, football star, single mother and father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton football star suffered fatal injuries when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street, packed with holiday revelers early Wednesday morning. Officials have not yet released the names of […]