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The attack took place in an extremely busy area
Within seconds, celebrations turn to mayhem and tragedy in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Revelers were spilling out of bustling bars and packed clubs in the city's French Quarter — an area often referred to as the beating heart of the city's famous nightlife."It was all young kids out. Lots of 19, 20, 21-year-olds," recalled Derrick Albert, a local DJ who plies his trade each night at the corner of Canal and Bourbon streets.That intersection is home to a packed tourist hotel, a store selling ice cream and chocolate fudge and restaurants selling oysters and daiquiris in large plastic to-go cups.But at about 03:15 (09:15 GMT), the youthful revelry turned to terror as a man - identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas resident and US Army veteran — drove a rental truck at high speed into a crowd.He killed at least 15 people and...
January 02, 2025

Within seconds, celebrations turn to mayhem and tragedy in New Orleans

FBI agents pictured walking near the site of the New Orleans attack on New Year's Day
Death toll in New Orleans truck attack rises to at least 15
NEW ORLEANS — The death toll has now risen to 15, New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna has said. He added that the identity of all those deceased will be released in the days to come after completing all the autopsies.Early on Wednesday, a driver, who’s been identified by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, in a white Ford pickup truck drove through a crowd in New Orleans.The US’ lead investigative agency says Jabbar exited the vehicle after hitting the crowd, and opened fire upon local law enforcement. After a short-lived gunfight, the attacker was shot dead and pronounced deceased.Jabbar also injured two police officers who sustained gunshot wounds, but Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick says they’re in stable condition.“He was...
January 02, 2025

Death toll in New Orleans truck attack rises to at least 15

The FBI released Shamsud-Din Jabbar's passport photo
New Orleans attack suspect discussed plans to kill his family and join ISIS in chilling recordings
NEW ORLEANS — In a series of videos, the suspect in the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple officials briefed on the investigation.Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old man who police suspect drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more, made the chilling recordings while driving from his home in Texas to Louisiana, authorities believe.Jabbar, a US citizen and Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, made reference in the videos to his divorce and how he had at first planned to gather his family for a “celebration” with the intention of killing them, two officials who had been briefed on the...
January 02, 2025

New Orleans attack suspect discussed plans to kill his family and join ISIS in chilling recordings

The remains of a black-tarp covered Tesla Cybertruck that burned at the entrance of Trump Tower, in Las Vegas
Cybertruck filled with fuel and fireworks explodes at Trump's Las Vegas hotel
LAS VEGAS — Police are investigating after a Tesla Cybertruck filled with fuel canisters and firework mortars exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.The driver was killed and seven people were injured, police said without naming any of the individuals involved. Officials said all injuries were minor.The truck was rented in Colorado and arrived in the city Wednesday morning, less than two hours before the detonation, police said. Parked in front of the hotel near a glass entrance, the vehicle started to smoke, then exploded.In an evening address, President Joe Biden said the White House was tracking the incident and law enforcement was investigating "whether there's any possible connection with the attack in New Orleans", which left 15 dead early on New...
January 02, 2025

Cybertruck filled with fuel and fireworks explodes at Trump's Las Vegas hotel

Black activists rallied outside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's Manhattan office in protest of the murder of Robert Brooks
Fatal beating of Black inmate at New York prison sparks outrage
NEW YORK — Protesters in New York gathered Monday at separate demonstrations in Manhattan and Albany, holding up signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “Justice for Robert Brooks” days after a disturbing video of the Black inmate’s fatal beating at the hands of correctional officers was released.Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old man serving a 12-year sentence for assault, died in the early hours of December 10 after he was beaten by at least three officers at Marcy Correctional Facility, an all-male state prison in north Albany.His death has enraged people across the country, along with inmates’ relatives and activists, one of whom called the incident a symptom of a decades-long incarceration system “designed to dehumanize the people it takes and puts behind the wall.”“This...
January 01, 2025

Fatal beating of Black inmate at New York prison sparks outrage

US Sen. Kevin Cramer speaks to reporters as his wife Kris Cramer, left, looks on, after the sentencing of his son, Ian Cramer on Monday
US Senator’s son sentenced to 28 years for killing a North Dakota deputy during car chase
STANTON, North Dakota — North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer's son has been sentenced to 28 years in prison in connection with a wild chase in which he fled from a hospital and drove into a deputy’s vehicle, killing the deputy.Ian Cramer, 43, pleaded guilty in September to all of the charges against him, including homicide while fleeing a peace officer, preventing arrest, reckless endangerment, fleeing an officer and drug- and driving-related offenses. Those charges related to a December 6, 2023, chase and crash that killed Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Martin, 53.State District Judge Bobbi Weiler handed down the sentence of 38 years with 10 years suspended, three years of probation and credit for over a year served in jail. She also included recommended treatment for addiction...
January 01, 2025

US Senator’s son sentenced to 28 years for killing a North Dakota deputy during car chase

Traffic lights are dark and buildings remained without power in San Juan, Puerto Rico amid a New Year's Eve blackout
Puerto Rico left in dark by New Year's Eve blackout
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico has been plunged into darkness on New Year's Eve by a nearly island-wide blackout.More than 1.2 million out of almost 1.5 million customers have no electricity, said Luma Energy, the island's main power distributor.Fully restoring service could take between 24-48 hours, the company said.The blackout prompted renewed calls to address the unincorporated US territory's power issues, which have persisted since Hurricane Maria in 2017.Power was restored by Tuesday afternoon to some areas, as well as San Juan's municipal hospital, Luma said.Nearly 200,000 clients had power by late afternoon, Luma spokesman Hugo Sorrentini SAID.A failure in an electric line at one of the main power plants, Costa Sur, caused cascading issues across the island, Mr Sorrentini...
January 01, 2025

Puerto Rico left in dark by New Year's Eve blackout

FBI Several multi-colored pipe bombs laid out on a table
FBI finds large explosive cache on a Virginia farm
WASHINGTON — The FBI says it has discovered more than 150 bombs during a raid on a farm in Virginia – thought to be the largest such cache seized by the law-enforcement agency in its history.Brad Spafford was arrested on 17 December in Isle of Wight County, 180 miles (290km) south of Washington DC, after a tip-off that he was stockpiling weapons and homemade ammunition on the property he shares with his wife and two young children.Investigators say some of the devices were found in a bedroom in an unsecured backpack labeled "#nolivesmatter" — an apparent reference to a far-right, anti-government movement.A lawyer for Spafford denied he is a danger to the community and is seeking his client's release from pre-trial detention.The suspect has so far only been charged with...
January 01, 2025

FBI finds large explosive cache on a Virginia farm

It took authorities more than a week to identify the victim of the 22 December incident
Police identify woman set on fire in deadly New York City attack
NEW YORK — Police in New York City have named a woman who was set on fire and burned to death last week on a subway train in Brooklyn.Debrina Kawam, 57, of New Jersey, has been identified as the victim of the seemingly random 22 December attack that burned her body beyond recognition.Sebastian Zapeta, 33, is accused of starting the blaze with a lighter while Ms Kawam was asleep. He allegedly fanned the flames with a shirt and then watched the fire grow from a bench outside the subway car.Last week, a grand jury indicted Zapeta, who claims to have no memory of the incident, on four counts of murder and one count of arson.Julie Bolcer, a spokesperson for New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner, said the death was ruled a homicide and caused by "thermal and inhalational...
January 01, 2025

Police identify woman set on fire in deadly New York City attack

Do Kwon was the boss of Terraform, which operated two cryptocurrencies — TerraUSD and Luna — both of which collapsed in 2022
Crypto fugitive Do Kwon extradited to US over $40bn crash
WASHINGTON — A South Korean man accused of being responsible for a cryptocurrency crisis which cost investors $40bn (£31.8bn) has finally been extradited to the United States.Do Kwon was the boss of Terraform, which operated two cryptocurrencies — TerraUSD and Luna — both of which collapsed in 2022, sparking a wider sell-off in the crypto market.The US says he was responsible for the coins' failure, accusing him of "orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud".Kwon fled South Korea after a warrant for his arrest was issued, eventually ending up in Montenegro where he has now been extradited from, following a lengthy legal battle.He was previously found guilty of forging documents by a Montenegro court, having been arrested as he was attempting to...
January 01, 2025

Crypto fugitive Do Kwon extradited to US over $40bn crash

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