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FBI searching for other suspects associated with New Orleans car attacker

The FBI said Wednesday that the man who rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans likely did not act alone.

For Uncle Sam, Buy American mandate comes with a cost — $130,000 per job

Among the few things Democrats and Republicans in Washington agree on is the need to buy American with taxpayers' dollars. But that consensus does not extend among economists, who say there are real costs to the idea.

Tesla Cybertruck explodes in front of Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of President-elect Trump’s Las Vegas hotel Wednesday, killing one person and injuring seven others. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police first received a report of an explosion and fire at Trump International Hotel at around 8:40 a.m. local time. The 2024 Cybertruck pulled up in front of the hotel and was...

Trump nominees: 5 confirmation battles to watch

The 119th Congress is around the corner and confirmation battles featuring President-elect Trump’s slate of nominees are set to take center stage. Since Trump’s rapid rollout of choices, two nominees — former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general and Chad Chronister to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency — have already withdrawn themselves. But a...

Texas FBI, local police ‘conducting law enforcement activity’ in connection to New Orleans attack

FBI Houston posted on the social platform X that its agency, along with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, are “conducting law enforcement activity” in north Houston in connection with the New Orleans attack.   Law enforcement officials will be on site for several hours, according to the post, as the “activity is related to this...

Sugar Bowl postponed, New Orleans Superdome locked down after nearby terror attack

The Sugar Bowl in New Orleans got postponed on New Years and the Superdome was locked down after the mass casualty attack that happened earlier in the city. Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley announced in a press conference the college football game between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed 24 hours. “Speaking...

New Orleans steel barricades malfunctioning, bollards down for repair ahead of terror attack

Steel barriers on New Orleans’s Bourbon Street had been malfunctioning and bollards on the popular thoroughfare were down for repair ahead of a deadly attack early Wednesday morning, police said.  Police had reinforced the area, but a truck was able to get around the additional security and drive into the crowds on Bourbon Street shortly after...

Biden reacts to New Orleans attack with ‘anger and frustration’

President Biden said Wednesday that his reaction to the New Orleans attack that killed 10 people and injured dozens of others was “one of anger and frustration.” Speaking to reporters on the tarmac before heading to Camp David, the president declined to comment further on specifics, saying, “I’m not going to say anything until I...

Vote totals show GOP faces major hurdle to woo black voters: The ‘Selma effect’

There's a huge disconnect between the ideological beliefs of black voters and their election behavior that no modern Republican — not even Donald Trump — has...

New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein sworn in as another Democrat succeeds Roy Cooper

North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper once again in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.

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