The New Orleans truck attack “was an act of terrorism,” Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, said at a news conference on Thursday. He said the suspect had no known accomplices and that no definitive link between the New Orleans attack and the Las Vegas attack has yet been found. Meanwhile, the FBI confirmed that excluding the suspect, 14 people, not 15, were killed in the terror attack.
Ten people were injured in a shooting outside a New York City nightclub late on New Year’s Day, according to NYPD Chief Philip Rivera. The injured include six women and four men, all of whom are expected to recover, Rivera said.
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), a strong critic of President-elect Donald Trump and several of his allies, will be one of the 20 people awarded by President Joe Biden on Thursday with the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the country’s highest civilian honors.
Topics in this episode include:
- Biden: New Orleans Attack Driver Inspired by ISIS
- Trump Condemns Deadly Attack in New Orleans
- Stepped-Up Security at New Orleans Superdome
- Authorities Not Ruling Out Terrorism in Vegas Explosion
- Enhanced Security Outside Trump Tower in NYC
- 10 People Shot Outside New York City Nightclub
- New House Rules Make It Harder to Oust Speaker
- Speaker Faces Narrowest Majority in 100 Years
- Biden to Award Jan. 6 Probe Leaders
- Apple Settles Siri Privacy Lawsuit for $95 Million
- Magnitude 4.7 Earthquake Hits Northern California
- What Russian Gas Cut-Off Means for Europe
- Palestinian Authority Suspends Al Jazeera Broadcasts
- Italy Summons Iranian Ambassador Over Detained Reporter
- Ukraine Preparing to Re-Establish Ties With Syria
- UK: Suspected People Smugglers Face Travel, Phone Bans
- Korean Police Search Airport Amid Crash Investigation
- Shooting in Montenegro Leaves 12 Dead
- US Considers Rules Against Chinese Drones
- China Flies 22 Fighter Jets Near Taiwan in New Year
- Taiwan Uses Board Game to Simulate China Invasion
- US Debt Ceiling Reinstated
- Tesla Posts First-Ever Annual Sales Drop
- Store Closures Up 57 Percent in 2024, Highest Since 2020
- Minimum Wage Increases in 21 States
- Jobless Claims Hit 8-Month Low in Last 2024 Report
- World’s Most Punctual Airlines in 2024
- People Are Optimistic About Economy in 2025
- 2025 Begins With Massive Meteor Shower
- Shen Yun Performing Arts Receives Warm Welcome in Poland
