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(NEW ORLEANS) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will head to New Orleans on Monday to meet with the families and community members impacted by the devastating truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens, the White House said.The suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove a pickup truck onto a sidewalk and around a parked police car serving as a barricade to plow into pedestrians over a three-block stretch on Bourbon […]

Smoke rises from a roof after a small plane crash in Fullerton, Calif., on Jan. 2, 2025. Via KABC (LOS ANGELES) -- Authorities in Southern California say two people are dead and 19 others were hurt after a small plane crashed into an furniture warehouse just minutes after taking off from a nearby airport Thursday afternoon.The crash happened in the 2300 block of Raymer Avenue in Fullerton, California, not far […]

(NEW YORK) -- One year after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines jet, Boeing said it is "on track with progress showing tangible improvements" in its efforts turn the struggling aerospace giant around and produce safe airplanes.Boeing shared an update on Friday morning about the company's safety and quality plan, which it had developed shortly after the Alaska Airlines incident in January 2024.The plan was a key part […]

(NEW ORLEANS) -- The quiet in New Orleans' famous French Quarter early Thursday morning was first cut by crews sweeping up trash -- then power washing Bourbon Street.The goal was to reopen it to pedestrians by the time the Sugar Bowl kicked off nearby, 36 hours after the New Year's Day tragedy.At 2 a.m. Thursday, mangled metal that once stood as barricades lay scattered on a Bourbon Street that otherwise […]

(LAS VEGAS) -- Matthew Livelsberger -- the suspected driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded on New Year's Day outside the Trump International Las Vegas Hotel -- died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound prior to the blast, officials said at a Thursday press briefing.Investigators had already collected significant evidence that Livelsberger was behind the wheel of the vehicle before publicly confirming their suspicions.Officials found credit and identification cards in his […]

(NEW YORK) -- Stargazers can ring in the beginning of 2025 by witnessing the first meteor shower of the year.The Quadrantids, one of the "strongest" displays of the year, are expected to peak Thursday night through early Friday morning, according to the American Meteor Society (AMS).Peak activity is predicted to occur from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EST, during which the Quadrantids can produce about 120 meteors per hour, according […]

(NEW ORLEANS) -- Authorities no longer believe there are any other suspects involved in the New Year's truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured 35 others, the FBI said Thursday.After investigators reviewed all of the surveillance videos more closely, it appears that the suspect -- 42-year-old Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who also died in the attack -- placed explosive devices in the area himself and then […]

(LAS VEGAS) -- The man who rented the Cybertruck that exploded outside of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day has been identified as U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger, 37, a Special Operations soldier who was on leave from his base in Germany, law enforcement sources told ABC News.Although investigators are still examining DNA evidence of the person found in the truck, Las Vegas Metro Police Department Sherriff Kevin McMahill […]

(LAS VEGAS) -- The suspect who drove the rented Cybertruck that exploded outside of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day has been identified as Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger, a U.S. Army Special Operations soldier on leave, law enforcement sources told ABC News.Livelsberger was killed when the truck, which was filled with fireworks-style mortars and gas canisters, exploded around 8:40 a.m. PT. Seven people suffered minor injuries, […]