Man behind New Year's attack visited New Orleans before, recorded video with smart glasses, FBI says

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with Meta smart glasses, an FBI official said Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar also traveled to Cairo...

New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active military and veterans

The military ties of the man who carried out an attack in New Orleans on New Year’s and another who died in an explosion in Las Vegas the same day highlight the increased role of people with military experience in ideologically driven attacks, especially those that seek mass casualties. ...

New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with tearful vigil and celebration of life

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans mourned, wept and danced at a vigil Saturday evening along the famous thoroughfare where a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing and injuring revelers who were there to celebrate the new year. A makeshift memorial of crosses and pictures of...

The French Quarter's metal barriers were gone on New Year's, leaving a critical security gap

After an Islamic State sympathizer rammed a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in 2016, horrified New Orleans leaders were anxious to protect their city's famed French Quarter, where crowds of revelers pack the cobblestone streets, especially during big events like Mardi Gras. ...

An Army veteran's path to radicalization followed divorces, struggling businesses in Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Shamsud-Din Jabbar grew up in Texas, joined the U.S. Army and eventually settled in Houston, where he spun up a real estate business and made $120,000 a year for one of the world’s largest consulting firms. But the 42-year-old U.S. citizen, who authorities...

The man who died in a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives outside a Trump hotel was a US Army soldier, officials say

Islamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage, Biden says

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police. ...

Army veteran sentenced to probation for milestone conviction in Oath Keepers sedition plot

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran was sentenced on Friday to probation instead of prison for his milestone conviction — and his leadership role — in a violent plot by members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group to keep Donald Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020...

One person fatally shot at US Army base in Georgia in 'isolated' incident

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. Army installation in Georgia was locked down Saturday after a person was shot and killed in what base authorities described as an isolated incident. The shooter was apprehended and taken into custody, and an “all clear” was given about two hours after...

Capitol rioter who tried to join Russian army is sentenced to prison for probation violation

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Dallas man who tried to fly overseas to join the Russian military and fight against Ukraine was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for violating the terms of his probation for storming the U.S. Capitol four years ago. Kevin Loftus, a 56-year-old...