Friday, 3 January 2025

New Orleans inches toward normalcy while mourning victims of deadly New Year’s rampage

Street performers and football fans returned to New Orleans streets as the city inched back toward normalcy

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Thursday, 2 January 2025

Man pushed onto NYC subway tracks recovering; suspect charged with attempted murder

The brother of a man who was shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an incoming train in New York City on New Year’s Eve says he's expected to make a full recovery

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Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Rescuers find gruesome scene at a Honolulu home after a fireworks blast kills 3, injures over 20

Authorities say three people are dead and 20 others injured in a New Year’s fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood

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3 people confirmed dead, more than 20 hurt in Honolulu fireworks blast, mayor says

3 people confirmed dead, more than 20 hurt in Honolulu fireworks blast, mayor says

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New Orleans barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replaced

Seven years ago, New Orleans officials began installing adjustable barriers at intersections in the famed French Quarter to temporarily prevent vehicles from entering the tourist area where the narrow streets are typically teeming with pedestrians ever...

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Tuesday, 31 December 2024

Former CNN anchor Aaron Brown, who helped viewers through the Sept. 11 attacks, has died

Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, has died

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The Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks

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Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball

The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 09-19-33-38-39, Powerball: 1

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Jimmy Carter sought to expand democracy worldwide long after he left the White House

Jimmy Carter helped expand democracy around the world long after he left the White House

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Rise in mail voting comes with price: Mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections

The use of mail ballots exploded in 2020 as states looked for ways to accommodate voters during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Monday, 30 December 2024

4 killed in a storm system that spawned tornadoes across the southern U.S.

Officials are assessing the damage after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning tornadoes and killing at least four people

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Tugboat sinks in the Mississippi River after collision with tanker ship in Louisiana

The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker ship in Louisiana

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Saturday, 28 December 2024

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits tournament in dispute over jeans

Carlsen refused to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition.

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