This live blog's coverage has over. What we know President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to New Orleans on Monday along with the first lady to meet with officials on the ground and community members affected by the attack on Jan. 1. The driver behind the New Year s Day attack in New Orleans acted alone, an FBI official said Thursday. Fourteen people were killed and dozens were injured when the attacker in a pickup barreled into crowds on Bourbon Street. The driver was identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar , a Texas-born U.S. citizen and an Army veteran. A potential improvised explosive device was in the truck he was driving, and other potential IEDs were discovered in the French Quarter, the FBI said. Jabbar posted several videos before the attack ...

Just a few days before New Year s Eve, Alicia Arritt received a text message out of the blue from her ex-boyfriend, a decorated U.S. special forces soldier namedMatthew Livelsberger. He wrote, "I'm up in Denver," Livelsberger. "Are you single?" The two had not communicated since 2022. Over the next couple days, they exchanged a few breezy texts, and on New Year s Eve morning Livelsberger began sending photos and videos of a Tesla Cybertruck he said he had rented. In messages provided to NBC News, he wrote, "It's the s--t." I feel like Halo or Batman. "How fast?" she inquired. Goddamned, he answered. Livelsberger didn't seem to be planning anything significant, and they kept messaging into the evening. It wasn t until two days later, when FBI agents showed up at Arritt s home, that she le...

The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday, the scene of a terror assault that occurred there on New Year's Day and left 14 people dead and numerous others injured. The Bidens will "grieve with the families and community members impacted by the tragic attack on January 1 and meet with officials on the ground" during their visit to Louisiana, according to a statement from the White House. Two days after Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, crashed a pickup truck into people on Bourbon Street early on Wednesday morning, the statement was made. Shortly after the assault, police shot and killed Jabbar. He acted alone, according to the FBI, which also described the attack as "100% inspired by ISIS." Biden discussed the New Orleans atta...

Joe DiMaggio, where have you gone? Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former attorney, testified Friday in a New York courtroom over whether he should be placed in contempt of court for disobeying court orders, including neglecting to turn over a signed Yankees Hall of Fame jersey. Two months ago, the pricey jersey was scheduled to be turned over in order to help Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Shaye Moss fulfill their $146 million defamation judgment against Giuliani. According to Giuliani, he last saw the jersey at his New York apartment in September. He told their lawyer during his almost three hours on the witness on Friday, "I can't tell you when it would have been moved because it's missing." U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman should find Giuliani in civil contempt for failing to turn over the jer...

Three infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Virginia's Henrico Doctors Hospital had "unexplainable fractures," according to officials, following an incident in late 2024 that led to the arrest of a former hospital employee. During an investigation into the event, Henrico Police named Chesterfield County resident Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, 26, as a suspect, according to a press release issued Friday. Strotman was taken into custody and charged with felony child abuse and malicious injury in relation to the event, which the hospital stated occurred in late November or early December. According to a representative for HCA Virginia, Strotman used to work at Henrico Doctors Hospital. What Strotman's involvement was was not made clear by the spokeswoman. The hospital announced in a st...

Washington Supported by President-elect Donald Trump, Rep. Mike Johnson defeated a small right-wing uprising that eventually gave way to earn a narrow victory on Friday for his first full two-year term as speaker of the House. On the first ballot, Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana who identifies as a MAGA conservative, received the 218 votes required to be re-elected speaker. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, garnered 215 votes. Only one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, ultimately voted against Johnson. Republicans now formally control both chambers of Congress with Johnson's victory, allowing them to start preparing for a second Trump administration and the comprehensive legislative agenda he has promised supporters. On Monday, January 6, the fourth ...

According to authorities, a lady from New York City was taken into custody in relation to the alleged deadly stabbing of a USPS employee inside a deli in Harlem on Thursday. According to a statement from New York City police, Jaia Cruz, 24, of Manhattan, is accused of second-degree murder in connection with the death of Ray Hodges, 36. According to authorities, the incident happened inside 168 Lenox Ave. in Harlem at approximately 2:38 p.m. According to authorities, Hodges, of the Bronx, was declared dead at a hospital. Just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, Cruz was taken into custody and charged, according to the police. According to NBC New York, Hodges was stabbed in the stomach while working. The news outlet was informed by a deli employee that a dispute broke out over a food order, and the...

According to authorities on Friday, a distinguished Army veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder labeled the leadership of the U.S. government weak and seemed to admit that he intentionally detonated a Tesla Cybertruck at the door of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day. Investigators were able to access one of the two phones that were discovered in the Cybertruck, according to Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. They looked at writing on an app that appeared to be a journal, which documented some of Matthew Alan Livelsberger's whereabouts and mental state between December 21 and New Year's Eve. According to Koren, two letters in the phone app point to a potential reason for the explosion. He reminds veterans, fellow ser...

The age of Congress is not increasing. In actuality, it is the third oldest in American history and 79 days older than the preceding session. According to an NBC News examination of congressional membership and birth-date statistics, the 119th Congress is the third oldest since 1789, with an average member age of 58.9. It demonstrates that the House grew older and that baby boomers are losing seats to millennials and Generation X, while the Senate grew slightly younger. The age of each session of Congress is determined by comparing the members who were sworn in on the first day of the session with data from Legistorm, the Almanac of American Politics, and the @unitedstates project, an organization that tracks congressional information. Sen.-elect Jim Justice, R-W.V., 73, who will succeed J...

There are typically plenty of vegetarian and vegan options available, whether you're dining out or grocery shopping.There is no exception for meal delivery services: Numerous well-known meal kits and prepared meals provide customizable programs to accommodate the majority of dietary requirements, such as vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free diets. You may avoid running to the grocery store every week by using meal delivery services that provide vegetarian and vegan plans. These services can also give you ready-made meatless meals that are quick to prepare. These days, there are meal delivery services designed especially for people with more difficult dietary requirements. When you can't always rely on new restaurants, they can help you find meals you can safely eat, says Lisa Moskovitz,...